Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 10153 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Littleleaf Linden

Tilia cordata

Shade Tree Species

Various (Acer, Quercus, Ulmus, Tilia, Fraxinus, and others)

Red Maple

Acer rubrum

Thornless Honeylocust

Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis

Shadowland Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora 'Shadowland'

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Shadowland Autumn Frost Hosta

Hosta 'Shadowland Autumn Frost'

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Shadowland Blue Mouse Ears

Heuchera 'Shadowland Blue Mouse Ears'

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Shadowland Forbidden Fruit

Hosta 'Shadowland Forbidden Fruit'

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Shadows and Light Hosta

Hosta 'Shadows and Light'

Shady Understory Ferns

Polystichum, Dryopteris, Athyrium, and related genera

Shagbark Hickory

Carya ovata

Shakespeare Tulip

Tulipa 'Shakespeare'

Shallot French Red

Allium cepa var. aggregatum

Shallow-rooted Competing Trees

Multiple species (e.g., Acer palmatum, Betula pendula, Prunus serrulata)

Shallow-rooted herbs

Various species

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Shallow-rooted herbs (Basil and Parsley)

Ocimum basilicum and Petroselinum crispum

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Shallow Sedge

Carex ×elata

Shamrock

Oxalis acetosella