Plant Growing Guides

Pollinator-Attracting Flowering Plants

Various species

Flowering Plum

Prunus cerasifera

Flowering Quince

Chaenomeles speciosa

Flowering Shade Plants

Various species

Flowering Shade Shrubs (Viburnum & Hydrangea)

Viburnum spp. & Hydrangea spp.

Flowering Shrub

Various species (Hydrangea, Lilac, Azalea, etc.)

Rhododendron and Azalea

Rhododendron spp.

Rhododendron and Azalea

Rhododendron spp. (Azalea is a subset of Rhododendron)

Flowering Spurge

Euphorbia corollata

Flowering Tobacco

Nicotiana alata

Flowering Trees

Various (Malus, Prunus, Magnolia, Crataegus, etc.)

Flowering Understory Plants

Various species (forest floor shade-tolerant flowering plants)

Flowering Understory Shrubs

Various species (e.g., Sambucus, Viburnum, Ilex, Cornus)

Flowering Understory Trees

Various species (e.g., Cornus, Cercis, Amelanchier, Halesia)

Flowering Vines

Various species (Clematis, Lonicera, Ipomoea, Passiflora, etc.)

Flying Saucer

Viola odorata var. 'Flying Saucer'

Foam Flower

Tiarella polyphylla

Foamflower

Tiarella polyphylla

Foamflower Brandywine

Tiarella polyphylla 'Brandywine'

Foamflower Neon Lights

Tiarella polyphylla 'Neon Lights'

Oakleaf Foamflower

Tiarella polyphylla

Foamy Flower

Heuchera micrantha

Fodder Grasses

Various species (Lolium, Dactylis, Festuca, Phalaris, etc.)

Foley's Variety Heather

Calluna vulgaris 'Foley's'

Forage Brassicas

Brassica oleracea var. acephala (kale) / Brassica rapa subsp. rapa (turnip)

Forage Grasses

Multiple species (Lolium, Festuca, Dactylis, Phleum, Trifolium spp.)

Forage Pea

Pisum sativum subsp. arvense

Forage Radish

Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus

Forage Shrubs

Various species (Salix, Crataegus, Sambucus, and others)

Forbs

Herbaceous flowering plants (various species)

Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard

Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla var. flavescens

Forest Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern) / Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern) / Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair Fern)

Forest Floor Groundcovers

Various species (common genera: Maianthemum, Oxalis, Vinca, Helleborus, Asarum)

Forest Floor Plants

Various species (e.g., Maianthemum, Oxalis, Asarum, Polystichum)

Forest Green Parsley

Petroselinum crispum var. crispum 'Forest Green'

Forest Pansy

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'

Forest Understory Plants

Various shade-tolerant species

Forest Wildflowers

Various species (Trillium, Bloodroot, Trout Lily, etc.)

Forget-me-not

Myosotis sylvatica

Forget-me-not Carmine King

Myosotis sylvatica 'Carmine King'

Forget-me-not Indigo Blue

Myosotis sylvatica 'Indigo Blue'

Forget-me-not Indigo Blue Rose

Myosotis sylvatica 'Indigo Blue Rose'

Forget-me-not Victoria Blue

Myosotis sylvatica 'Victoria Blue'

Forsythia

Forsythia × intermedia

Forsythia Beatrix Farrand

Forsythia × intermedia 'Beatrix Farrand'

Forsythia Fiesta

Forsythia × intermedia 'Fiesta'

Fortune's Hosta

Hosta fortunei

Fothergilla

Fothergilla gardenii / Fothergilla major