Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 42 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Type Vegetable Herb Flower Fruit Vine Shrub Tree Succulent Grass

Sun ☀️Full Sun ⛅Part Sun/Shade ☁️Shade

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

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Xanthocarpa

Xanthocarpa

Solanum xanthocarpa

Xanthocarpum

Xanthocarpum

Solanum xanthocarpum

Xanthocarpum Compact Viburnum

Xanthocarpum Compact Viburnum

Viburnum opulus 'Xanthocarpum Compactum'

Grass Tree

Grass Tree

Xanthorhea

Australian grass tree

Australian grass tree

Xanthorhea australis

Johnson's Grass Tree

Johnson's Grass Tree

Xanthorhea johnsonii

Grass Tree

Grass Tree

Xanthorhiza minor

Grass Tree

Grass Tree

Xanthorhiza preissii

Grass Tree

Grass Tree

Xanthorhiza pumila

Grass Tree

Grass Tree

Xanthorrhea

Grass Tree

Grass Tree

Xanthorrhoea

Australian Grass Tree

Australian Grass Tree

Xanthorrhoea australis

Johnsonii Grass Tree

Johnsonii Grass Tree

Xanthorrhoea johnsonii

Minor Grass Tree

Minor Grass Tree

Xanthorrhoea minor

Grass Tree

Grass Tree

Xanthorrhoea preissii

Grass Tree

Grass Tree

Xanthorrhoea quadrangulata

Thornton's Grass Tree

Thornton's Grass Tree

Xanthorrhoea thorntonii

Xanthosoma (Tannia, Malanga)

Xanthosoma (Tannia, Malanga)

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Xeric Ornamental Grasses

Poaceae spp. (drought-tolerant species)

Xerochrysum

Xerochrysum bracteatum

Xerochrysum Kimono White

Xerochrysum Kimono White

Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Kimono White'

Xerochrysum Sundaze Yellow

Xerochrysum Sundaze Yellow

Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Sundaze Yellow'

Xerographica

Tillandsia xerographica

Xerographica Air Plant

Xerographica Air Plant

Tillandsia xerographica

Xerophyllum

Xerophyllum

Xerophyllum tenax

Xerophytic Ornamental Grasses

Xerophytic Ornamental Grasses

Various species (e.g., Bouteloua, Festuca, Stipa, Pennisetum, Panicum)

Xerophytic Shrubs

Xerophytic Shrubs

Various species (drought-tolerant shrubs)

Xiao Bai Cai

Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis var. parachinensis

Xiao Gai Choy

Brassica juncea subsp. juncea

Xiphium Iris

Iris xiphium

Xiphium Iris Purple Sensation

Xiphium Iris Purple Sensation

Iris xiphium 'Purple Sensation'

Xtreme Pink

Xtreme Pink

Unknown/Cultivar designation

Xtreme Red

Xtreme Red

Capsicum annuum 'Xtreme Red'

Xtreme White Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum 'Xtreme White'

Xue Bai

Xue Bai

Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis

Xylosma

Xylosma congestion

Yellow-eyed Grass

Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris caroliniana

Yellow-eyed Grass

Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris difformis

Indian Yellow-eyed Grass

Indian Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris indica

Yellow-eyed Grass

Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris jupicai

Small Yellow-eyed Grass

Small Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris smalliana

Yellow-eyed Grass

Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris species

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