Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 93 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Speed Quick (< 45d) Medium (45–70d) Long (70d+)

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Saaz Hop

Humulus lupulus 'Saaz'

Salmonberry

Salmonberry

Rubus spectabilis

Saltbrush

Saltbrush

Atriplex halimus

Saltbush

Saltbush

Atriplex halimus

Salt Marsh Mallow

Salt Marsh Mallow

Kosteletzkya virginica

Saltmarsh Morning Glory

Ipomoea sagittata

Autumn Sage

Autumn Sage

Salvia greggii

Anise Sage

Salvia guaranitica

Salvia Indigo Spires

Salvia Indigo Spires

Salvia longispicata × Salvia farinacea

Salvia Raspberry Royale

Salvia × jamensis 'Raspberry Royale'

Sangre

Iresine herbstii

Sanna

Sansevieria trifasciata

Sansevieria

Sansevieria

Sansevieria trifasciata

Santolina

Santolina

Santolina chamaecyparissus

Green Santolina

Green Santolina

Santolina rosmarinifolia

Green Santolina

Green Santolina

Santolina viridis

Thorny Burnet

Thorny Burnet

Sarcopoterium spinosum

Saskatoon

Saskatoon

Amelanchier alnifolia

Sauvignon Blanc

Sauvignon Blanc

Vitis vinifera

Saw Palmetto

Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens

Scabrosa Rose

Scabrosa Rose

Rosa rugosa 'Scabrosa'

Scarlet Firetail

Acalypha hispida

Scarlet Plumbago

Scarlet Plumbago

Plumbago indica

Seaberry

Hippophae rhamnoides

Seacoast Saltbush

Seacoast Saltbush

Atriplex cinerea

Seagrape

Coccoloba uvifera

Sea Heart

Sea Heart

Entada rheedii

Seaspray

Atriplex halimus

Seedless Crimson Grape

Seedless Crimson Grape

Vitis vinifera 'Seedless Crimson'

Senecio

Senecio

Senecio species

Senecio 'Sunshine'

Senecio × hybridus 'Sunshine' (syn. Brachyglottis × hybridus 'Sunshine')

Senna

Senna

Cassia senna (Senna alexandrina)

Dhaincha

Sesbania grandiflora

Shade-loving native Hawaiian understory plants

Shade-loving native Hawaiian understory plants

Mixed native Hawaiian species (Psychotria hawaiiensis, Coprosma, Cheirodendron, Pittosporum, etc.)

Shadowland Black Currant

Shadowland Black Currant

Ribes nigrum 'Shadowland'

Shadscale

Atriplex confertifolia

Shiraz Grape

Shiraz Grape

Vitis vinifera

Shiraz Clone 470

Vitis vinifera cv. Shiraz Clone 470

Shiraz Grape (Syrah)

Shiraz Grape (Syrah)

Vitis vinifera subsp. vinifera (Syrah cultivar)

Shiraz × Grenache Hybrid Grape

Shiraz × Grenache Hybrid Grape

Vitis vinifera (hybrid cultivar)

Shiraz (Syrah) Henschke Hill of Grace

Shiraz (Syrah) Henschke Hill of Grace

Vitis vinifera 'Henschke Hill of Grace'

Shiraz (Syrah)

Shiraz (Syrah)

Vitis vinifera

Syrah (Shiraz)

Syrah (Shiraz)

Vitis vinifera 'Syrah'

Shrubby Aster

Shrubby Aster

Aster dumosus

Gliricidia and Sesbania (Nitrogen-fixing Shrubs)

Gliricidia and Sesbania (Nitrogen-fixing Shrubs)

Gliricidia sepium and Sesbania species

Erosion Control Shrubs

Erosion Control Shrubs

Various species (Sambucus, Cornus, Salix, Spiraea, etc.)

Sicilian Sumac

Sicilian Sumac

Rhus coriaria

Sierra Blue

Sierra Blue

Salvia clevelandii 'Sierra Blue'

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