Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 16 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Type Vegetable Herb Flower Fruit Vine Shrub Tree Succulent Grass

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

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Ume Nanko

Prunus mume 'Nanko'

Forest Understory Plants (Shade-Tolerant Underbrush)

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

Euonymus (Underplanting Shrub)

Euonymus spp.

Understory Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Understory Flowering Shrubs

Various species (mixed genus)

Bearberry (Kinnikinnick)

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Japanese Maple, Azalea, and Rhododendron Shade Garden

Acer palmatum, Rhododendron spp., Rhododendron simsii complex

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.

Understory Tropical Fruits

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

Underwood Azalea

Rhododendron × 'Underwood'

Utah Serviceberry

Amelanchier utahensis

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