Plant Growing Guides

Mormon Tea

Ephedra nevadensis

Mosquito Plant

Plectranthus caninus

Moss

Bryophyta (Division)

Moss and Epiphytic Plants

Bryophyta (mosses); various epiphytic species

Moss and Ground Covers

Bryophyta (mosses); Various genera for ground covers

Moss and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses) and Lichenized fungi (lichens)

Moss Curled Cress

Lepidium sativum

Moss Curled Cress Gourmet Blend

Lepidium sativum

Moss Curled Parsley

Petroselinum crispum var. crispum

Mosses and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses); Lichenes (lichens)

Mosses and Liverworts

Bryophyta (mosses) and Marchantiophyta (liverworts)

Moss on Tree Bark

Various species (e.g., Hypnum cupressiforme, Orthotrichum species, Dicranum scoparium)

Moss Groundcover

Bryophyta (various species)

Moss Pole-Based Plants

Various species (commonly Rhaphidophora tetrasperma, Monstera deliciosa, Epipremnum pinnatum, etc.)

Moss pole for ferns

Various fern species (Nephrolepis, Rhaphidophora, Monstera, etc.) + moss support structure

Hawaiian Alpine Moss

Multiple species (Bryophyta division)

Most Vegetables

Various species

Mother of Pearl

Graptopetalum paraguayense

Mother of Thousands

Kalanchoe daigremontiana

Mounding White

Impatiens walleriana 'Mounding White'

Mountain Apple

Syzygium malaccense

Mountain Apple (Large-fruited cultivar)

Syzygium jambos

Mountain Beech

Nothofagus solandri

Mountain Pepper

Tasmannia lanceolata

Mounted Anthurium

Anthurium andraeanum

Mounted Begonia

Begonia spp.

Mounted Bromeliads

Bromeliaceae (various genera including Tillandsia, Aechmea, Vriesea, Guzmania)

Mounted Epiphytic Ferns

Various species (e.g., Platycerium bifurcatum, Asplenium nidus, Drynaria rigidula)

Mounted Fern

Polypodium and other epiphytic fern genera

Mounted Ferns and Bromeliads

Pteridophyta (ferns) and Bromeliaceae (bromeliads)

Mounted Fern / Staghorn Fern

Platycerium bifurcatum

Mounted Ivy Irlandica

Hedera hibernica 'Irlandica'

Mounted Ivy

Hedera helix

Mounted Mosses and Lichens

Bryophyta (mosses) and Ascomycota/Basidiomycota (lichens)

Mounted Plants (Tree Fern and Cork Oak)

Dicksonia spp. and Quercus suber

Purple Stem Myrtle

Myrtus porphyrostele

Proliferating Palm

Marginatocereus prolifera

Red Beech

Nothofagus rufescens

Schunke's Strap Cactus

Mammillaria schunkeana

Mtooke

Musa acuminata subsp. acuminata (AAA group)

Velvet Bean

Mucuna pruriens

Mugwort

Artemisia vulgaris

Deergrass

Muhlenbergia rigens

Mulberry

Morus spp.

Black Beauty Mulberry

Morus nigra 'Black Beauty'

Mulch-producing plants

Various species

Multibulbosa

Oxalis multibulbosa

Multijuga

Ricinus communis var. multijuga