Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 26 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Type Vegetable Herb Flower Fruit Vine Shrub Tree Succulent Grass

Sun ☀️Full Sun ⛅Part Sun/Shade ☁️Shade

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

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Ube

Ube

Dioscorea alata

Ube Blanca

Ube Blanca

Dioscorea alata

Ube Morado

Ube Morado

Dioscorea alata

Ube Purple Yam

Ube Purple Yam

Dioscorea alata

Ube Putih

Ube Putih

Dioscorea alata var. putih

Ugandan Flame Flower

Anthochlamys pubescens

Ugli Fruit

Ugli Fruit

Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis

Uhaloa

Uhaloa

Pseudognaphalium sandwicense

Uluhe

Uluhe

Sadleria cyatheoides

Uluhe fern

Uluhe fern

Dicranopteris linearis

Umbrella Palm

Umbrella Palm

Cyperus alternifolius

Umbrella Thorn

Umbrella Thorn

Acacia tortilis

Umbrella Thorn Acacia

Umbrella Thorn Acacia

Acacia tortilis

Esperanza (Yellow Bells)

Esperanza (Yellow Bells)

Tecoma stans

Understory Tropical Plants

Understory Tropical Plants

Various species in tropical forest understory

Understory Hawaiian Native Plants

Understory Hawaiian Native Plants

Multiple species (native Hawaiian flora)

Understory Tropical Fruits

Understory Tropical Fruits

Multiple species (Artocarpus, Manilkara, Eugenia, Garcinia spp.)

Urad Dal

Urad Dal

Vigna mungo

Urn Plant

Urn Plant

Aechmea blanchetiana

Urn Plant

Urn Plant

Aechmea chantinii

Urn Plant

Urn Plant

Aechmea gamosepala

Urn Plant

Urn Plant

Aechmea recurvata

Bladderwort

Bladderwort

Utricularia

Giant Bladderwort

Giant Bladderwort

Utricularia humboldtii

Pale Bladderwort

Pale Bladderwort

Utricularia livida

Dwarf Bladderwort

Dwarf Bladderwort

Utricularia sandersonii

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