Plant Growing Guides

Wiliwili

Erythrina sandwicensis

Winter Aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Winter-blooming Bulbs

Multiple genera (Galanthus, Crocus, Helleborus, Narcissus, Scilla, Eranthis, etc.)

Winter-blooming Bulbs (Snowdrop and Crocus)

Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop) and Crocus sativus/vernus (Crocus)

Winter-blooming Clematis

Clematis cirrhosa

Winter-blooming Primrose

Primula vulgaris

Winter Cover Crops

Various species (Secale cereale, Vicia villosa, Trifolium repens, others)

Winter-flowering Grasses

Various genera (Festuca, Poa, Lolium, Miscanthus, Panicum)

Winter-flowering Ivy

Hedera helix

Winter Gem

Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera 'Winter Gem'

Wintergreen Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Winter heliotrope

Phagnalon rupestre subsp. rupestre (formerly Odontites lutea or Epimedium pinnatum subsp. colchicum, but commonly Phagnalon saxatile)

Winter Rose

Helleborus niger

Winter Vetch

Vicia villosa

Wolfberry

Lycium barbarum

Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Wood Dock

Rumex obtusifolius

Wood-growing Mushroom

Pleurotus species (Oyster), Lentinula edodes (Shiitake), or Grifola frondosa (Maitake)

Woodland Aster

Symphyotrichum divaricatum

Woodland Creeping Plants

Various species (e.g., Euonymus fortunei, Hedera helix, Vinca minor)

Woodland Groundcover (Liriope & Vinca)

Liriope muscari & Vinca minor

Woodland Moss

Hypnum cupressiforme and related species

Woodrush

Luzula sylvatica

Woolgrass

Scirpus cyperinus

Woolly Pod Vetch

Vicia villosa subsp. dasycarpa

Woollypod Vetch

Vicia villosa subsp. varia

Woolly Sage

Salvia lanata

Woolly Thyme

Thymus pseudolanuginosus

Wooly Pod Vetch

Vicia villosa

Wooly Sage

Salvia lanata

Wormwood

Artemisia absinthium

Minor Grass Tree

Xanthorrhoea minor

Xanthosoma (Tannia, Malanga)

Xanthosoma sagittifolium

Xeric Ornamental Grasses

Poaceae spp. (drought-tolerant species)

Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris caroliniana

Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris difformis

Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris jupicai

Small Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris smalliana

Yellow-eyed Grass

Xyris species

Yamaimo

Dioscorea japonica

Yamaimo Nagaimo

Dioscorea japonica

Yamaimo Tsukuba

Dioscorea japonica var. tsukuba

Yamatoimo

Dioscorea japonica

Yankee Point

Ceanothus griseus horizontalis 'Yankee Point'

Yaupon Holly

Ilex vomitoria

Yellow Finger Lime

Citrus australasica var. sanguinea

Yellow Flag

Iris pseudacorus

Yellow Flame of the Woods

Ixora coccinea 'Yellow'