Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 20 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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Alder

Alnus species

Aspen

Populus tremuloides

Birch

Betula spp.

Black Spruce

Picea mariana

Coniferous Trees

Coniferophyta (Division)

Eastern Larch

Larix laricina

Eastern Larch (Tamarack)

Larix laricina

Engelmann Spruce

Picea engelmannii

Itasca Spruce

Picea mariana 'Itasca'

Larch

Larix species

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Locally Native Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

Native Tree Species

Various (region-dependent)

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Native Vines

Various species (region-dependent)

Seed-bearing plants

Spermatophyta (division)

Siberian Larch

Larix sibirica

Siberian Spruce

Picea obovata

Small Native Trees

Various species (region-dependent)

Teddy Bear Spruce

Picea mariana 'Teddy Bear'

Trembling Aspen

Populus tremuloides

White Spruce

Picea glauca

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