Plant Growing Guides

Euonymus (Underplanting Shrub)

Euonymus spp.

Understory Flowering Dogwood

Cornus florida

Understory Flowering Trees

Various species (Cornus, Amelanchier, Cercis, Halesia, etc.)

Hellebores and Pulmonaria (Understory Perennials)

Helleborus spp. and Pulmonaria spp.

Shade-Tolerant Understory Plants Mix

Mixed species (see individual plants below)

Japanese Maple, Azalea, and Rhododendron Shade Garden

Acer palmatum, Rhododendron spp., Rhododendron simsii complex

Understory Shrubs Collection (Serviceberry, Witch Hazel, Viburnum)

Amelanchier spp., Hamamelis spp., Viburnum spp.

Understory Vegetables and Herbs

Various species (shade-tolerant cultivars)

Underwood Azalea

Rhododendron × 'Underwood'

Underwood Heather

Erica x underwoodi

Undulata Lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. crispa 'Undulata'

Uno Pink

Calibrachoa × hybrida 'Uno Pink'

Uno Yellow

Capsicum annuum

Upland Cress

Barbarea verna

Upright brome

Bromopsis inermis

Ursula's Red

Capsicum annuum var. longum

Urumiensis

Allium urumiense

Usnea

Usnea species (U. barbata, U. subfloridana, and others)

Usnea Lichen

Usnea spp.

Ussurian Pear

Pyrus ussuriensis

Utah Giant Cherry

Prunus avium 'Utah Giant'

Utah Juniper

Juniperus osteosperma

Utah Serviceberry

Amelanchier utahensis

Bladderwort

Utricularia

Giant bladderwort

Utricularia grandiflora

Swollen Bladderwort

Utricularia inflata

Intermediate Bladderwort

Utricularia intermedia

Swollen Bladderwort

Utricularia macrorhiza

Lesser Bladderwort

Utricularia minor

Common Bladderwort

Utricularia vulgaris

American Cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon subsp. macrocarpon

Blueberry, Cranberry, Bilberry

Vaccinium spp.

Bog Bilberry

Vaccinium uliginosum

Valentine Beans

Phaseolus vulgaris 'Valentine'

Valentine Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis 'Valentine'

Valentine Pink

Dianthus chinensis 'Valentine Pink'

Valerian

Valeriana officinalis

Valerij Chkalov Cherry

Prunus avium

Valiant

Solanum tuberosum 'Valiant'

Valiant Mixed Colors

Dianthus chinensis

Valiant Pink

Dianthus chinensis 'Valiant Pink'

Valiant Red

Capsicum annuum

Valiant White

Capsicum annuum

Vallisneria

Vallisneria spiralis

American Waterweed

Vallisneria americana

American Waterweed

Vallisneria americana var. americana

Narrow-leaf Vallisneria

Vallisneria americana var. gracilis

Vallisneria

Vallisneria species