Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 58 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

Showing 58 plants (filtered)

Clear filters
Ube Purple Yam

Ube Purple Yam

Dioscorea alata

UC-1 Tomato

UC-1 Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum 'UC-1'

UC-1 Pistachio

UC-1 Pistachio

Pistacia lentiscus × Pistacia atlantica

UCD 6 Tomato

UCD 6 Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum 'UCD 6'

🌱

UC Davis Clone 181

Vitis vinifera (cultivar)

Uchiki Kuri

Uchiki Kuri

Cucurbita maxima

UF-667 Tomato

UF-667 Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum 'UF-667'

Ugli Fruit

Ugli Fruit

Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis

🌱

Western Gorse

Ulex gallii

Ultima White

Ultima White

Capsicum annuum

Ulu

Ulu

Daucus carota subsp. sativus

Umbrella Thorn

Umbrella Thorn

Acacia tortilis

Umbrella Thorn Acacia

Umbrella Thorn Acacia

Acacia tortilis

Ume

Ume

Prunus mume

Ume Bungo

Ume Bungo

Prunus mume 'Bungo'

Ume Kishu

Ume Kishu

Prunus mume 'Kishu'

Ume Kodai

Ume Kodai

Prunus mume

🌱

Ume-Koshitsuki

Prunus mume 'Ume-Koshitsuki'

Ume Nanko

Ume Nanko

Prunus mume 'Nanko'

Ume Ryugyoku

Ume Ryugyoku

Prunus mume 'Ryugyoku'

Ume Shiro Japanese Apricot

Ume Shiro Japanese Apricot

Prunus mume 'Ume Shiro'

🌱

Ume Tree

Prunus mume

Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers (Vinca & Lamium)

Shade-Tolerant Groundcovers (Vinca & Lamium)

Vinca minor / Lamium maculatum

Shade-Tolerant Ground Covers (Vinca & Liriope)

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)

Esperanza (Yellow Bells)

Tecoma stans

Understory Ferns

Understory Ferns

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

Understory Flowering Shrubs

Understory Flowering Shrubs

Various species (mixed genus)

Understory Flowers

Understory Flowers

Various shade-tolerant species

Liriope (Lilyturf)

Liriope (Lilyturf)

Liriope muscari

Shade-Tolerant Understory Plants (Mixed)

Shade-Tolerant Understory Plants (Mixed)

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

🌱

Shade Understory Plants Collection

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Tiarella polyphylla

Shade Understory Plants (Hosta, Hellebore, Tiarella)

Shade Understory Plants (Hosta, Hellebore, Tiarella)

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Tiarella spp.

Understory Shade Plants Collection: Hostas, Hellebores, Epimedium

Understory Shade Plants Collection: Hostas, Hellebores, Epimedium

Hosta spp., Helleborus spp., Epimedium spp.

Shade Plants (Ferns and Hostas)

Shade Plants (Ferns and Hostas)

Polypodiopsida (Ferns) and Hosta spp. (Hostas)

Shade Understory Plants (Hosta & Coral Bells)

Shade Understory Plants (Hosta & Coral Bells)

Hosta spp. & Heuchera spp.

Shade-Loving Understory Plants (Hosta and Fern)

Shade-Loving Understory Plants (Hosta and Fern)

Hosta spp., Polypodiophyta (various fern species)

Shade Plants (Hosta & Fern Mix)

Shade Plants (Hosta & Fern Mix)

Hosta spp. & Polypodiophyta (various species)

Hosta (Plantain Lily)

Hosta (Plantain Lily)

Hosta spp.

Shade Garden Plants (Hostas & Ferns)

Shade Garden Plants (Hostas & Ferns)

Hosta spp. & Polypodiophyta (ferns)

Shade-Tolerant Perennials (Ferns & Hostas)

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

Understory Shrubs

Various species (general category)

Holly (Understory Shrub)

Holly (Understory Shrub)

Ilex spp.

🌱

Understory Shrubs (Pieris & Box)

Pieris japonica & Buxus sempervirens

Serviceberry (Amelanchier)

Serviceberry (Amelanchier)

Amelanchier spp.

Understory Trees

Understory Trees

Various species (e.g., Cornus, Cercis, Ilex, Euonymus, Acer)

Want personalized planting timelines?

Sign up to get frost dates, task lists, and planting schedules for your zone.

Get started free