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Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 55 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Safeda

Manilkara zapota

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Sago

Metroxylon sagu

Salam

Syzygium polyanthum

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Sanna

Sansevieria trifasciata

Fragrant Sandalwood

Santalum paniculatum

Sarmentosum

Hoja Santa

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Scarlet Firetail

Acalypha hispida

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Scarlet Sister Hibiscus

Hibiscus acetosella 'Scarlet Sister'

Seagrape

Coccoloba uvifera

Sea Heart

Entada rheedii

Seedless Calamansi

Citrus microcarpa var. seedless

Sesbania

Sesbania rostrata

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Dhaincha

Sesbania cannabina

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Dhaincha

Sesbania grandiflora

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Red Sesbania

Sesbania rostrata

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'Ōpelu

Peperomia species (commonly P. obtusifolia or P. polybotrya in Hawaiian cultivation)

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Faidherbia albida (Apple-ring Acacia)

Faidherbia albida

Sierra Madre

Ipomoea alba

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Sinningia 'Freckles'

Sinningia speciosa 'Freckles'

Gloxinia Brocade

Sinningia speciosa 'Brocade'

Sinningia Brocade Gloxinia

Sinningia speciosa 'Brocade'

Gloxinia Defiance

Sinningia speciosa 'Defiance'

Gloxinia Duchess of York

Sinningia speciosa 'Duchess of York'

Gloxinia, Macrantha Sinningia

Sinningia macrantha

Siratro

Macroptilium atropurpureum

Small Aloe

Aloe vera (and related dwarf/compact species)

Flaming Sword

Vriesea splendens

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Small ferns in orchid collections

Various Pteridophyta species (commonly Platycerium, Asplenium, Davallia, Microgramma)

Australian Wax Plant

Hoya australis

Small Tropical Vines

Various species (Passiflora spp., Mandevilla spp., Thunbergia spp., etc.)

Smithiantha 'Red King'

Smithiantha multiflora 'Red King'

Temple Bells

Smithiantha zebrina

Smooth Cayenne Pineapple

Ananas comosus 'Smooth Cayenne'

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Philippine Ground Orchid

Spathoglottis plicata

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Sri Kembangan

Passiflora edulis

Sri Lankan Dwarf Coconut

Cocos nucifera var. nana

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Stachytarpheta

Stachytarpheta jamaicensis

Starfruit

Averrhoa carambola

Streptocarpus Constant Nymph

Streptocarpus × hybridus 'Constant Nymph'

Streptocarpus Kim

Streptocarpus × hybridus 'Kim'

Stylosanthes

Stylosanthes spp.

Stylosanthes guianensis

Hamata Stylo

Stylosanthes hamata

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Stylosanthes humilis

Stylosanthes scabra

Pencil Flower

Stylosanthes capitata

Pencil Flower

Stylosanthes guianensis

Stylo

Stylosanthes hamata

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