Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 17 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Type Vegetable Herb Flower Fruit Vine Shrub Tree Succulent Grass

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

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Abacaxi Pernambuco

Ananas comosus var. pernambucensis

Obovata Copperleaf

Acalypha wilkesiana 'Obovata'

Azolla

Azolla spp.

Basil Microgreens

Ocimum basilicum

Thai Basil Microgreens

Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflorum

Dwarf Pudica

Mimosa pudica var. nana

Tropical Understory Ferns

Polypodiophyta (Division); various genera including Nephrolepis, Platycerium, Asplenium, Adiantum

ʻAkulikuli

Sesuvium portulacastrum

ʻAwapuhi

Zingiber zerumbet

Herb Microgreens

Various species (mixed herb microgreens)

Ixora Coral

Ixora coccinea

Tropical Cacti

Various genera (Selenicereus, Hylocereus, Epiphyllum, Rhipsalis, others)

Plantain

Musa × paradisiaca

Rooted Stem Plants

Various species (propagation method rather than specific plant)

Tropical Mosses

Various species (Bryophyta division)

Tropical nitrogen-fixing companion species

Multiple species (Fabaceae family predominant)

Tropical Shrubs

Various species

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