Plant Growing Guides

Ube Purple Yam

Dioscorea alata

UC 157 Celery

Apium graveolens var. dulce

UC Davis Clone 181

Vitis vinifera (cultivar)

Uchiki Kuri

Cucurbita maxima

Ugli Fruit

Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis

Uhaloa

Pseudognaphalium sandwicense

Umbrella Thorn

Acacia tortilis

Umbrella Thorn Acacia

Acacia tortilis

Ume

Prunus mume

Ume Bungo

Prunus mume 'Bungo'

Ume Kishu

Prunus mume 'Kishu'

Ume Kodai

Prunus mume

Ume-Koshitsuki

Prunus mume 'Ume-Koshitsuki'

Ume Nanko

Prunus mume 'Nanko'

Ume Ryugyoku

Prunus mume 'Ryugyoku'

Ume Shiro Japanese Apricot

Prunus mume 'Ume Shiro'

Ume Tree

Prunus mume

Forest Understory Plants (Shade-Tolerant Underbrush)

Multiple species (Sambucus, Ilex, Cornus, Gaultheria, etc.)

Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers (Vinca & Lamium)

Vinca minor / Lamium maculatum

Shade-Tolerant Ground Covers (Vinca & Liriope)

Vinca minor / Liriope muscari

Hellebore and Epimedium (Shade-Tolerant Underplanting Combination)

Helleborus spp. and Epimedium spp.

Shade-Tolerant Underplanting Mixed

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Dicentra spectabilis

Esperanza (Yellow Bells)

Tecoma stans

Euonymus (Underplanting Shrub)

Euonymus spp.

Understory Ferns

Pteridophyta (various genera including Polystichum, Dryopteris, Adiantum, Osmunda)

Understory Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Understory Flowering Shrubs

Various species (mixed genus)

Understory Flowering Trees

Various species (Cornus, Amelanchier, Cercis, Halesia, etc.)

Hellebores and Pulmonaria (Understory Perennials)

Helleborus spp. and Pulmonaria spp.

Liriope (Lilyturf)

Liriope muscari

Shade-Tolerant Understory Plants (Mixed)

Hosta spp., Polystichum spp., Maianthemum dilatatum, Polygonatum spp.

Shade-Tolerant Understory Plants Mix

Mixed species (see individual plants below)

Shade Understory Plants Collection

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Tiarella polyphylla

Shade Understory Plants (Hosta, Hellebore, Tiarella)

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Tiarella spp.

Understory Shade Plants Collection: Hostas, Hellebores, Epimedium

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Epimedium spp.

Japanese Maple, Azalea, and Rhododendron Shade Garden

Acer palmatum, Rhododendron spp., Rhododendron simsii complex

Shade Plants (Ferns and Hostas)

Polypodiopsida (Ferns) and Hosta spp. (Hostas)

Shade Understory Plants (Hosta & Coral Bells)

Hosta spp. & Heuchera spp.

Shade-Loving Understory Plants (Hosta and Fern)

Hosta spp., Polypodiophyta (various fern species)

Hosta (Plantain Lily)

Hosta spp.

Shade Garden Plants (Hostas & Ferns)

Hosta spp. & Polypodiophyta (ferns)

Shade-Tolerant Perennials (Ferns & Hostas)

Polystichum, Dryopteris, Hosta spp.

Shade-Tolerant Understory Shrubs (Oakleaf Hydrangea, Viburnum, Azalea)

Hydrangea quercifolia, Viburnum spp., Rhododendron spp.

Understory Shrubs

Various species (general category)

Holly (Understory Shrub)

Ilex spp.

Understory Shrubs (Pieris & Box)

Pieris japonica & Buxus sempervirens

Serviceberry (Amelanchier)

Amelanchier spp.

Understory Shrubs Collection (Serviceberry, Witch Hazel, Viburnum)

Amelanchier spp., Hamamelis spp., Viburnum spp.