Plant Growing Guides

Ugli Fruit

Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis

Western Gorse

Ulex gallii

Umbrella Palm

Cyperus alternifolius

Umbrella Plant

Schefflera arboricola

Umbrella Sedge

Cyperus alternifolius

Ume Nanko

Prunus mume 'Nanko'

Forest Understory Plants (Shade-Tolerant Underbrush)

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

Esperanza (Yellow Bells)

Tecoma stans

Euonymus (Underplanting Shrub)

Euonymus spp.

Understory Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

Understory Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Understory Flowering Shrubs

Various species (mixed genus)

Liriope (Lilyturf)

Liriope muscari

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'

Underwood Heather

Erica x underwoodi

Variegated Wavy Leafed Snake Plant

Sansevieria trifasciata 'Undulata Albomarginata'

Undulata Hosta

Hosta undulata

Upland Brown

Oryza sativa subsp. indica

Upright brome

Bromopsis inermis

Utah Serviceberry

Amelanchier utahensis