Plant Growing Guides

Ultra Basil

Ocimum basilicum 'Ultra'

Uncinata Pine

Pinus uncinata

Forest Understory Plants (Shade-Tolerant Underbrush)

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

Underplanted Herbs (Basil & Cilantro)

Ocimum basilicum & Coriandrum sativum

Euonymus (Underplanting Shrub)

Euonymus spp.

Understory Tropical Plants

Various species in tropical forest understory

Understory Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Understory Flowering Trees

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

Understory Hawaiian Native Plants

Multiple species (native Hawaiian flora)

Hellebores and Pulmonaria (Understory Perennials)

Helleborus spp. and Pulmonaria spp.

Shade-Tolerant Understory Plants Mix

Mixed species (see individual plants below)

Japanese Maple, Azalea, and Rhododendron Shade Garden

Acer palmatum, Rhododendron spp., Rhododendron simsii complex

Understory Shrubs Collection (Serviceberry, Witch Hazel, Viburnum)

Amelanchier spp., Hamamelis spp., Viburnum spp.

Understory Tropical Fruits

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

Understory Vegetables and Herbs

Various species (shade-tolerant cultivars)

Underwood Azalea

Rhododendron × 'Underwood'

Undulata Lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. crispa 'Undulata'

Upland Cress

Barbarea verna

Usnea

Usnea species (U. barbata, U. subfloridana, and others)

Florida Usnea

Usnea florida

Usnea Lichen

Usnea spp.

Utah Serviceberry

Amelanchier utahensis

Bladderwort

Utricularia

Giant bladderwort

Utricularia grandiflora

Swollen Bladderwort

Utricularia inflata

Swollen Bladderwort

Utricularia macrorhiza

Common Bladderwort

Utricularia vulgaris