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761 growing guides, A to Z, in 22 groups. Search by any name a plant goes by, or pick its group.
Cactus and desert succulents
- Cacti and succulents in pots
- Coral aloe (Aloe striata)
- Fernleaf cactus (Selenicereus chrysocardium)
- Ghost plant (Graptopetalum)
- Iceplants and pigfaces
- Jade plant
- Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri
- Prickly pear (Opuntia)
- Sedum (stonecrop)
- Star cactus (Astrophytum asterias)
- Stephania perrieri (a caudex vine)
- Succulent euphorbias (upright, cactus like)
- Trailing succulents (string of pearls, string of hearts)
General houseplants
- Angel vine (Muehlenbeckia complexa)
- Asparagus fern
- Aspidistra (cast iron plant)
- Autograph tree (Clusia rosea)
- Bamboo muhly grass (Muhlenbergia dumosa)
- Bromeliads
- Bucida 'Shady Lady'
- Calathea
- Cane begonias
- Citrus in pots indoors
- Croton
- Ctenanthe
- Dischidia
- Dracaena
- English ivy
- Ficus benghalensis 'Audrey'
- Ficus natalensis (triangle fig)
- Giant white bird of paradise (Strelitzia nicolai)
- Grandleaf seagrape (Coccoloba pubescens)
- Houseplants (general care and feeding)
- Hoya (wax plant)
- Inch plant (tradescantia zebrina)
- Licuala fan palm
- Maranta (prayer plant)
- Medinilla magnifica
- Natal mahogany (Trichilia emetica)
- Oxalis (shamrock plant)
- Peperomia
- Pink snowbush (Breynia disticha)
- Prayer plant and calathea relatives
- Procris repens (sold as Pellionia)
- Rex begonia
- Snake plant (sansevieria)
- Spider plant
- Swedish ivy and other plectranthus
- Umbrella tree (schefflera)
- Weeping fig
- Woolly morning glory (Argyreia nervosa)
Tropical aroids
- Alocasia (elephant ear)
- Anthurium (flamingo flower)
- Arrowhead plant (syngonium)
- Caladium
- Chinese evergreen
- Dieffenbachia (dumb cane)
- Monstera (Swiss cheese plant)
- Peace lily
- Philodendron
- Pothos
- Thaumatophyllum (tree philodendron)
- Vining aroids (rhaphidophora, Monstera adansonii)
- ZZ plant (Zamioculcas)
Orchids
African violets and gesneriads
Carnivorous plants
- Albany pitcher plant
- Alpine butterwort
- American pitcher plants
- Aquatic bladderworts
- Cape and subtropical sundews
- Carnivorous bog garden
- Carnivorous bromeliads
- Carnivorous plant seed
- Carnivorous plant terrarium
- Cobra lily
- Corkscrew plants
- Devil's claw
- Dewy pine
- Epiphytic bladderworts
- Forked sundews
- Indian sundews
- King sundew
- Mexican butterworts
- Purple pitcher plant
- Pygmy sundews
- Queensland sundews
- Rainbow plants
- Roridula
- Scarlet sundew
- South African winter growing sundews
- Southeastern butterworts
- Sun pitchers
- Temperate butterworts
- Temperate sundews
- Terrestrial bladderworts
- Thread leaved sundews
- Tropical annual sundews
- Tropical pitcher plants
- Tuberous sundews
- Venus flytrap
- Warm temperate sundews
- Waterwheel plant
- Woolly sundews
Bog and pond plants
Aquarium and fully submerged plants
- Acorus gramineus (Japanese rush)
- Alternanthera reineckii
- Alternanthera sessilis
- Amazon swords
- Ammannia gracilis
- Ammannia senegalensis
- Anubias afzelii
- Anubias barteri (the larger varieties)
- Anubias barteri var. nana
- Anubias congensis
- Anubias gracilis
- Anubias heterophylla
- Apalanthe granatensis
- Aponogeton (general care and resting)
- Aponogeton abyssinicus
- Aponogeton bernierianus
- Aponogeton boivinianus
- Aponogeton capuronii
- Aponogeton crispus
- Aponogeton decaryi
- Aponogeton elongatus
- Aponogeton longiplumulosus
- Aponogeton loriae
- Aponogeton madagascariensis (Madagascar lace plant)
- Aponogeton natans
- Aponogeton rigidifolius
- Aponogeton robinsonii
- Aponogeton tenuispicatus
- Aponogeton ulvaceus
- Aponogeton undulatus
- Aquarium floating plants
- Aquarium stem plants
- Aquatic mosses and liverworts
- Azolla (mosquito fern)
- Bacopa caroliniana (lemon bacopa)
- Bacopa crenata
- Bacopa madagascariensis
- Bacopa monnieri
- Bacopa myriophylloides
- Bacopa reflexa
- Bacopa rotundifolia
- Baldellia ranunculoides
- Barclaya longifolia (orchid lily)
- Barclaya motleyi
- Blyxa aubertii
- Blyxa japonica
- Bolbitis heteroclita
- Bolbitis heudelotii (African water fern)
- Cabomba aquatica
- Cabomba caroliniana (fanwort)
- Cabomba furcata (red cabomba)
- Cabomba palaeformis
- Cabomba piauhyensis
- Cardamine lyrata
- Ceratophyllum demersum (hornwort)
- Ceratophyllum submersum
- Ceratopteris cornuta and C. thalictroides (water sprite)
- Cladophora aegagrophila (lake ball)
- Crassula helmsii
- Crinum calamistratum
- Crinum natans
- Crinum thaianum
- Cryptocoryne
- Cryptocoryne affinis
- Cryptocoryne albida
- Cryptocoryne aponogetifolia
- Cryptocoryne beckettii
- Cryptocoryne ciliata
- Cryptocoryne cordata
- Cryptocoryne crispatula var. balansae
- Cryptocoryne ferruginea
- Cryptocoryne fusca
- Cryptocoryne hudoroi
- Cryptocoryne keei
- Cryptocoryne longicauda
- Cryptocoryne minima
- Cryptocoryne moehlmannii
- Cryptocoryne parva
- Cryptocoryne pontederiifolia
- Cryptocoryne purpurea
- Cryptocoryne siamensis
- Cryptocoryne spiralis
- Cryptocoryne striolata
- Cryptocoryne thwaitesii
- Cryptocoryne undulata
- Cryptocoryne usteriana
- Cryptocoryne walkeri
- Cryptocoryne wendtii
- Cryptocoryne x willisii
- Cyperus helferi
- Didiplis diandra (water hedge)
- Echinodorus amazonicus (Amazon sword)
- Echinodorus angustifolius
- Echinodorus aschersonianus
- Echinodorus berteroi
- Echinodorus bleheri (broad leaf Amazon sword)
- Echinodorus bolivianus
- Echinodorus cordifolius
- Echinodorus grandiflorus
- Echinodorus grisebachii
- Echinodorus horemanii
- Echinodorus horizontalis
- Echinodorus hybrids and cultivars
- Echinodorus macrophyllus
- Echinodorus martii, also listed as E. major (ruffled sword)
- Echinodorus opacus
- Echinodorus osiris
- Echinodorus palaefolius
- Echinodorus paniculatus
- Echinodorus parviflorus
- Echinodorus portoalegrensis
- Echinodorus quadricostatus
- Echinodorus schlueteri
- Echinodorus subalatus
- Echinodorus tenellus (pygmy chain sword)
- Echinodorus uruguayensis
- Echinodorus x barthii
- Egeria densa (Brazilian waterweed)
- Egeria najas
- Eichhornia azurea
- Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth)
- Eichhornia diversifolia
- Eichhornia natans
- Eleocharis acicularis (hairgrass)
- Eleocharis parvula (dwarf hairgrass)
- Eleocharis pusilla
- Eleocharis vivipara
- Elodea canadensis (Canadian waterweed)
- Eusteralis stellata
- Fontinalis antipyretica (willow moss)
- Glossostigma elatinoides
- Gymnocoronis spilanthoides
- Hard water aquariums
- Hemianthus callitrichoides (dwarf baby tears)
- Hemianthus micranthemoides (pearlweed)
- Heteranthera zosterifolia (stargrass)
- Hornwort and elodea
- Hottonia palustris (water violet)
- Houseplants sold as aquarium plants
- Hydrilla verticillata
- Hydrocleys nymphoides (water poppy)
- Hydrocotyle leucocephala (Brazilian pennywort)
- Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
- Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
- Hydrocotyle verticillata (whorled pennywort)
- Hydrocotyle vulgaris (marsh pennywort)
- Hydrothrix gardneri
- Hydrotriche hottoniiflora
- Hygrophila balsamica
- Hygrophila corymbosa (temple plant)
- Hygrophila difformis (water wisteria)
- Hygrophila guianensis
- Hygrophila polysperma (dwarf hygrophila)
- Isoetes velata var. sicula
- Java fern, anubias and other rock growers
- Lagarosiphon cordofanus
- Lagarosiphon madagascariensis
- Lagarosiphon major (curly waterweed)
- Lagenandra ovata and L. praetermissa
- Lemna (duckweed)
- Lilaeopsis (micro sword)
- Limnobium (frogbit)
- Limnophila aquatica (giant ambulia)
- Limnophila aromatica
- Limnophila indica
- Limnophila sessiliflora (ambulia)
- Lindernia parviflora
- Lobelia cardinalis (cardinal flower)
- Low light aquariums
- Ludwigia arcuata
- Ludwigia brevipes
- Ludwigia glandulosa
- Ludwigia helminthorrhiza
- Ludwigia hybrids
- Ludwigia inclinata
- Ludwigia palustris
- Ludwigia repens
- Lysimachia nummularia (creeping Jenny)
- Marsilea (water clover)
- Mayaca fluviatilis
- Micranthemum umbrosum
- Microsorum pteropus (Java fern)
- Myriophyllum aquaticum (parrot feather)
- Myriophyllum hippuroides
- Myriophyllum mattogrossense
- Myriophyllum pinnatum
- Myriophyllum simulans
- Myriophyllum tuberculatum (red myriophyllum)
- Myriophyllum ussuriense
- Najas conferta
- Najas guadalupensis (guppy grass)
- Najas indica
- Nesaea crassicaulis
- Nesaea pedicellata
- Nesaea triflora
- Nuphar japonica
- Nymphaea glandulifera
- Nymphaea lotus (tiger lotus)
- Nymphaea micrantha
- Nymphaea rudgeana
- Nymphaea stellata
- Nymphaea x daubenyana
- Nymphoides aquatica (banana plant)
- Nymphoides ezannoi and N. indica
- Nymphoides thunbergiana
- Nymphoides, the Taiwan form
- Open topped aquariums
- Ottelia alismoides
- Ottelia ulvifolia
- Paludariums (part water, part land)
- Phyllanthus fluitans (red root floater)
- Physostegia purpurea
- Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce)
- Polygonum, an unnamed aquarium species
- Potamogeton crispus (curled pondweed)
- Potamogeton gayi
- Potamogeton mascarensis
- Potamogeton schweinfurthii
- Potamogeton wrightii
- Quillworts and other rosette plants of soft water
- Riccia fluitans (crystalwort)
- Ricciocarpus natans
- Rooted aquarium plants, general
- Rorippa aquatica
- Rotala macrandra
- Rotala rotundifolia
- Rotala wallichii
- Rotala, the Nanjenshan form
- Sagittaria
- Sagittaria montevidensis
- Sagittaria platyphylla
- Sagittaria subulata (dwarf sagittaria)
- Salvinia (floating fern)
- Samolus valerandi (water pimpernel)
- Saururus cernuus (lizard's tail)
- Shinnersia rivularis (Mexican oak leaf)
- Soft water aquariums
- Spiranthes odorata (an aquatic orchid)
- Spirodela polyrhiza (giant duckweed)
- Stratiotes aloides (water soldier)
- Stream and river aquariums
- Tonina fluviatilis
- Trapa natans (water chestnut)
- Unheated and cold water aquariums
- Utricularia aurea (golden bladderwort)
- Utricularia gibba (humped bladderwort)
- Utricularia stellaris and U. inflexa
- Vallisneria
- Vallisneria americana (jungle val)
- Vallisneria americana var. biwaensis (corkscrew val)
- Vallisneria gigantea (giant vallisneria)
- Vallisneria nana
- Vallisneria spiralis (straight vallisneria)
- Vesicularia dubyana (Java moss)
- Water sprite
- Wolffia and Wolffiella (watermeal)
- Zosterella dubia (water stargrass)
Seed starting and cuttings
Raised beds and vegetable gardens
- Asparagus
- Beets
- Broccoli
- Brussels sprouts
- Burdock
- Cabbage
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery and celeriac
- Chicory and radicchio
- Chinese cabbage and Asian greens
- Cucumbers
- Dandelion greens
- Eggplant
- Endive and escarole
- Fava beans
- Fennel, bulb and herb
- Garlic
- Globe artichoke
- Green beans, bush and pole
- Horseradish
- Hot peppers and superhots
- Jerusalem artichoke (sunchoke)
- Kale and collards
- Kohlrabi
- Leeks
- Lettuce
- Lima beans
- Loofah (sponge gourd)
- Melons and cantaloupe
- Mustard greens
- New Zealand spinach
- Okra
- Onions
- Parsnips
- Peanuts
- Peas
- Peppers, sweet and hot
- Potatoes
- Radishes
- Rhubarb
- Runner beans
- Rutabaga
- Safflower
- Salsify
- Shallots
- Southern peas (cowpeas, black eyed peas)
- Soybeans and edamame
- Spinach
- Summer squash and zucchini
- Sweet corn
- Sweet potatoes
- Swiss chard
- Tomatillos and ground cherries
- Tomatoes
- Turnips
- Vegetable garden beds and raised beds
- Watermelon
- Wheat
- Winter squash and pumpkins
Container vegetables and herbs
- Angelica
- Anise hyssop
- Ashwagandha
- Basil
- Bay laurel (sweet bay)
- Borage
- Caraway
- Catnip
- Chamomile, German and Roman
- Chervil
- Chives
- Cilantro and coriander
- Comfrey
- Dill
- Elecampane
- Fenugreek
- Feverfew
- Garden cress and upland cress
- Ginger
- Holy basil (tulsi)
- Horehound
- Hyssop
- Lavender
- Lemon balm
- Lemon verbena
- Lemongrass
- Licorice
- Lovage
- Mexican tarragon (mint marigold)
- Mint
- Mullein
- Oregano and marjoram
- Parsley
- Perilla (shiso)
- Pineapple sage
- Purslane
- Rosemary
- Saffron crocus
- Sage
- Savory, summer and winter
- Sorrel
- Southernwood
- Spilanthes, toothache plant
- St. John's wort
- Stevia (sweet leaf)
- Stinging nettle
- Sweet Annie
- Tarragon
- Thyme
- Turmeric
- Valerian
- Vegetables and herbs in pots and planters
- Watercress
- Wormwood
Acid loving plants
Ferns and shade plants
- American ginseng
- Asparagus setaceus (asparagus fern, plumosa)
- Bird's nest fern (Asplenium)
- Boston fern
- Button fern
- Crested bear's paw fern (Polypodium aureum)
- Crested polypodium (E.T. fern)
- Davallia (rabbit's foot fern)
- Ferns indoors (general)
- Goldenseal
- Hart's tongue and rustyback ferns
- Maidenhair fern
- Skeleton fork fern (Psilotum)
- Staghorn fern
- Sweet woodruff
- Tongue fern (Pyrrosia lingua)
Lawn topdressing
Bonsai
- Bonsai forests and group plantings
- Bonsai from cuttings, seed and air layers
- Chinese elm bonsai
- Collected and rescued bonsai
- Elm, hornbeam, beech and other deciduous bonsai
- Flowering and fruiting bonsai
- Herb cuttings for bonsai
- Indoor bonsai
- Juniper bonsai
- Maple bonsai
- Pine bonsai
- Rosemary, lavender and thyme bonsai
- Satsuki azalea bonsai
- Scented geranium and tender herb bonsai
- Spruce, yew, larch and cedar bonsai
Bedding plants and flower baskets
- Ageratum (floss flower)
- Angelonia (summer snapdragon)
- Annual helenium
- Annual phlox
- Annual vinca (Madagascar periwinkle)
- Bacopa
- Bedding impatiens
- Bidens
- Black eyed Susan vine
- Browallia (bush violet)
- Calendula (pot marigold)
- Calibrachoa
- Celosia (cockscomb)
- China aster
- Cleome (spider flower)
- Coleus
- Cordyline (spike)
- Cornflower (bachelor's button)
- Creeping Jenny and golden globes
- Cuphea (Mexican heather)
- Dahlia
- Diascia (twinspur)
- Dusty miller
- Edging lobelia
- Evolvulus
- Flowering annuals in pots, packs and baskets
- Flowering tobacco
- Forget me not
- Fuchsia
- Garden pinks (annual dianthus)
- Gazania
- Gomphrena (globe amaranth)
- Heliotrope
- Iresine (bloodleaf)
- Ivy geranium
- Jewels of Opar (talinum)
- Joseph's coat (alternanthera)
- Lantana
- Large interspecific begonias
- Licorice plant
- Marguerite daisy
- Marigold
- Mealycup sage (blue salvia)
- Monkey flower (mimulus)
- Morning glory
- Moss rose (portulaca)
- Nemesia
- New Guinea impatiens
- Ornamental cabbage and kale
- Ornamental millet
- Ornamental perilla
- Ornamental sweet potato vine
- Osteospermum (African daisy)
- Pansy and viola
- Pentas (star cluster)
- Petunia (from cuttings)
- Petunia (from seed)
- Polka dot plant
- Purple heart (tradescantia pallida)
- Sanvitalia (creeping zinnia)
- Scaevola (fan flower)
- Scarlet sage
- Seed geranium
- Silver dichondra
- Snapdragon (bedding and pots)
- Statice in pots and beds
- Stock (bedding and pots)
- Strawflower
- Torenia (wishbone flower)
- Trailing hybrid phlox
- Tuberous begonia
- Verbena
- Wax begonia
- White bedding euphorbia
- Wire vine (muehlenbeckia)
- Zinnia (bedding and pots)
- Zonal geranium
Cut flowers
- Alstroemeria for cutting
- Anemone for cutting
- Asters for cutting
- Baby's breath for cutting
- Carnations for cutting
- China aster for cutting
- Chrysanthemums for cutting
- Delphinium for cutting
- Freesias for cutting
- Garden phlox for cutting
- Gerbera for cutting
- Gladiolus
- Godetia for cutting
- Goldenrod for cutting
- Greenhouse roses for cutting
- Hypericum for berry stems
- Lilies for cutting
- Lisianthus for cutting
- Roses in the garden
- Snapdragons for cutting
- Statice for cutting
- Stock for cutting
- Sunflowers for cutting
- Sweet pea
- Trachelium (throatwort)
- Veronica for cutting
- Zinnias for cutting
Fruit trees, vines and berries
- Almonds
- Apples
- Apricots
- Avocados
- Cherries
- Citrus: lemon, orange, grapefruit
- Date palms
- Feijoa, pineapple guava
- Figs
- Gooseberries
- Grapes
- Olives
- Peaches and nectarines
- Pears
- Pecans
- Persimmons
- Planting fruit trees
- Plums and prunes
- Pomegranates
- Quinces
- Raspberries, blackberries and other cane fruit
- Strawberries
- Walnuts
Mushrooms
Garden perennials and ornamental grasses
- Asters in pots
- Astilbe
- Baby's breath in pots
- Balloon flower
- Bearded iris in pots
- Bleeding heart
- Blue fescue
- Bugleweed
- Candytuft
- Carpathian bellflower
- Catmint
- Clematis
- Columbine
- Coneflower (echinacea)
- Coral bells (heuchera)
- Coreopsis (tickseed)
- Daylily
- Dead nettle (lamium)
- Delphinium
- Digiplexis
- Fiber optic grass
- Foxglove
- Gaillardia (blanket flower)
- Garden mums
- Garden phlox
- Gaura
- Geum (avens)
- Goldenrod in pots
- Hollyhock
- Liatris (gayfeather)
- Lupine
- Maiden pinks
- Peony
- Perennial salvia (woodland sage)
- Perennials and shrubs in nursery pots
- Purple fountain grass
- Red hot poker
- Rudbeckia (black eyed Susan)
- Russian sage
- Santolina (lavender cotton)
- Scabiosa (pincushion flower)
- Shasta daisy
- Sweet William
- Thrift (sea pink)
- Veronica (speedwell)
- Wallflower
- Yarrow
Phosphorus sensitive plants
Flowering pot plants
- Alstroemeria in pots
- Amaryllis
- Anemone in pots
- Bougainvillea
- Calceolaria (pocketbook plant)
- Calla lily
- Canterbury bells in pots
- Christmas and Thanksgiving cactus
- Cineraria
- Crossandra (firecracker flower)
- Daffodils forced in pots
- Exacum (Persian violet)
- Florist cyclamen
- Flowering maple
- Freesias in pots
- Garden roses in containers
- Gerbera in pots
- Godetia in pots
- Hyacinths forced in pots
- Hydrangea (pink flowered, and general)
- Kalanchoe (flaming Katy)
- Lilies in pots
- Lisianthus in pots
- Mandevilla (dipladenia)
- Ornamental pepper
- Paperwhite narcissus
- Plumbago (cape leadwort)
- Poinsettia
- Pot chrysanthemums
- Potted carnations
- Primrose (primula)
- Primula obconica
- Ranunculus (Persian buttercup)
- Regal (Martha Washington) geranium
- Rieger (elatior) begonia
- Roses in pots
- Schizanthus (poor man's orchid)
- Sunflowers in pots
- Tropical hibiscus
- Tulips (forced in pots, or for cutting)
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