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Type Vegetable Herb Flower Fruit Vine Shrub Tree Succulent Grass

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Speed Quick (< 45d) Medium (45–70d) Long (70d+)

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Absinthe

Artemisia absinthium

Acaena Inermis

Acaena Inermis

Acaena inermis

Acaena Kupferteppich

Acaena Kupferteppich

Acaena microphylla 'Kupferteppich'

Acid-loving herbs

Acid-loving herbs

Various species (Calluna vulgaris, Erica spp., Rhododendron spp., etc.)

Acorus

Acorus gramineus

Japanese Sweet Flag

Japanese Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus

Golden Japanese Sweet Flag

Golden Japanese Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'

Hakuro-nishiki Sweet Flag

Hakuro-nishiki Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus 'Hakuro-nishiki'

Hakuro-nishiki Sweet Flag

Hakuro-nishiki Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus 'Hakuro-nishiki'

Golden Dwarf Sweet Flag

Golden Dwarf Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus 'Minimus Aureus'

Ogon Sweet Flag

Ogon Sweet Flag

Acorus gramineus 'Ogon'

Sharp-leaved Mint

Sharp-leaved Mint

Mentha acutifolia

African Blue Basil

African Blue Basil

Ocimum kilimandscharicum × Ocimum basilicum

Agastache

Agastache

Agastache spp.

Agastache Black Adder

Agastache Black Adder

Agastache rugosa 'Black Adder'

Agastache Blue Fortune

Agastache Blue Fortune

Agastache foeniculum 'Blue Fortune'

Agrimony

Agrimony

Agrimonia eupatoria

Colonial Bentgrass

Colonial Bentgrass

Agrostis capillaris

Akajiso

Perilla frutescens var. crispa

Akajiso/Aojiso

Akajiso/Aojiso

Perilla frutescens

Japanese Perilla

Japanese Perilla

Perilla frutescens

Japanese Perilla

Japanese Perilla

Perilla frutescens

Japanese Red Perilla

Japanese Red Perilla

Perilla frutescens var. crispa f. rubra

Akajiso Red Perilla

Akajiso Red Perilla

Perilla frutescens var. crispa f. purpurea

Aka Shiso

Perilla frutescens var. crispa f. purpurea

Akiʻaki

Sporobolus virginicus

Albo-purpurea

Tradescantia pallida 'Albo-purpurea'

Alexander

Alexander

Smyrnium olusatrum

Alkali bluegrass

Alkali bluegrass

Poa secunda

Alkali Sacaton

Sporobolus airoides

All-Heal

All-Heal

Prunella vulgaris

Autumn Onion

Autumn Onion

Allium senescens

Allium (Ornamental & Culinary Species)

Allium (Ornamental & Culinary Species)

Allium spp.

Allium thunbergii

Allium thunbergii

Allium thunbergii

Three-cornered Garlic

Three-cornered Garlic

Allium triquetrum

Alpine Bluegrass

Alpine Bluegrass

Poa alpina

Alpine Clover

Alpine Clover

Trifolium alpinum

Coccineus Creeping Thyme

Coccineus Creeping Thyme

Thymus serpyllum 'Coccineus'

Alpine Oregano

Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare var. viride

Alpine Sedge

Alpine Sedge

Carex alpina

Sharp-leaved Galangal

Sharp-leaved Galangal

Alpinia oxyphylla

Alsike Clover

Alsike Clover

Trifolium hybridum

Altai Wildrye

Elymus sibiricus

Alternanthera

Alternanthera

Alternanthera dentata

Alligatorweed

Alligatorweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Red Alternanthera

Red Alternanthera

Alternanthera reineckii 'Red'

Alyce Clover

Alysicarpus vaginalis

Ragweed

Ragweed

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

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