Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 19 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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

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Valerie Finnis

Helleborus × hybridus 'Valerie Finnis'

Variegated Euonymus 'Emerald Gaiety'

Euonymus japonicus 'Emerald Gaiety'

Variegated Skunk Cabbage

Lysichiton americanus 'Variegata'

Variegated Hosta

Hosta spp.

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Variegated Sarcococca

Sarcococca confusa 'Variegata'

Veitch's Skimmia Red Volcano

Skimmia japonica 'Veitch'

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Ventricosa Hosta

Hosta ventricosa

Verticillatum

Veratrum album subsp. oxysepalum (or various Veratrum species)

Victoria Mixed Colors

Impatiens walleriana

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Victory Hosta

Hosta 'Victory'

Vinca Minor

Vinca minor

Vinca minor 'Alba'

Vinca minor L. 'Alba'

Periwinkle Alba

Vinca minor 'Alba'

Vinca Minor Atropurpurea

Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea'

Periwinkle Ralph Shugert

Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert'

Dwarf Periwinkle 'Ralph Shug'

Vinca minor 'Ralph Shug'

Sweet Violet 'Governor Herrick'

Viola odorata 'Governor Herrick'

Sweet Violet 'Queen Alexandra'

Viola odorata 'Queen Alexandra'

Violet Coeur d'Alsace

Viola odorata 'Coeur d'Alsace'

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