Seeds & plants

Every seed and plant, sorted by kind

Herbs, flowers, vegetables, roots, legumes, and fruits — from seed to harvest, with germination temp, sow depth, spacing, sun, zone, and step-by-step planting.

Herbs (113)

Aromatic leaves for kitchen & tea

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Absinthe

also: Artemisia absinthium, Common Wormwood

Herb

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/8–1/4 in (3–6 mm); tiny seed such as thyme or marjoram is pressed onto the surface and left uncovered.↔ 8–18 in (20–45 cm) apart depending on the herb — basil and parsley 10–12 in, sage and rosemary 24–36 in.

needs stratification

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African Basil

also: Ocimum gratissimum, Clove Basil

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Alexandrian Senna

also: Senna alexandrina

Herb

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 8–18 in (20–45 cm) apart depending on the herb — basil and parsley 10–12 in, sage and rosemary 24–36 in.

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American Licorice

also: Glycyrrhiza lepidota, Wild Licorice

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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also: Scutellaria baicalensis, Chinese Skullcap

Herb

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 8–18 in (20–45 cm) apart depending on the herb — basil and parsley 10–12 in, sage and rosemary 24–36 in.

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Basil

also: Sweet basil, Genovese basil

Herb

☀ Full sun (6+ hrs)🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 10–12 in (25–30 cm)

View 6 varieties →

Genovese Greek / Spicy Globe Holy (Tulsi)Lemon Purple / Opal Thai

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Bay Laurel

also: Sweet bay, Grecian laurel

Herb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 68–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 4–8 ft (1.2–2.4 m) in ground; 12-in pot minimum

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Beach Wormwood

also: Artemisia stelleriana, Dusty Miller

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Bear's Breech

also: Acanthus hungaricus, Bear's Breeches

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Bee Sage

also: Salvia apiana, Bee Sage

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ Surface — barely press in↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

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Big Sagebrush

also: Artemisia tridentata, Sagebrush

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

View 2 varieties →

Artemisia tridentata subsp. vaseyana Artemisia tridentata subsp. wyomingensis

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Black False Hellebore

also: Veratrum nigrum, False Hellebore

Herb

needs stratification

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Black Henbane

also: Hyoscyamus niger, Stinking Nightshade

Herb

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface sow — press into mix, needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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also: Teucrium canadense, American Wood Sage

Herb

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 8–18 in (20–45 cm) apart depending on the herb — basil and parsley 10–12 in, sage and rosemary 24–36 in.

needs stratification

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Caraway

also: Carum carvi, Meridian fennel

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 55–70°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

View 2 varieties →

Annual Common (Biennial)

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Catnip

also: Nepeta cataria, Catmint

Herb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm) — barely cover↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

View 4 varieties →needs stratification

Catmint (Nepeta × faassenii)Catnip Common (Nepeta cataria)Lemon Catnip

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also: Salvia hispanica, Chia sage

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light; press in only↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Cilantro

also: Coriander, Chinese parsley

Herb

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 55–68°F⬇ 1/4–1/2" (6–12 mm)↔ 4–6 in (10–15 cm)

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Comfrey

also: Symphytum officinale, Common Comfrey

Herb

needs stratification

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also: Rumex acetosella, Common Sheep Sorrel

Herb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

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Common Valerian

also: Valeriana officinalis, Garden Valerian

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Cumin

also: Jeera, Cuminum cyminum

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 4–6 in (10–15 cm)

View 1 variety →

Common Cumin

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Curly Dock

also: Rumex crispus, Curly Dock

Herb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Cut-Leaf Chastetree

also: Vitex negundo 'Heterophylla'

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Dill

also: Anethum graveolens, Dill weed

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 10–12 in (25–30 cm)

View 3 varieties →

Bouquet Fernleaf Mammoth

also: Artemisia frigida, Prairie Sagewort

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Giant Ironweed

also: Vernonia gigantea, Tall Ironweed

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Ginseng

also: American ginseng, Panax quinquefolius

Herb

☀ Deep shade — 70–80% shade under hardwood canopy🌡 Germ 50–65°F⬇ 1/2" (1.25 cm)↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

View 3 varieties →needs stratification

American Ginseng Asian Ginseng Himalayan Ginseng

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Golden Alexanders

also: Zizia aurea, Golden Zizia

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Golden Seal

also: Hydrastis canadensis, Goldenseal

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Goldilocks Aster

also: Aster linosyris

also: Rose mallow, Hibiscus spp.

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm), soak seed 24 hrs↔ 3–4 ft (90–120 cm)

View 8 varieties →

Common Rose Mallow Cranberry Hibiscus Florida Cranberry Halberdleaf Hibiscus Pink Rose Mallow Red Hibiscus

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also: Vernonia noveboracensis, N.Y. Ironweed

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Japanese Indigo

also: Persicaria tinctoria, Chinese Indigo

Herb

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Jerusalem Lampwick

also: Phlomis fruticosa, Jerusalem Sage

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Lavender

also: English lavender, Lavandula angustifolia

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ Surface press — needs light↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

View 5 varieties →needs stratification

Grosso (Lavandin)Hidcote Munstead Spanish Spike Lavender

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Lavender Sage

also: Salvia officinalis ssp. lavandulifolia, Lavender Sage

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/8 in (3 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

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Lemon Balm

also: Melissa officinalis, Bee balm (Melissa)

Herb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

View 1 variety →

Lemon Balm

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Lemon Verbena

also: Aloysia citrodora, Lemon beebrush

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm) — surface sow, needs light↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

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Lion's Ear

also: Leonotis nepetifolia

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

also: Silybum marianum, Blessed Milkthistle

Herb

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 8–18 in (20–45 cm) apart depending on the herb — basil and parsley 10–12 in, sage and rosemary 24–36 in.

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also: Vernonia angustifolia, Tall Ironweed

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Oregano

also: Wild marjoram, Greek oregano

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ 12–15 in (30–38 cm)

View 5 varieties →

Golden Greek Greek Oregano Italian Spanish Marjoram

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Papalo

also: Papaloquelite, Bolivian coriander

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 2 varieties →

Papalo Quilquiña / Bolivian Coriander

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Parsley

also: Flat-leaf parsley, Italian parsley

Herb

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 50–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

View 5 varieties →

Curly Flat-leaf (Italian)Hamburg (root)Italian Flat Parsley Triple Curled Parsley

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Plantain (Herb)

also: Plantago major, Plantago lanceolata

Herb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 50–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

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Purslane

also: Portulaca oleracea, Pigweed

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–90°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

View 3 varieties →

Common Green Golden Golden Purslane (Portulaca sativa)

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Ribwort Plantain

also: Plantago lanceolata, Narrowleaf Plantain

Herb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface sow; press into soil↔ Final: 6–12 in (15–30 cm)

needs stratification

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Rosemary

also: Salvia rosmarinus, Rosmarinus officinalis

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm) or surface↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

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Russian Sage

also: Perovskia atriplicifolia

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Sage

also: Common sage, Garden sage

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

View 10 varieties →needs stratification

Berggarten Blue Monday (Salvia farinacea)Clary (Salvia sclarea)Common (Salvia officinalis)Golden Pineapple (Salvia elegans)

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Securinega

also: Securinega suffruticosa

Herb

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 8–18 in (20–45 cm) apart depending on the herb — basil and parsley 10–12 in, sage and rosemary 24–36 in.

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also: Artemisia cana, Hoary Sagebrush

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

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also: Stevia rebaudiana, Stevia

Herb

☀ Full sun to light afternoon shade🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Stinging Nettle

also: Urtica dioica, Common Nettle

Herb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 8–18 in (20–45 cm) apart depending on the herb — basil and parsley 10–12 in, sage and rosemary 24–36 in.

needs stratification

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Summer Savory

also: Satureja hortensis, Bean herb

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm) — barely cover↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

View 2 varieties →

Common Winter Savory (Satureja montana)

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Sweet Fern

also: Comptonia peregrina, Sweet-fern

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Tall Kangaroo Paw

also: Anigozanthos flavidus

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Thyme

also: Common thyme, English thyme

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface press only↔ 9–12 in (23–30 cm)

View 4 varieties →

Caraway Creeping English (Common)Lemon

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Toothache Plant

also: Acmella oleracea, Spilanthes

Herb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ Surface press — needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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White False Hellebore

also: Veratrum album, White Hellebore

Herb

needs stratification

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Wingstem

also: Verbesina alternifolia, Yellow Ironweed

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Winter Savory

also: Satureja montana

Herb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface press↔ 12 in (30 cm)

View 1 variety →

Winter Savory

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Woolly Mule-ears

also: Wyethia mollis, Wooly Mule's Ears

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Yellow Gentian

also: Gentiana lutea

Herb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Yerba Santa

also: Eriodictyon californicum, California Yerba Santa

Herb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

needs stratification

Flowers (370)

Adenophora bulleyana

also: Ladybells

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface press — needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Adonis aestivalis

also: Summer Pheasant's Eye

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 55–65°F⬇ Surface press↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

also: Sorbaria aitchisonii

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

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Akebia quinata

also: Chocolate Vine, Five-leaf Akebia

Vine

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ Final: 10–20 ft (3–6 m) on a trellis or fence

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Akebia trifoliata

also: Three-leaf Akebia, Three-Leaf Chocolate Vine

Vine

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ Final: 10–20 ft (3–6 m) on a trellis or fence

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Akebia x pentaphylla

also: Five leaved Akebia, Hybrid Chocolate Vine

Vine

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ Final: 10–20 ft (3–6 m) on a trellis or fence

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Amaranth

also: Love-lies-bleeding, Amaranthus

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light; press in only↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 6 varieties →

Emerald Tassels Golden Giant Hopi Red Dye Love Lies Bleeding Red Army Red Leaf

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American Senna

also: Senna hebecarpa

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

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American Wisteria

also: Wisteria frutescens

Vine

needs stratification

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Ammi (Lace Flower)

also: False Queen Anne's Lace, Bishop's flower

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 50–60°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 12 in (30 cm)

View 3 varieties →needs stratification

Ammi majus (Bishop's Flower)Ammi visnaga (Green Mist)Dara / Chocolate Lace

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Ammobium

also: Winged Everlasting, Ammobium alatum

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70°F⬇ Barely cover — needs some light↔ 10–12 in (25–30 cm)

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Amorpha canescens

also: Lead Plant, Leadplant

Armeria (Sea Thrift)

also: Sea Pink, Armeria maritima

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 8–10 in (20–25 cm)

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Arrow-jointed Broom

also: Genista sagittalis, Broom

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm) after scarification↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

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Asian Globeflower

also: Trollius asiaticus

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

needs stratification

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Baby Blue Eyes

also: Nemophila menziesii

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ 1/8–1/4 in (3–6 mm). Some species need light to germinate — press those onto the surface instead of covering.↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

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Baby Rose

also: Rosa multiflora, Japanese Rose

Flower

needs stratification

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Baby's Breath

also: Gypsophila, Gyp

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

View 1 variety →

Covent Garden Baby's Breath

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Bai Hua Shao Yao

also: Opuntia ficus-indica, Cactus Pear

Cactus & succulent

Limited info

needs stratification

also: Moluccella laevis, Shell flower

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 55–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 9–12 in (23–30 cm)

needs stratification

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Bird-of-paradise

also: Strelitzia reginae, Queen's Bird-of-Paradise

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

needs stratification

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Birthwort

also: Aristolochia clematitis

Flower

☀ Partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

needs stratification

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Bittersweet Nightshade

also: Solanum dulcamara, Climbing Nightshade

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

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Black Goji Berry

also: Lycium ruthenicum, Russian Box Thorn

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

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Black-Eyed Susan Vine

also: Thunbergia alata, Clock vine

Vine

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12 in

View 3 varieties →

Blushing Susie Spanish Eyes Mix Susie Orange with Eye

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Bladder Campion

also: Silene vulgaris, Maidenstears

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

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also: Baptisia australis, Blue Wild Indigo

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

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Bridal Wreath

also: Stephanotis floribunda, Hawaiian Wedding Flower

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

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Brown Indianhemp

also: Hibiscus cannabinus, Kenaf

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

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Bupleurum

also: Hare's Ear, Thoroughwax

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 55–65°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 9–12 in (23–30 cm)

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Butterfly Pea

also: Blue pea, Asian pigeonwings

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 18–24 in

View 3 varieties →

Blue Butterfly Pea Double Blue White Butterfly Pea

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Butterfly Violet

also: Viola sororia, Common Blue Violet

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

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Cactus Apple

also: Opuntia engelmannii

Cactus & succulent

Limited info

needs stratification

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Calendula

also: Pot marigold, English marigold

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4–1/2" — needs darkness↔ 12 in (30 cm)

View 7 varieties →

Fiesta Gitana Indian Prince Neon Orange King Pot Marigold Pacific Beauty Pacific Beauty Mix Pot Marigold

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Calico Aster

also: Symphyotrichum lateriflorum, Side-Flowering Aster

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

needs stratification

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California Giant Zinnia

also: Zinnia elegans 'California Giant Mix'

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

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California Wild Grape

also: Vitis californica

Vine

Limited info

needs stratification

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also: Cup and Saucer, Campanula medium

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ Surface — do not cover↔ 12–15 in (30–38 cm)

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Cape Jasmine

also: Gardenia jasminoides, Common Gardenia

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

also: Plumbago zeylanica, Wild Leadwort

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface press or 1/8 in (3 mm)↔ Final: 12–24 in (30–60 cm)

needs stratification

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Changeable Rose-Mallow

also: Hibiscus mutabilis, Confederate Rose

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

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Chaparral Yucca

also: Hesperoyucca whipplei, Our Lord's Candle

Cactus & succulent

Limited info

needs stratification

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China Aster

also: Callistephus chinensis, Powderpuff Aster

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 10–12 in (25–30 cm)

View 4 varieties →

King Size Mix Matsumoto Mix Powderpuffs Mix Tower Chamois

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Chinese Aristolochia

also: Aristolochia manshuriensis

Flower

☀ Partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 10–15 ft (3–4.5 m) on a strong support

needs stratification

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Chinese Astilbe

also: Astilbe chinensis, Tall False-Buck's-Beard

Flower

☀ Partial to full shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ Surface — press into mix, needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

needs stratification

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Chinese Lantern

also: Physalis alkekengi, Strawberry Groundcherry

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

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Chinese Magnolia Vine

also: Schisandra chinensis, Chinese Magnolia-vine

Vine

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 2–4 ft (0.6–1.2 m) along the support for annual vines; 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4 m) for perennial woody vines.

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Chinese Violet Cress

also: Orychophragmus violaceus, February Orchid

Flower

Limited info

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Clarkia

also: Godetia, Farewell-to-Spring

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 55–65°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 6–9 in (15–23 cm)

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Clasping Coneflower

also: Rudbeckia amplexicaulis, Clasping Coneflower

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Cleome

also: Spider flower, Spider Plant

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

View 3 varieties →needs stratification

Queen Mix Sparkler Mix Violet Queen

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Climbing Prairie Rose

also: Rosa setigera, Climbing Rose

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

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Coast leucothoe

also: Leucothoe axillaris, Coastal Doghobble

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

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Coast Trillium

also: Trillium ovatum, Pacific Trillium

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

needs stratification

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also: Thalictrum aquilegifolium, Meadow Rue

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

needs stratification

🌸

Common Moonseed

also: Menispermum canadense, Moonseed

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

Common Tule

also: Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis, Giant Bulrush

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

🌸

also: Campsis radicans, Trumpet Creeper

Vine

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

Cow Parsnip

also: Heracleum sphondylium, Hogweed

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

🫐

Cowberry

also: Vaccinium vitis-idaea, Foxberry

Vine

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Cowpen Daisy

also: Verbesina encelioides, Crown Beard

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

🌼

Craspedia (Billy Buttons)

also: Drumstick flower, Craspedia globosa

Culver's Root

also: Veronicastrum virginicum, Blackroot

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface sow — needs light↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

needs stratification

🌻

Cutleaf Coneflower

also: Rudbeckia laciniata, Cutleaf Coneflower

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

🌸

Cyclamen

also: Cyclamen hederifolium, Ivy-Leafed Cyclamen

Vine

☀ Partial to full shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ Surface press — needs light↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

💙

Cynoglossum

also: Chinese Forget-Me-Not, Hound's Tongue

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm) — cover; darkness aids germination↔ 9–12 in (23–30 cm)

View 2 varieties →

Common Hound's Tongue Firmament

also: Eremurus robustus, Foxtail Lily

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

🌼

Desert Marigold

also: Baileya multiradiata

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/8 in (3 mm)↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

🌸

Devil's Bit Scabious

also: Succisa pratensis, Devilsbit

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

needs stratification

🍓

Devil's-tongue

also: Opuntia humifusa, Eastern Prickly Pear

Cactus & succulent

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Dianthus

also: Sweet William, Pinks

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

View 6 varieties →

Black & White Minstrels Chabaud Carnation Grenadin Mix Carnation (D. caryophyllus)Ideal Select Mix (D. chinensis)Spring Beauty Carnation (D. plumarius)Sweet William (D. barbatus)

💠

Didiscus

also: Blue Lace Flower, Trachymene coerulea

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm) — cover fully↔ 9–12 in (23–30 cm)

🌿

also: Jacobaea maritima, Senecio cineraria

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface sow — needs light↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

🌸

Dutchman's Pipe

also: Aristolochia durior, Pipevine

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Dwarf Fairy Candytuft

also: Iberis umbellata, Candytuft

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

🌸

Dwarf Flowering Quince

also: Chaenomeles japonica var. sargentii, Dwarf Quince

Edelweiss

also: Leontopodium alpinum

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 55–65°F⬇ Surface press — needs light↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

needs stratification

🌸

Elephant Creeper

also: Argyreia nervosa, Woolly Morning Glory

Vine

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ 8–12 ft (2.4–3.6 m) on a trellis

🌿

Emerald Fern

also: Asparagus sprengeri, Sprenger's Asparagus Fern

Flower

☀ Bright indirect light to partial sun🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

🌿

English Ivy

also: Hedera helix, Common ivy

Vine

☀ Full sun to full shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 6–12 in (15–30 cm)

needs stratification

🌸

English Primrose

also: Primula acaulis grandiflora mix

Flower

☀ Part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface press or 1/8 in (3 mm)↔ Final: 12–24 in (30–60 cm)

needs stratification

💜

Eryngium

also: Sea Holly, Eryngium planum

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Button Eryngo (E. yuccifolium)Flat Sea Holly (E. planum)

🌼

Evening Primrose

also: Oenothera, Evening Primrose

Flower

View 2 varieties →

Common Evening Primrose Large-Flowered Evening Primrose

🌸

False Virginia Creeper

also: Parthenocissus inserta, Thicket Creeper

Vine

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

February Daphne

also: Daphne mezereum, Mezereon

Flower

needs stratification

🌼

Feverfew

also: Tanacetum parthenium, Chrysanthemum parthenium

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface↔ 12–18 in

View 3 varieties →

Golden Ball Single Feverfew Snowball

💜

also: Myosotis sylvatica

Flower

☀ Part shade to full sun🌡 Germ 55–70°F⬇ 1/8" — cover for darkness↔ 8–10 in (20–25 cm)

View 3 varieties →

Alpestris Mix Blue Ball Victoria Rose

🌺

Four O'Clock

also: Marvel of Peru, Mirabilis jalapa

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 4 varieties →

Broken Colors Four O'Clocks Mirabilis jalapa Mix Tea Time

🔔

Foxglove

also: Digitalis, Digitalis purpurea

Flower

☀ Part shade to full sun (cool climates)🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

View 6 varieties →

Camelot Common Foxglove (D. purpurea)Dalmatian Digitalis Mix Foxy Small-Flowered Foxglove (D. parviflora)

🌿

also: Hedysarum coronarium, Sulla

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

🌸

Fringe Cups

also: Tellima grandiflora, Bigflower Tellima

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

needs stratification

🌼

Gaillardia

also: Blanket flower, Gaillardia aristata

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ Surface press↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 3 varieties →

Arizona Sun Burgundy Sundance Bicolor

🌸

Garden Phlox

also: Phlox paniculata, Fall Phlox

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface sow — press in lightly↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

🔥

Gas Plant

also: Dictamnus albus, Burningbush

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

View 3 varieties →needs stratification

Caucasian Dittany Rubra Gas Plant White Dittany

🌺

Geranium (Pelargonium)

also: Zonal Geranium, Pelargonium × hortorum

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm) — cover lightly↔ 10–14 in (25–35 cm)

also: Aruncus dioicus subsp. dioicus, Bride's Feathers

Flower

☀ Partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — press into mix, needs light↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

needs stratification

🌸

Gold-and-Silver Flower

also: Lonicera japonica, Japanese Honeysuckle

Vine

needs stratification

🌸

Goldencup St. Johnswort

also: Hypericum patulum

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

🌼

Goldenrod

also: Solidago, Canada goldenrod

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface sow — needs light↔ 12–24 in (30–60 cm)

also: Ratibida pinnata, Gray-head Coneflower

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

🌿

Great Plains Yucca

also: Yucca glauca, Soapweed

Cactus & succulent

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

Gunnera

also: Giant rhubarb, Dinosaur food

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 6–10 ft (1.8–3 m)

View 2 varieties →

Chilean Rhubarb Giant Rhubarb

🌼

Hairy Leafcup

also: Smallanthus uvedalia, Bear's Foot

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

🌿

also: Lunaria annua, Money Plant

Flower

Limited info

🌸

Honeywort (Cerinthe)

also: Blue shrimp plant, Cerinthe major purpurascens

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in

View 2 varieties →

Kiwi Blue Pride of Gibraltar

🪴

Hooded Pitcherplant

also: Sarracenia minor, Hooded Pitcherplant

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ Surface — press into moist mix↔ Final: 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

needs stratification

🌿

Hops

also: Humulus lupulus, Beer Hops

Vine

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

🌵

Huancabamba Peruvian Torch

also: Trichocereus peruvianus var. Huancabamba, Huancabamba Peruvian Torch Cactus

Cactus & succulent

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — small clumpers 1–3 ft (30–90 cm), agaves and large cacti 4–10 ft (1.2–3 m) back from paths and doorways.

needs stratification

🌸

Hummingbird Summer-sweet

also: Clethra alnifolia 'Hummingbird'

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

🫘

Hyacinth Bean

also: Lablab, Dolichos lablab

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ 12 in (30 cm)

🌸

Iceplant

also: Livingstone Daisy, Dorotheanthus

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 6–10 in (15–25 cm)

🌿

also: Wisteria floribunda

Vine

needs stratification

🌸

Japanese Wood Poppy

also: Glaucidium palmatum

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Japanese Woodland Peony

also: Paeonia obovata ssp. japonica, Yama-Shakuyaku

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Jarilla

also: Helianthemum almeriense, Rock rose

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/16 in — surface sow↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

💎

Jewels of Opar

also: Fameflower, Talinum paniculatum

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 9–12 in (23–30 cm)

🌸

Joe-Pye Weed

also: Eutrochium, Eupatorium

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface sow — needs light↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

View 4 varieties →needs stratification

Coastal Plain Joe-Pye Weed (E. dubium)Hollow Joe Pye Weed (E. fistulosum)Spotted Joe Pye Weed (E. maculatum)Sweet Joe-Pye Weed (E. purpureum)

🌿

Joshua Tree

also: Yucca brevifolia, Palm Tree Yucca

Cactus & succulent

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Kalmia

also: Kalmia spp.

Flower

☀ Part shade — like rhododendrons🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 3–6 ft (1–2 m)

View 2 varieties →

Mountain Laurel Sheep Laurel

🌸

also: Hoita macrostachya, Psoralea macrostachya

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm), scarify↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

🌸

Large White Trillium

also: Trillium grandiflorum, White Trillium

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

needs stratification

🌸

Larkspur

also: Annual delphinium, Consolida ajacis

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 50–60°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm) — cover for darkness↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

View 3 varieties →needs stratification

Earl Grey Giant Imperial Mix Sublime Mix

🌸

also: Eustoma grandiflorum, Prairie Gentian

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 6–9 in (15–23 cm)

🌸

Lobelia

also: Lobelia, Lobelia

Flower

View 6 varieties →

Cardinal Flower Chinese Lobelia Devil's Tobacco Great Blue Lobelia Great White Blue Lobelia Indian-tobacco

💜

Lupine

also: Lupinus, Bluebonnet

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 55–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 6 varieties →

Bicolor Lupine Bigleaf Lupine River Lupine Sickle Keeled Lupine Sundial Lupine Texas Bluebonnet

🌿

Malabar Spinach

also: Ceylon spinach, Vine spinach

Vine

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 12 in (30 cm)

View 2 varieties →

Green (Basella alba)Red-Stem (Basella rubra)

🌸

Mallow

also: Malva, Mallow

Flower

View 2 varieties →

High Mallow Musk Mallow

🌸

Maltese Cross

also: Silene chalcedonica, Burning Love

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

🌼

Marigold

also: French marigold, African marigold

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

View 7 varieties →

Alaska (African)Crackerjack (African)French Marigold Mix (T. patula)Lemon Gem (Tagetes tenuifolia)Red Cherry Marigold Sparky Mix Marigold

🌼

Maryland Senna

also: Senna marilandica, Wild Senna

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

🌸

Meadow Sage

also: Salvia nemorosa, Balkan Clary

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

🌸

Meadow Sweet

also: Filipendula palmata, Meadowsweet

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

🌼

Mexican Hat Plant

also: Ratibida columnifera, Mexican Hat Plant

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

🌼

Mexican Pricklypoppy

also: Argemone mexicana

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

🦋

Milkweed

also: Common milkweed, Butterfly weed

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

View 8 varieties →needs stratification

Butterfly Weed (A. tuberosa)Common (A. syriaca)Common Milkweed (A. syriaca)Heartleaf Milkweed (A. cordifolia)Showy (A. speciosa)Showy Milkweed (A. speciosa)

🌸

Mimosa

also: Mimosa, Mimosa

Flower

View 2 varieties →

Sensitive Plant Velvetpod Mimosa

🌿

Monk's Hood

also: Aconitum napellus, Venus Chariot

Flower

needs stratification

🌼

Monkeyflower

also: Mimulus, Monkeyflower

Flower

View 2 varieties →

Allegheny Monkeyflower Seep Monkeyflower

🌸

Monterey Centaury

also: Centaurium muehlenbergii, Monterey Centaury

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

🌙

Moonflower

also: Ipomoea alba, Evening Glory

Vine

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 12 in (30 cm)

🌸

Morning Glory

also: Ipomoea spp., Morning-glory

Vine

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm); nick hard seed coat↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm) along a trellis

View 4 varieties →

Common Morning-Glory Early Call Morning Glory Grandpa Otts Morning Glory Heavenly Blue Morning Glory

🌷

Moss Rose

also: Portulaca grandiflora, Rose moss

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

View 3 varieties →

Happy Hour Portulaca grandiflora Mix Sundial

🌸

Mountain Andromeda

also: Pieris floribunda, Mountain Fetterbush

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

Mountain Mint

also: Pycnanthemum muticum, Pycnanthemum virginianum

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

needs stratification

🫐

Muscadine

also: Vitis rotundifolia

Vine

Limited info

needs stratification

🌺

Nasturtium

also: Tropaeolum majus, Indian cress

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 55–65°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 10–12 in (25–30 cm)

View 8 varieties →

Alaska Climbing / Trailing Dwarf Jewel Empress of India Jewel Mix Single Mix

🌼

New England Aster

also: Symphyotrichum nova-angliae

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

needs stratification

🌿

New Zealand Flax

also: Phormium tenax, New Zealand Flax

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 3–6 ft (90–180 cm)

View 2 varieties →

New Zealand Flax Purple Flax

🌸

Nicotiana

also: Flowering tobacco, Nicotiana alata

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ Surface press↔ 12–18 in

View 9 varieties →

Aztec Tobacco Flowering Tobacco Fragrant Cloud KY 17 Tobacco Lime Green Little Crittenden Tobacco

🌸

Nigella

also: Nigella, Nigella

Flower

View 2 varieties →

Black Cumin Love-in-a-Mist

🌼

Nodding Bur Marigold

also: Bidens cernua, Bur Marigold

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/8 in (3 mm); surface-sown, needs light↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

🌿

Northern Pipevine

also: Aristolochia contorta, Ma Do Ling

Palmella

also: Yucca elata, Soap Tree

Cactus & succulent

Limited info

needs stratification

🌼

Paper Daisy

also: Rhodanthe, Helipterum roseum

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 8–10 in (20–25 cm)

🌿

Partridgeberry

also: Mitchella repens, Partridge Berry

Flower

Limited info

🍇

Passionfruit

also: Passiflora edulis, Maracuja

Vine

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 10–15 ft (3–4.5 m) along a fence

🌸

Penstemon

also: Beardtongue

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface sow — needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Foxglove Beardtongue Large Beardtongue

🌸

also: Clianthus puniceus var. Rosea, Pink Kaka Beak

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

🌺

Poppy

also: Papaver, Iceland poppy

also: Daucus carota, Wild Carrot

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

🌸

Rattlebox

also: Crotalaria, Indian Rattlebox

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Indian Rattlebox (C. assamica)Smooth Rattlebox (C. pallida)

🌸

Red Drumstick Primrose

also: Primula denticulata Red, Red Drumstick Primula

Flower

☀ Part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface press or 1/8 in (3 mm)↔ Final: 12–24 in (30–60 cm)

needs stratification

🔥

🌸

Rough Cocklebur

also: Xanthium strumarium

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Royal Larkspur

also: Consolida regalis, Larkspur

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 50–65°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm) — needs light↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

needs stratification

🌼

Rubber Rabbitbrush

also: Chrysothamnus nauseosus, Ericameria nauseosa

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 55–75°F⬇ Surface to 1/8" (3 mm) — needs light↔ 2–4 ft (60–120 cm)

needs stratification

🌻

Rudbeckia

also: Black-eyed Susan, Gloriosa daisy

Flower

☀ Full sun to light afternoon shade🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 5 varieties →

Cherry Brandy Gloriosa Daisy Goldsturm (R. fulgida)Indian Summer Prairie Sun

🌿

Rue

also: Herb of Grace, Ruta graveolens

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

🌸

Rusty Foxglove

also: Digitalis ferruginea

Flower

needs stratification

🌸

Sacred Lotus

also: Nelumbo nucifera

Flower

Limited info

🌼

Safflower

also: False saffron, Carthamus tinctorius

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

View 3 varieties →

Grenade Orange Spineless Cream Zanzibar

🌵

Saguaro

also: Carnegiea gigantea, Giant Saguaro

Cactus & succulent

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ Surface — press into mix, do not cover↔ Final: 15–50 ft (5–15 m)

🌸

Salpiglossis

also: Painted Tongue, Velvet Trumpet Flower

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm) — cover fully; light-inhibited↔ 10–12 in (25–30 cm)

🌸

Salvia (Ornamental)

also: Scarlet sage, Salvia splendens

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ Surface press↔ 10–18 in

View 4 varieties →

Blue Bedder (S. farinacea)Coral Nymph Lady in Red (S. coccinea)Victoria Blue

🌸

Saponaria

also: Soapwort, Bouncing Bet

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 9–12 in (23–30 cm)

🌼

Sawwort

also: Serratula tinctoria, Centaury

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

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Scabiosa

also: Pincushion flower, Scabiosa atropurpurea

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm) — needs darkness↔ 9–12 in (23–30 cm)

View 5 varieties →

Black Knight Fama Deep Blue Fata Morgana Ping Pong (Starflower)Salmon Queen

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Scarlet Clematis

also: Clematis texensis, Scarlet Leather Flower

Vine

Limited info

needs stratification

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Sneezeweed

also: Helenium autumnale, Helen's flower

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

View 1 variety →

Common Sneezeweed

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Sneezewort

also: Achillea ptarmica, Sneezeweed

Flower

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ Surface press↔ 18 in (45 cm)

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Snow In Summer

also: Cerastium tomentosum, Snow-in-Summer

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

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Snow-on-the-Mountain

also: Euphorbia marginata

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–12 in (23–30 cm)

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Softstem Bulrush

also: Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani, Great Bulrush

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

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Solitary Clematis

also: Clematis integrifolia, Solitary Virgin's-Bower

Vine

Limited info

needs stratification

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Southern Magnolia Vine

also: Schisandra sphenanthera, nan wu wei zi

Vine

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 2–4 ft (0.6–1.2 m) along the support for annual vines; 6–8 ft (1.8–2.4 m) for perennial woody vines.

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Spiny Restharrow

also: Ononis spinosa, Thornyleaf Ononis

Flower

Limited info

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Squash Blossoms

also: Squash flowers, Zucchini blossoms

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

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Statice

also: Sea Lavender, Limonium sinuatum

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 9–12 in (23–30 cm)

View 2 varieties →

Siberian Statice Statice

also: Lobularia maritima 'Snow Cloth'

Flower

Limited info

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Sweet Annie

also: Sweet Wormwood, Artemisia annua

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

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Sweet Pea

also: Lathyrus odoratus

Flower

☀ Full sun (cool roots)🌡 Germ 55–65°F⬇ 1/2–1" (12–25 mm)↔ 3–6 in (8–15 cm) along a trellis

View 5 varieties →

Cupani Mammoth Old Spice Painted Lady Spencer Mix

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Sweet Pitcherplant

also: Sarracenia gronovii var. rubra

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

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Sweet Potato

also: Ipomoea batatas

Vine

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ N/A⬇ Bury slips up to top 2 leaves↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 5 varieties →

Beauregard Bonita Georgia Jet Molokai Purple Murasaki

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also: Dipsacus sativus, Cultivated Teasel

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Thornless Baby Rose

also: Rosa multiflora 'Inermis', Thornless Japanese Rose

Flower

needs stratification

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Tithonia

also: Mexican sunflower, Tithonia rotundifolia

Flower

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

View 4 varieties →

Fiesta del Sol Goldfinger Torch Yellow Torch

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Toadflax

also: Linaria, Toadflax

Flower

View 1 variety →

Yellow Toadflax

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True Adams Needle

also: Yucca filamentosa

Cactus & succulent

Limited info

needs stratification

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Tuberous Sweetpea

also: Lathyrus tuberosus

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

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Turkish Sage

also: Phlomis russeliana, Turkish sage

Flower

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface sow — press in lightly↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Twin-leaf Senna

also: Senna roemeriana, Twoleaf Senna

Flower

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 9–18 in (23–45 cm) for most annuals and perennials; tall or clumping perennials 24–36 in (60–90 cm).

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Utah Agave

also: Agave utahensis

Cactus & succulent

Limited info

needs stratification

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Veitch's Peony

also: Paeonia anomala ssp. veitchii

Flower

Limited info

needs stratification

Bulb

Limited info

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 6–8 in clumps

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Allium tricoccum

also: Ramps, Wild Leek

Bulb

☀ Full shade to dappled sun🌡 Germ 34–41°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 4–6 in (10–15 cm)

needs stratification

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Allium tuberosum

also: Chinese Chives, Chinese Leeks

Bulb

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 6–8 in clumps

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Allium ursinum

also: Bear's Garlic, Ramsons

Bulb

☀ Full shade to dappled sun🌡 Germ 34–41°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 4–6 in (10–15 cm)

needs stratification

also: Crocus vernus, Saffron Crocus (C. sativus)

Bulb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ Needs⬇ 3–4" (7–10 cm)↔ 2–3 in (5–7 cm)

also: Iris crocea, Golden Flag

Bulb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Hyacinth

also: Hyacinthus orientalis, Dutch Hyacinth

Bulb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ Requires⬇ 6" (15 cm)↔ 4–6 in (10–15 cm)

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Iris

also: Iris spp.

Bulb

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12–24 in (30–60 cm) depending on species

View 10 varieties →needs stratification

Blackberry Lily Blue Flag Blue Juno Iris Douglas Iris Japanese Iris Juno Iris

also: Liriope muscari, Big Blue Lilyturf

Bulb

Limited info

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Onion

also: Bulb onion, Allium cepa

Bulb

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 4–6 in (10–15 cm)

View 11 varieties →

Day-neutral (Candy, Cortland)Long-day (Walla Walla, Yellow Sweet Spanish)Red (Red Wing, Redwing)Red Baron Red Creole Scallion / Green (Evergreen)

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Pale Yellow Iris

also: Iris pseudacorus, Yellow Flag

Bulb

needs stratification

also: Iris virginica, Virginia Iris

Bulb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Star Of Persia

also: Allium christophii

Bulb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Swamp Lily

also: Lilium superbum, Turk's Cap Lily

Bulb

Limited info

needs stratification

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Tulip

also: Tulipa

Bulb

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ Requires⬇ 6–8" (15–20 cm) — 3× bulb height↔ 4–6 in (10–15 cm) between bulbs

Vegetables (32)

Everyday crops for the kitchen

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Artichoke

also: Globe artichoke, Cynara scolymus

Annual vegetable

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 3–4 ft (90–120 cm)

View 3 varieties →

Green Globe Imperial Star Violetta

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Asparagus

also: Asparagus officinalis

Annual vegetable

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/2" seed; 6–8" trench for crowns↔ 18 in (45 cm)

View 3 varieties →

Jersey Knight / Jersey Giant Mary Washington Purple Passion

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Bitter Melon

also: Bitter gourd, Karela

Annual vegetable

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–90°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 18–24 in on a trellis

View 3 varieties →

Bali Green Chinese Long India White

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Bottle Gourd

also: Lagenaria siceraria, Calabash

Annual vegetable

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

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Broccoli

also: Calabrese, Sprouting broccoli

Annual vegetable

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 45–85°F⬇ 1/4–1/2" (6–12 mm)↔ 18 in (45 cm)

View 6 varieties →

Broccolini / Aspabroc Calabrese Green Comet Purple Sprouting Romanesco Waltham 29

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Brussels Sprouts

also: Brassica oleracea Gemmifera

Annual vegetable

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

View 2 varieties →

Jade Cross Long Island Improved

also: Rheum palmatum, Chinese Rhubarb

Annual vegetable

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 3–4 ft (90–120 cm)

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Corn

also: Sweet corn, Maize

Annual vegetable

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–85°F⬇ 1–2" (2.5–5 cm)↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

View 4 varieties →

Golden Bantam Honey Select Peaches & Cream Silver Queen

also: Cucumis dipsaceus, Teasel Gourd

Annual vegetable

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/2–1" (12–25 mm)↔ 3–4 ft (0.9–1.2 m)

needs stratification

🥕

also: Winter Melon, Ash Gourd

Annual vegetable

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ 36–48 in (90–120 cm)

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Winter Squash

also: Butternut, Acorn

Annual vegetable

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–90°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ 36–48 in (90–120 cm) between plants

View 6 varieties →

Acorn (Table Queen)Butternut (Waltham)Delicata Hubbard Kabocha Spaghetti

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Zucchini

also: Summer squash, Courgette

Annual vegetable

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–95°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

Leafy green

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 45–85°F⬇ 1/4–1/2" (6–12 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 4 varieties →

Curly (Winterbor, Vates)Lacinato (Dinosaur / Tuscan)Red Russian Redbor

also: Mertensia maritima, Sea Bluebells

Leafy green

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 40–55°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 10–12 in (25–30 cm)

needs stratification

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Radicchio

also: Italian chicory, Cichorium intybus

Leafy green

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 10–12 in (25–30 cm)

View 4 varieties →

Castelfranco Palla Rossa Rosalba Treviso Precoce

also: True Watercress, Nasturtium officinale

Leafy green

☀ Part shade (cool climates full sun)🌡 Germ 50–65°F⬇ Surface sow — press in; needs light to germinate↔ 4–6 in (10–15 cm)

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 50–70°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 3–4 in (8–10 cm)

View 1 variety →

Duplex

also: Cassava, Manioc

Root crop

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 80–90°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm) for seed; 6 in horizontal for stem cuttings↔ 3–4 ft (90–120 cm)

View 2 varieties →

Bitter Cassava Sweet Cassava

Legumes (30)

Nitrogen-fixing beans & peas

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Alfalfa

also: Lucerne, Medicago sativa

Legume

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 55–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2" (6–12 mm)↔ Broadcast

View 1 variety →

Common Alfalfa

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Alsike Clover

also: Trifolium hybridum

Legume

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 4–6 in (10–15 cm) for bush types; 6–8 in (15–20 cm) for pole types on a support.

needs stratification

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Austrian Winter Pea

also: Field pea, Winter pea

Legume

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 45–65°F⬇ 1–2" (2.5–5 cm)↔ Broadcast or 2–3 in

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also: Astragalus sinicus, Milk Vetch

Legume

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 50–70°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ Broadcast

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Clover

also: Trifolium, Cover crop clover

Legume

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 50–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm) — broadcast and rake in↔ Broadcast — no spacing

View 10 varieties →

Alsike Clover Crimson Clover Field Clover Ladino White Clover Mammoth Red Clover Medium Red Clover

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Cowpea / Southern Pea

also: Black-eyed pea, Crowder pea

Legume

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–90°F⬇ 1"↔ 3–6 in

View 4 varieties →

California Blackeye No. 5 Mississippi Silver Pinkeye Purple Hull Red Ripper

also: Cajanus, Pigeon pea

Legume

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1 in (2.5 cm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

View 2 varieties →

Common Pigeonpea Showy Pigeonpea

also: Trifolium repens, Dutch clover

Legume

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 50–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm) — broadcast and rake in↔ Broadcast — no spacing

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Winged Bean

also: Asparagus Pea, Four-angled Bean

Legume

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ 12 in (30 cm)

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Yardlong Bean

also: Asparagus bean, Chinese long bean

Legume

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–90°F⬇ 1"↔ 6 in

View 3 varieties →

Chinese Green Noodle Orient Wonder Red Noodle

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Yellow Sweetclover

also: Melilotus officinalis, Yellow Sweet Clover

Legume

Limited info

also: Big Bluestem, Turkeyfoot

Grass

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

View 1 variety →

Niagara

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Andropogon ternarius

also: Paintbrush Bluestem, Silver Bluestem

Grass

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

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Andropogon virginicus

also: Broom Sedge, Broom-sedge

Grass

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

also: Cynodon dactylon, Bermudagrass

Grass

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/8–1/4" (3–6 mm)↔ N/A — lawn/pasture

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Bi-Licious Sweet Corn

also: Zea mays var. rugosa 'Bi-Licious'

Grain

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) for cereal grain; 1/2 in (12 mm) for pseudo-grains like quinoa and amaranth.↔ Sown as a stand — 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) between plants within the drill.

needs stratification

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Bluejoint

also: Calamagrostis canadensis, Bluejoint Reedgrass

Grass

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 55–70°F⬇ Surface to 1/8 in — needs light↔ 12–18 in for plugs

needs stratification

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Buckwheat

also: Fagopyrum esculentum

Grain

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–80°F⬇ 1/2–1" (12–25 mm)↔ Broadcast

View 2 varieties →

Common Buckwheat Mancan

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Buffel Grass

also: Cenchrus ciliaris, African Foxtail Grass

Grass

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–85°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Cereal Rye

also: Winter rye, Grain rye

Grain

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 40–65°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ Broadcast or drilled

View 3 varieties →

Aroostook Cereal Rye (VNS)Danko

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also: Triticum monococcum, Small spelt

Grain

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 45–65°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ Broadcast

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Elephant Grass

also: Pennisetum purpureum

Grass

Limited info

needs stratification

also: Glyceria, Mannagrass

Grain

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Broadcast

View 3 varieties →

American Mannagrass (G. grandis)Canada Manna (G. canadensis)Fowl Mannagrass (G. striata)

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Greasegrass

also: Tridens flavus, Purpletop Tridens

also: Poa pratensis, Kentucky Blue-grass

Grass

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 55–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ Final: 4–12 in (10–30 cm)

needs stratification

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Korean Lawngrass

also: Zoysia japonica, Zoysia Grass

Grass

Limited info

needs stratification

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Lemongrass

also: Cymbopogon citratus, Cymbopogon flexuosus

Grass

☀ Full sun (6+ hrs)🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ Surface press only — needs light↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

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also: Chasmanthium latifolium, Indian Wood Oats

Grain

☀ Partial shade to full sun🌡 Germ 55–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 18–24 in (45–60 cm)

needs stratification

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Oats

also: Avena sativa

Grain

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 50–65°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ Broadcast or drilled

View 3 varieties →

Common Oats Streaker (hull-less)Winter Oats (cover crop)

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Orchardgrass

also: Dactylis glomerata, Cock's Foot

Grass

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 55–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ N/A — pasture/hay

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Pampas Grass

also: Cortaderia selloana, Uruguayan Pampas Grass

Grass

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface press — needs light↔ Final: 6–10 ft (1.8–3 m)

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Pink Pampas Grass White Pampas Grass

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also: Upland rice, Paddy rice

Grain

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2" (1.25 cm) or press into flooded mud↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

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Ryegrass

also: Lolium, Ryegrass

Grain

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) for cereal grain; 1/2 in (12 mm) for pseudo-grains like quinoa and amaranth.↔ Sown as a stand — 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) between plants within the drill.

View 2 varieties →

Annual Ryegrass Perennial Ryegrass 'Tetra Sweet'

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Sedge

also: Carex

Grass

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ Surface to 1/8 in (3 mm)↔ Final: 12–24 in (30–60 cm)

View 3 varieties →needs stratification

Fox Sedge Hop Sedge Lurid Sedge

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Sideoats Grama

also: Bouteloua curtipendula, Sideoats Grass

Grass

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm) for plugs

needs stratification

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Soft Rush

also: Juncus effusus, Bog Rush

Grass

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 68–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light and constant moisture↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Sorghum

also: Milo, Broomcorn

Grass

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–90°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ 6–8 in (15–20 cm)

View 4 varieties →

Black Amber (sweet)Broomcorn Mix Tarahumara Popping White African (grain)

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also: Eragrostis tef, Lovegrass

Grass

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–80°F⬇ Surface-sow — seeds are tiny; press in, do not bury↔ Broadcast

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Timothy Grass

also: Phleum pratense, Timothy

Grass

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2" (6–12 mm)↔ Ornamental clumps 18–36 in (45–90 cm) apart; turf and meadow species broadcast, not spaced.

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Tufted Hairgrass

also: Deschampsia cespitosa, Tussock grass

Grass

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 55–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm) — barely cover↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

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Weeping Alkaligrass

also: European Alkali Grass, Puccinellia distans

Grass

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 55–70°F⬇ Surface to 1/8 in (3 mm)↔ 6–12 in (15–30 cm) clumps

needs stratification

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Wheat

also: Triticum aestivum, Hard red wheat

Grain

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 50–70°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ Broadcast or drilled

View 4 varieties →

Einkorn Red Fife (spring)Sonora (soft white)Turkey Red (winter)

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Wild Rye

also: Elymus, Elymus canadensis

Grass

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 55–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 3 varieties →

Canada Wild Rye (E. canadensis)River Wild Rye (E. riparius)Virginia Wildrye (E. virginicus)

Fruits (160)

Berries, melons & fruiting vines

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🍒

also: Vaccinium macrocarpon clean seed, Cranberry

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface-sow onto damp peat and cover only lightly; seed needs light and 90 days of cold first.↔ Space to the mature spread — 3–5 ft (0.9–1.5 m)

needs stratification

🍑

also: Pyrus communis 'Bartlett'

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify pips 60–90 days, then sow 1/2 in (12 mm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–20 ft (3.7–6 m)

needs stratification

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Beach Plum

also: Prunus maritima

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

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Bessey's Plum

also: Prunus besseyi, Western Sand Cherry

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

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Big Huckleberry

also: Vaccinium membranaceum, Thinleaf Huckleberry

Fruit

needs stratification

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Big Tree Plum

also: Prunus mexicana, Mexican Plum

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🫐

also: Rubus occidentalis, Black Raspberry

Fruit

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ Final: 3–5 ft (0.9–1.5 m)

needs stratification

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Blackthorn

also: Prunus spinosa, Sloe

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

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Blue Sausage Fruit

also: Decaisnea fargesii, Blue-bean

Fruit

☀ Partial shade🌡 Germ 55–70°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ 8–12 ft (2.4–3.6 m)

needs stratification

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Blue-leaved Huckleberry

also: Vaccinium deliciosum, Cascade Bilberry

Fruit

needs stratification

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Bog Bilberry

also: Vaccinium uliginosum, Bog Blueberry

Fruit

needs stratification

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Bog Cranberry

also: Vaccinium oxycoccos, Small Cranberry

Fruit

needs stratification

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Borowinka Common Apple

also: Malus pumila 'Borowinka', Dutchess Apple

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify pips 60–90 days, then sow 1/2 in (12 mm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 8–25 ft (2.4–7.6 m), matching the rootstock

needs stratification

🍇

California Blackberry

also: Rubus ursinus, California Blackberry

Fruit

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ Final: 3–5 ft (0.9–1.5 m)

needs stratification

🫐

California Huckleberry

also: Vaccinium ovatum, Evergreen Huckleberry

Fruit

needs stratification

🌳

also: Prunus davidiana, David Peach

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the pit 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep in a deep pot.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–20 ft (3.7–6 m)

needs stratification

🍒

Chokecherry

also: Prunus virginiana

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🍋

Citron

also: Citrus medica, Etrog

Fruit

☀ Full sun (6–8+ hrs)🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/2 in (1 cm)↔ 8–15 ft (2.5–4.5 m) apart

View 6 varieties →

Buddha's Hand Corsican Diamante Etrog Spadifora Temoni

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Common Edible Olive

also: Olea europaea

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Crack or scarify the pit, soak, then sow 1/2–1 in (12–25 mm) deep. Germination is slow and erratic.↔ Space to the mature spread — 15–25 ft (4.5–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🥭

Common Guava

also: Common Guava, Guava

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ 10–15 ft (3–4.5 m) standard; 3–4 ft dwarf

needs stratification

🌳

Common Pawpaw

also: Asimina triloba, Pawpaw

Fruit

Limited info

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1 in (2.5 cm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 8–25 ft (2.4–7.6 m), matching the rootstock you plant

needs stratification

🍐

Common Pear

also: Common Pear, Domestic Pear

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify pips 60–90 days, then sow 1/2 in (12 mm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–20 ft (3.7–6 m)

needs stratification

🫐

also: Rubus idaeus, European Raspberry

Fruit

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ Final: 2–3 ft (0.6–0.9 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Evans Cherry

also: Prunus cerasus 'Evans'

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🫐

also: Wonderberry, Solanum melanocerasum

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 18–24 in

View 2 varieties →

Garden Huckleberry Wonderberry

🍒

Gaultheria

also: Gaultheria, Wintergreen

Fruit

☀ Partial to full shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 2 varieties →

Salal (G. shallon)Wintergreen (G. procumbens)

🍒

Goji Berry

also: Wolfberry, Lycium barbarum

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

View 3 varieties →

Chinese Goji (L. barbarum)Chinese Wolfberry Sweet Lifeberry

🌼

also: Prunus subhirtella, Rosebud Cherry

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🫐

also: Oemleria cerasiformis, Oso Berry

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

🫐

Jackfruit

also: Artocarpus heterophyllus

Fruit

Limited info

needs stratification

🍐

Kirschensaller Pear

also: Kirschensaller Pear, Pyrus communis 'Kirschensaller'

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify pips 60–90 days, then sow 1/2 in (12 mm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–20 ft (3.7–6 m)

needs stratification

🍈

Kiwano (Jelly Melon)

also: Horned melon, African horned cucumber

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 18–24 in on a trellis

View 1 variety →

Kiwano

🍓

also: Morelle de Balbis, Sticky Nightshade

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

🍑

Loquat

also: Eriobotrya japonica, Japanese Plum

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ Final: 15–25 ft (4.5–7.5 m)

🍑

Lovell Peach

also: Prunus persica var. Lovell, Lovell Peach

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the pit 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep in a deep pot.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–20 ft (3.7–6 m)

needs stratification

🫐

also: Citrus reticulata, Tangerine

Fruit

☀ Full sun (6–8+ hrs)🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/2 in (1 cm)↔ 8–20 ft (2.5–6 m) apart depending on rootstock

View 25 varieties →

Ain Taoujdate Clementine Algerian Clementine Aoshima Satsuma Armstrong Satsuma Dancy Imperial

also: Morus, Mulberry

also: Olea europaea

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ Crack or scarify the pit, soak, then sow 1/2–1 in (12–25 mm) deep. Germination is slow and erratic.↔ Space to the mature spread — 15–25 ft (4.5–7.6 m)

View 1 variety →

CANINO Olive

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Oshima Cherry

also: Prunus speciosa

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🫐

Oval-leaf Blueberry

also: Vaccinium ovalifolium

Fruit

needs stratification

🥭

Papaya

also: Carica papaya

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ 6–10 ft (2–3 m)

🍈

Pepino Dulce

also: Melon pear, Sweet cucumber

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm) — barely cover↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

🍊

Persimmon

also: Diospyros, Diospyros kaki

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ Final: 15–25 ft (4.5–7.5 m)

View 4 varieties →needs stratification

Caucasian Persimmon (D. lotus)Chinese Persimmon (D. rhombifolia)Common Persimmon (D. virginiana)Japanese Persimmon (D. kaki)

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Pin Cherry

also: Prunus pensylvanica, Fire Cherry

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🍎

Pomegranate

also: Pomegranite, Punica granatum

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 10–15 ft (3–4.5 m) for standard; 3–4 ft for dwarfs

needs stratification

🌳

also: Ribes roezlii, Sierra Gooseberry

Fruit

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ Final: 3–5 ft (0.9–1.5 m)

needs stratification

🍓

Sour Cherry

also: Prunus cerasus

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🍊

Sour Orange

also: Citrus × aurantium, Bitter orange

Fruit

☀ Full sun (6–8+ hrs)🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/2 in (1 cm)↔ 8–20 ft (2.5–6 m) apart depending on rootstock

View 6 varieties →

Apepu Bergamot Bouquetier de Nice Chinotto Seville Standard Sour

🌳

also: Persea palustris, Swamp Redbay

Fruit

Limited info

needs stratification

🍒

also: Malus hupehensis, Tea Crab Apple

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify pips 60–90 days, then sow 1/2 in (12 mm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 8–25 ft (2.4–7.6 m), matching the rootstock

needs stratification

🍇

Thimbleberry

also: Rubus parviflorus, Thimbleberry

Fruit

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ Final: 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

needs stratification

🍒

Tibetan Cherry

also: Prunus serrula, Tibetan Cherry

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🍓

Tokyo Cherry

also: Prunus x yedoensis, Yoshino Cherry

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🫒

Tomatillo

also: Mexican husk tomato, Physalis ixocarpa

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

View 2 varieties →

Purple Toma Verde

🍐

also: Prunus subhirtella var. Pendula, Weeping Higan Cherry

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🍒

Western Chokecherry

also: Prunus virginiana ssp. demissa, Western Chokecherry

Fruit

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🍇

Western Raspberry

also: Rubus leucodermis, Western Raspberry

Fruit

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ Final: 3–5 ft (0.9–1.5 m)

needs stratification

🌳

White Mulberry

also: Morus alba

Fruit

Limited info

needs stratification

🍓

Wild Strawberry

also: Fragaria vesca, Woodland Strawberry

Fruit

Limited info

needs stratification

🍐

Willowleaf Pear

also: Pyrus salicifolia, Willowleaf Pear

Fruit

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify pips 60–90 days, then sow 1/2 in (12 mm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–20 ft (3.7–6 m)

needs stratification

🍋

Yuzu

also: Citrus junos, Japanese citron

Fruit

☀ Full sun (6–8+ hrs)🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/2 in (1 cm)↔ 8–20 ft (2.5–6 m) apart depending on rootstock

View 4 varieties →

Ichang Papeda Hybrid Kabosu Standard Yuzu Sudachi

Trees & Shrubs (1156)

Shade, fruit & timber species

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🌲

Abies (Firs)

also: True firs, Silver firs

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Sow large nuts and acorns 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep; winged or small tree seed 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

View 49 varieties →needs stratification

Abies alba Abies amabilis Abies balsamea 'Improved' New Hampshire Blue Abies balsamea Manitoba Abies balsamea Minnesota Abies balsamea New York

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Acacia

also: Wattle, Mimosa

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ Final: 15–25 ft (4.5–7.5 m) depending on climate

View 9 varieties →

Acacia baileyana Acacia baileyana var. purpurea Acacia confusa Acacia cyanophylla Acacia dealbata Acacia farnesiana

🌳

Acca sellowiana

also: Feijoa, Pineapple Guava

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ 1/8 in (3 mm); barely cover↔ Final: 10–15 ft (3–4.5 m) as shrub or small tree

🍁

Acer

also: Maple

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/8–1/4 in (3–6 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

View 99 varieties →needs stratification

Acer barbinerve Acer buergerianum Acer calcaratum Acer campbellii wilsonii Acer campestre Acer capillipes

🌳

Achiote

also: Bixa orellana, Annatto

also: Berberis trifoliolata, Algerita

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Alangium

also: Alangium platanifolium

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Albizia chinensis

also: Chinese Albizia, Silk Tree

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2–1 in (1–2.5 cm)↔ Final: 30–50 ft (9–15 m)

🌸

Albizia julibrissin

also: Mimosa, Persian Silk Tree

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/2 in (1 cm)↔ Final: 20–35 ft (6–10 m)

🌳

Albizia lebbeck

also: Flea Tree, Frywood

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2–1 in (1–2.5 cm)↔ Final: 30–50 ft (9–15 m)

🌳

also: Candlenut Tree, Indian Walnut

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1–1 1/2 in (2.5–4 cm)↔ Final: 30–50 ft (9–15 m)

🌳

Alexandrian Laurel Balltree

also: Calophyllum inophyllum, Beauty Leaf

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Algerian Oak

also: Quercus canariensis, Mirbeck's Oak

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Sow acorns on their side 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep. White-oak acorns germinate the same fall and must not dry out.↔ Space to the mature spread — 50–80 ft (15–24 m) — plant at least 40 ft from a house or drive

needs stratification

🌳

also: Andean Alder, Andes Alder

Amelanchier arborea

also: Common Serviceberry, Downy Serviceberry

Shrub

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ 8–15 ft (2.4–4.5 m)

View 1 variety →needs stratification

Dry Berries

🌳

Amelanchier laevis

also: Alleghany Serviceberry, Smooth Shadbush

Shrub

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ 8–15 ft (2.4–4.5 m)

View 1 variety →needs stratification

Dried Berries

🌳

Amelanchier lamarckii

also: Juneberry

Shrub

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ 8–12 ft (2.4–3.6 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Amelanchier ovalis

also: Garden Serviceberry, Snowy Mespilus

also: Viburnum trilobum

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌿

American Holly

also: Ilex opaca

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

American Larch

also: Larix laricina, Eastern Larch

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

American Linden or Basswood

also: Tilia americana, Basswood

American Sycamore

also: Platanus occidentalis

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

American Sycamore (broken heads)

also: Platanus occidentalis, American Plane

Tree

Limited info

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Sow large nuts and acorns 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep; winged or small tree seed 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

needs stratification

🌳

American Sycamore (clean seed)

also: Platanus occidentalis, American Plane

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

American Tulip Tree

also: Liriodendron tulipifera winged, Tulip Magnolia

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

also: Pinus longaeva, Great Basin Bristlecone Pine

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Andean Alder

also: Alnus jorullensis

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Anise Tree

also: Illicium spp., Anise Tree

Tree

☀ Partial shade to full shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Final: 10–20 ft (3–6 m)

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Florida Anise Tree Star Anise

🌳

Antarctic Beech

also: Nothofagus antarctica, Nirre

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

Antelope Bitterbrush

also: Antelope Bitterbrush, Purshia tridentata

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

Apache Pine

also: Pinus engelmannii, Arizona Longleaf Pine

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Appalachian Tea

also: Ilex glabra, Dye-leaves

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Arizona Blue Oak

also: Quercus oblongifolia, Mexican Blue Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Arizona Shrub Oak

also: Quercus turbinella, Sonoran Scrub Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Arizona Walnut

also: Juglans major

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Viburnum dentatum, Southern Arrowwood

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Ash's Chinquapin

also: Castanea pumila var. ashei, Ashe Chinkapin

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Ashe Birch

also: Betula lenta ssp. uber, Virginia Roundleaf Birch

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Ashe Magnolia

also: Magnolia ashei, Ashe's Magnolia

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Elaeagnus umbellata, Autumn olive tree

Tree

needs stratification

🌲

Aztec Pine

also: Pinus teocote, Teocote

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

also: Quercus ilex, Holly Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌲

Balsam Fir

also: Abies balsamea

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Balsam Fir Nova Scotia

also: Abies balsamea Nova Scotia

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Balsam Poplar

also: Populus balsamifera

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Bamboo-Leaf Oak

also: Quercus myrsinifolia, Bamboo-Leaf Oak

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm); acorns are heavy seeds↔ Space to the mature spread — 50–80 ft (15–24 m) — plant at least 40 ft from a house or drive

needs stratification

🌳

Bao Li

also: Quercus serrata, Konara Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Bastard Oak (Quercus Sinuata Var Breviloba)

also: Quercus sinuata var. breviloba, Bigelow Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Bastard Oak (Quercus Sinuata Var Sinuata)

also: Quercus sinuata var. sinuata, Durand Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Bayberry

also: Myrica pensylvanica, Northern Bayberry

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Bayberry / Wax Myrtle

also: Myrica, Bayberry

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ Sow large nuts and acorns 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep; winged or small tree seed 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

View 5 varieties →

Bog Myrtle California Bayberry Chinese Bayberry Northern Bayberry Southern Wax Myrtle

🌳

Beaked Filbert

also: Corylus cornuta, Beaked Hazelnut

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Beaked Stewartia

also: Stewartia rostrata, Chinese Stewartia

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Beakleaf Chinese Ash

also: Fraxinus bungeana, Bunge's Ash

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

Beale's Barberry

also: Berberis bealei, Leatherleaf Mahonia

Shrub

☀ Partial shade to full shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 36–48 in (90–120 cm)

needs stratification

🌳

also: Kolkwitzia amabilis, Beautybush

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🫐

Beautyberry

also: Callicarpa, American Beautyberry

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ Final: 3–6 ft (1–2 m)

View 3 varieties →needs stratification

American Beautyberry Purple Beautyberry White-berried Beautyberry

🌳

Bebb's Oak

also: Quercus x bebbiana

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Bee-bee Tree

also: Tetradium daniellii, Korean Euodia

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Beech

also: Fagus, Beech tree

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

View 4 varieties →needs stratification

American Beech (F. grandifolia)European Beech (F. sylvatica)European Purpleleaf Beech (F. sylvatica 'Purpurea')Oriental Beech (F. orientalis)

🌳

Beech Viburnum

also: Viburnum erosum, Ichang Viburnum

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌴

also: Spiraea betulifolia, White Spirea

also: Fraxinus nigra

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Robinia pseudoacacia

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Black Maple

also: Acer saccharum ssp. nigrum

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Black Oak

also: Quercus velutina, Black Oak

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm); acorns are heavy seeds↔ Space to the mature spread — 50–80 ft (15–24 m) — plant at least 40 ft from a house or drive

needs stratification

🌸

Blackhaw

also: Viburnum prunifolium fruits, Viburnum prunifolium

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Blackjack Oak

also: Quercus marilandica

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

also: Rhododendron groenlandicum, Bog Labrador Tea

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 1–3 ft (0.3–0.9 m)

💙

Borage

also: Borago officinalis, Starflower

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4–1/2" (6–12 mm) — needs darkness↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

View 3 varieties →

Alba (White)Common Blue Variegata

🌳

also: Spiraea alba var. latifolia, White Meadowsweet

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

also: Quercus macrocarpa var. x gambellii, Burgambell Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

also: Lithocarpus densiflorus var. echinoides

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Bush's Coneflower

also: Echinacea paradoxa, Ozark Coneflower

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌿

Butcher's Broom

also: Ruscus aculeatus, Butcher's Broom

Tree

☀ Part shade to full shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/2–3/4 in (12–18 mm)↔ Final: 2–3 ft (0.6–0.9 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Butterfly Bush

also: Buddleja, Buddleia

Shrub

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface-sown — needs light↔ Final: 3–10 ft (1–3 m) by species

View 3 varieties →needs stratification

Orange Butterfly Bush Orange Eye Butterflybush White Butterfly Bush

🌳

Buttonbush

also: Cephalanthus occidentalis, Button-willow

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface to 1/8 in (3 mm) — needs light↔ Final: 6–12 ft (1.8–3.6 m)

needs stratification

🌴

Cabbage Palm

also: Sabal palmetto, Cabbage Palm

Tree

🌴

Cabbage Tree

also: Cordyline, Cordyline australis

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Final: 10–30 ft (3–9 m) depending on species

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Mountain Cabbage Tree (C. indivisa)New Zealand Cabbage Tree (C. australis)

🌳

California Bay

also: Umbellularia californica, California Laurel

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

California Black Oak

also: Quercus kelloggii, California Black Oak

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm); acorns are heavy seeds↔ Space to the mature spread — 50–80 ft (15–24 m) — plant at least 40 ft from a house or drive

needs stratification

🌳

California Black Walnut

also: Juglans californica, California Walnut

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

California Buckeye

also: Aesculus californica, California Horse Chestnut

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

California Fan Palm

also: Washingtonia filifera, Desert Fan Palm

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

California Flannelbush

also: Fremontodendron californicum, Flannel Bush

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌿

California Hoptree

also: California Hoptree, Ptelea crenulata

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

California Live Oak

also: Quercus agrifolia, Coast Live Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🍒

California Mountain Ash

also: Sorbus californica

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

California Snowdrop Bush

also: Styrax officinalis ssp. redivivus, California Styrax

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

California Sycamore

also: Platanus racemosa, Western Sycamore

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

California White Oak

also: Quercus lobata, Valley Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Camel Thorn

also: Acacia erioloba, Camelthorn

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

also: Betula papyrifera 'Canoe'

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Canyon Live Oak

also: Quercus chrysolepis

Tree

needs stratification

🌿

Caper

also: Capparis spinosa, Caper Bush

Shrub

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ Final: 3–5 ft (1–1.5 m)

🌳

Caragana

also: Siberian Pea Tree, Peashrub

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ Final: 6–12 ft (2–4 m)

View 4 varieties →

Dwarf Peashrub Korshinsk Peashrub Littleleaf Peashrub Siberian Pea Tree

🌳

also: Rhododendron carolinianum, Carolina Azalea

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 3–5 ft (0.9–1.5 m)

🌳

Carolina Buckthorn

also: Rhamnus caroliniana, Indian Cherry

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🌹

Castor Bean

also: Ricinus communis, Castor Bean

Shrub

☀ Full sun (6+ hrs)🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1–1.5 in (2.5–4 cm)↔ Final: 3–6 ft (0.9–1.8 m)

🌲

Casuarina

also: She-oak, Australian Pine

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ Surface to 1/4 in (6 mm) — needs light↔ Final: 30–100 ft (9–30 m)

View 2 varieties →

Beach Sheoak River Oak

🌳

Catalpa

also: Cigar Tree, Indian Bean Tree

Tree

View 4 varieties →needs stratification

Chinese Catalpa Manchurian Catalpa Northern Catalpa Southern Catalpa

🌳

Catalpa Paulownia

also: Paulownia catalpifolia

Tree

needs stratification

🌸

also: Quercus macranthera

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Caucasian Wing Nut

also: Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Caucasian Wingnut

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Caucasian Zelkova

also: Zelkova carpinifolia, Elm Zelkova

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

Ceanothus

also: California Lilac, New Jersey Tea

Chapman's Holly

also: Ilex longipes, Georgia Holly

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Chequer Tree

also: Sorbus torminalis, Checkertree

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Cherrybark Oak

also: Quercus pagoda

Tree

needs stratification

🌰

Chestnut

also: Castanea, Sweet Chestnut

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) for nuts↔ Final: 30–60 ft (9–18 m)

View 4 varieties →needs stratification

Chinese Chestnut 'Liu'European Chestnut Precoce Migoule Chestnut Silverleaf Chestnut

🌳

also: Lespedeza juncea var. sericea, Chinese Lespedeza

also: Euptelea pleiosperma, Ling Chun Mu

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ Final: 20–30 ft (6–9 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Chinese False Privet

also: Fontanesia fortunei, Fortune Fontanesia

Tree

needs stratification

🌿

Chinese Firethorn

also: Chinese Firethorn, Pyracantha fortuneana

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Chinese Fringe Tree

also: Chionanthus retusa, Chionanthus retusus

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Toxicodendron vernicifluum, Varnish Tree

Tree

needs stratification

🌲

Chinese Nutmeg Tree

also: Torreya grandis, Chinese Nutmeg Yew

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

also: Sapindus mukorossi, Chinese Soapberry

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2–1 in (12–25 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

🌸

Chinese Spirea

also: Spiraea chinensis

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Chinese Stewartia

also: Stewartia sinensis

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Chinese Sumac

also: Rhus chinensis, Chinese Sumac

Tree

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

needs stratification

🌲

Chinese Swamp Cypress

also: Glyptostrobus pensilis, Chinese Water Pine

Tree

Limited info

🌳

Chinese Sweetshrub

also: Sinocalycanthus chinensis, Chinese Wax Shrub

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Chinese Tallow

also: Sapium sebiferum, Chinese Tallow

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

🌳

Chinese Toon

also: Toona sinensis, Chinese Mahogany

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

also: Wisteria sinensis

Tree

needs stratification

🌲

also: Quercus muehlenbergii, Chinquapin Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌲

Chir Pine

also: Pinus roxburghii, Salli

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Chisos Oak

also: Quercus graciliformis, Slender Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

also: Paliurus spina-christi, Crown Of Thorns

Tree

Limited info

🌿

Christmas Box

also: Sarcococca confusa, Christmas Box

Tree

☀ Part shade to full shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ Final: 2–3 ft (0.6–0.9 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Cilician Fir

also: Abies cilicica, Taurus Fir

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Clammy Azalea

also: Rhododendron viscosum, Swamp Azalea

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Clammy Locust

also: Robinia viscosa

Tree

needs stratification

🌸

Clematis

also: Clematis, Italian Clematis

Tree

View 15 varieties →needs stratification

Alpine Clematis Blue Clematis Devil's Darning Needles Erect Clematis Erect Clematis Purpurea Golden Clematis

🌳

Clethra

also: Summersweet, Pepperbush

also: Gymnocladus, Kentucky coffee tree relatives

also: Rhamnus cathartica

Tree

needs stratification

🌿

Common Hoptree

also: Hop Tree, Ptelea trifoliata

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Common Lilac

also: Syringa vulgaris, Lilac

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Common Manzanita

also: Arctostaphylos manzanita, Parry Manzanita

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 50–65°F⬇ Surface — press into mix↔ 6–10 ft (1.8–3 m)

needs stratification

🌲

also: Cornus mas

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Stratify the stone 90–120 days, then sow 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 12–25 ft (3.7–7.6 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Cotoneaster

also: Cotoneaster acutifolius, Peking Cotoneaster

Shrub

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 34–50°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Final: 3–10 ft (0.9–3 m) depending on species

View 12 varieties →needs stratification

Black Cotoneaster (C. melanocarpus)Diel's Cotoneaster (C. dielsianus)Franchet Cotoneaster (C. franchetii)Hedge Cotoneaster (C. acutifolius var. lucidus)Himalayan Cotoneaster (C. simonsii)Hollyberry Cotoneaster (C. bullatus)

🌼

Coulter's Matilija Poppy

also: Romneya coulteri, California tree poppy

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 4–8 ft (1.2–2.4 m)

🌳

Cow Oak

also: Quercus michauxii, Swamp Chestnut Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Coyotebrush

also: Baccharis pilularis

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Cranberry Cotoneaster

also: Cotoneaster apiculatus

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌸

also: Berberis repens

Cyrilla

also: Cyrilla racemiflora, Swamp Cyrilla

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 10–20 ft (3–6 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Dahurian Birch

also: Betula davurica, Asian Black Birch

David Elm

also: Ulmus davidiana, Japanese Elm

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

David's Keteleeria

also: Keteleeria davidiana

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

Dawn Redwood

also: Metasequoia glyptostroboides

Tree

Limited info

🌳

also: Olneya tesota, Palo Fierro

Tree

Limited info

🌳

also: Oplopanax horridus, Devilsclub

Tree

Limited info

🌳

Devil's Walking Stick

also: Aralia spinosa, Devil's Walkingstick

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 8–12 ft (2.4–3.6 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Diamond Leaf Oak

also: Quercus laurifolia, Diamond Leaf Oak

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm); acorns are heavy seeds↔ Space to the mature spread — 50–80 ft (15–24 m) — plant at least 40 ft from a house or drive

needs stratification

🌿

Dog Hobble

also: Leucothoe fontanesiana, Mountain Doghobble

Tree

Limited info

🌹

Dog Rose

also: Rosa canina

Tree

View 6 varieties →needs stratification

Asselensis Luteola Pfanders Schmid's Ideal Thornless Vierlander

🌳

Dogwood

also: Cornus, Dogwood Tree

Dove Tree

also: Davidia involucrata, Ghost Tree

Tree

☀ Partial shade🌡 Germ Warm⬇ 1" (2.5 cm)↔ 20–40 ft (6–12 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Downy Arrowwood

also: Viburnum rafinesquianum, Downy-leaved Arrowwood

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Downy Birch

also: Betula pubescens

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Downy Japanese Maple

also: Acer japonicum, Full Moon Maple

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Quercus petraea, Sessile Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌸

Dwarf Azalea

also: Rhododendron atlanticum

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌼

Dwarf Bush Honeysuckle

also: Diervilla lonicera, Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ Final: 3–4 ft (90–120 cm)

needs stratification

🌳

Dwarf Chinkapin Oak

also: Quercus prinoides

Tree

needs stratification

🌸

Dwarf Korean Lilac

also: Syringa meyeri 'Palibin', Palibin Lilac

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Dwarf Mountain Ash

also: Sorbus reducta

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

Dwarf Mugo Pine

also: Pinus mugo var. pumilio

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

Dwarf Oriental Arborvitae

also: Platycladus orientalis 'Compacta', Dwarf Oriental Thuja

🌳

East Asian hop hornbeam

also: Ostrya japonica, Japanese hop hornbeam

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

Eastern Baccharis

also: Baccharis halimifolia, Consumption Weed

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/8 in (3 mm); surface-sown, needs light↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

needs stratification

🌳

Eastern Cottonwood

also: Populus deltoides, Cottonwood

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Eastern Hop Hornbeam

also: Ostrya virginiana, Eastern Hophornbeam

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

also: Euonymus atropurpureus, Indian Arrow Wood

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌲

Eastern White Pine

also: Pinus strobus, Northern White Pine

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌹

Eglantine Rose

also: Rosa rubiginosa, Eglantine Rose

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🧅

Egyptian Walking Onion

also: Tree onion, Topsetting onion

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 40–70°F⬇ 1" (2.5 cm) point up for bulblets↔ 8–12 in (20–30 cm)

🌳

Elephant Ear Tree

also: Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Guanacaste

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ Final: 50–80 ft (15–24 m)

🌳

Elsmo Chinese Elm

also: Ulmus parvifolia 'Elsmo', Elsmo Lacebark Elm

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Quercus engelmannii, Pasadena Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌸

English Hawthorn

also: Crataegus laevigata

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

English Holly

also: Ilex aquifolium

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

English Oak

also: Quercus robur, Pedunculate Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

English Upright Oak

also: Quercus robur 'Fastigiata', Upright English Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

English Walnut

also: Juglans regia, Persian Walnut

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

English x Scrub Oak Hybrid

also: Quercus robur var. x turbinella

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Enkianthus

also: Enkianthus campanulatus, Campanulate Enkianthus

Tree

☀ Part shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm)↔ Final: 6–10 ft (1.8–3 m)

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Dwarf Redvein Enkianthus Red-veined Enkianthus

🌳

Erman's Birch

also: Betula ermanii

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

also: Populus tremula

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

European Bladdernut

also: Staphylea pinnata

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🫐

European Cranberrybush

also: Viburnum opulus, European Highbush Cranberry

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

European Elder

also: Sambucus nigra, Black Elderberry

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌴

European Fan Palm

also: Mediterranean Fan Palm, Chamaerops humilis

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ Final: 6–15 ft (2–4.5 m)

needs stratification

🌸

European Hawthorn

also: Crataegus monogyna

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Rhododendron calendulaceum, Flame Azalea

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

🌳

Flameleaf Sumac

also: Rhus copallinum, Flameleaf Sumac

Tree

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

needs stratification

🌳

Flathead Douglas Fir

also: Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca MT Flathead

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Florida Azalea

also: Rhododendron austrinum, Florida Azalea

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

🌳

Florida Maple

also: Acer saccharum ssp. floridanum, Southern Sugar Maple

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Florida Soapberry

also: Sapindus marginatus

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Flowering Quince

also: Chaenomeles, Flowering Quince

Tree

View 4 varieties →needs stratification

Cathay Quince Chinese Flowering Quince Chinese Quince Dwarf Flowering Quince

🌲

Fokienia

also: Fokienia hodginsii, Fujian Cypress

Tree

Limited info

🌳

Fontanesia

also: Fontanesia phillyraeoides, Syrian-privet

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Sow large nuts and acorns 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) deep; winged or small tree seed 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm).↔ Final: give the mature shrub its full width

🌳

Forestiera

also: Forestiera ligustrina, Southern Glade Privet

Tree

🌳

Forrest Fir

also: Abies forrestii

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Forsythia

also: Forsythia suspensa, Golden-Bell

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Final: give the mature shrub its full width

🌸

Fortune Rhododendron

also: Rhododendron fortunei, Fortune Rhododendron

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 6–10 ft (1.8–3 m)

🌳

Foster Holly

also: Ilex X attenuata "Fosteri"

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌿

Four Wing Saltbush

also: Atriplex canescens, Chamiso

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 36–60 in (90–150 cm)

needs stratification

🌸

also: Fumana procumbens, Creeping Creosote Bush

Shrub

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface — needs light↔ 12–18 in (30–45 cm)

🌳

Furst Scharzenberg English Oak

also: Quercus robur var. x Furst Scharzenberg

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

also: Quercus georgiana, Stone Mountain Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

also: Rhododendron vernicosum, Glossy-Leaved Rhododendron

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 6–10 ft (1.8–3 m)

🌳

Gmelina

also: Gmelina arborea, Gumhar

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

🌳

Gobbler Sawtooth Oak

also: Quercus acutissima 'Gobbler'

Tree

needs stratification

🌲

Golden Larch

also: Chinese Golden-larch, Pseudolarix amabilis

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Golden Rain Tree

also: Koelreuteria spp., Varnish Tree

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 20–40 ft (6–12 m)

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Chinese Flame Tree Panicled Golden Rain Tree

🌸

Golden Rhododendron

also: Rhododendron aureum, Golden Rhododendron

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

🌼

also: Quercus grisea

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Gray Poplar

also: Populus X canescens, Grey Poplar

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

also: Celtis, Nettle Tree

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

View 9 varieties →needs stratification

African Hackberry Caucasian Hackberry Chinese Hackberry Common Hackberry Europe Common Hackberry North America European Hackberry

🌳

Hardy Rosewood

also: Dalbergia hupeana, Hardy Rosewood Tree

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–85°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 20–30 ft (6–9 m)

🌳

also: Carpinus cordata

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Heartleaf Paper Birch

also: Betula cordifolia, Mountain Paper Birch

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Heath Banksia

also: Banksia ericifolia, Heath-leaf Banksia

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ Surface-sown, press into mix↔ Final: give the mature shrub its full width

🎋

Heavenly Bamboo

also: Nandina domestica, Sacred Bamboo

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Henry Wilson Tree

also: Sinowilsonia henryi

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Hercules Club

also: Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, Hercules'-Club

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

Hesperocyparis Cypress

also: New World cypress, Hesperocyparis

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/8–1/4 in (3–6 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

View 10 varieties →needs stratification

Arizona Cypress Gowen Cypress Guadalupe Cypress MacNab Cypress Mendocino Cypress Mexican Cypress

🌳

Hican

also: Carya X lecontei, Leconte Hickory

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌰

Hickory & Pecan

also: Carya, Hickory

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm) for nuts↔ Final: 30–80 ft (9–24 m)

View 13 varieties →needs stratification

Greenriver Pecan Hican Hirishi Pecan Kanza Pecan Lakota Pecan Mockernut Hickory

🌳

also: Taxus wallichiana var. chinensis

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Hobblebush

also: Viburnum lantanoides, Moosewood

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Hogyoku Japanese Maple

also: Acer palmatum ssp. amoenum 'Hogyoku'

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

Holly

also: Ilex spp.

Shrub

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ Final: varies widely by species

View 10 varieties →needs stratification

American Holly Cherry Holly Chinese Holly English Holly Japanese Holly Longstalk Holly

🌳

Honduras Mahogany

also: Swietenia humilis, Pacific Coast Mahogany

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Honey Mesquite

also: Prosopis glandulosa, Mesquite

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Honeysuckle

also: Lonicera, Honeysuckle

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

View 5 varieties →

Alpine Honeysuckle Etruscan Honeysuckle Fly Honeysuckle Haskap / Honeyberry Twinberry

🌳

Honshu Maple

also: Acer rufinerve, Redvein Maple

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Hopbush

also: Dodonaea viscosa, Akeake

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 70–80°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Final: 10–16 ft (3–5 m)

🌳

Hornbeam

also: Carpinus, Ironwood

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ Final: 20–40 ft (6–12 m)

View 7 varieties →needs stratification

American Hornbeam European Hornbeam Heartleaf Hornbeam Japanese Hornbeam Korean Hornbeam Loose-flower Hornbeam

🌲

Huangshan Pine

also: Pinus hwangshanensis

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Hubb's Red Willow Japanese Maple

also: Acer palmatum 'Hubbs Red Willow'

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Huckleberry Oak

also: Quercus vacciniifolia

Tree

needs stratification

🌸

Hungarian Lilac

also: Syringa josikaea

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Hybrid Chestnut

also: Castanea seguinii ssp. x pumila, Hybrid Chinquapin

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Hydrangea

also: Hydrangea spp.

also: Quercus glauca, Ring-cup Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌲

Japanese Cedar

also: Cryptomeria japonica, Japanese Red Cedar

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface press — needs light↔ Final: 15–50 ft (4.5–15 m) depending on cultivar

needs stratification

🌳

Japanese Chinquapin

also: Castanopsis cuspidata, Japanese Shii

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Japanese Cornel Dogwood

also: Cornus officinalis

Japanese Mock-orange

also: Pittosporum tobira, Japanese Cheesewood

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ Final: 8–12 ft (2.5–3.5 m)

needs stratification

also: Stewartia pseudocamellia, Stewartia

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Japanese Stone Oak

also: Lithocarpus edulis

Tree

needs stratification

🌲

Japanese Stone Pine

also: Pinus pumila, Dwarf Siberian Pine

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Butia, Pindo Palm

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 80–90°F⬇ Just covered — sow horizontally↔ Final: 10–15 ft (3–4.5 m)

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Pindo Palm South American Jelly Palm

🌳

Jetbead

also: Rhodotypos scandens, Jetbead

Tree

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ Final: 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Jojoba

also: Simmondsia chinensis, Coffeeberry

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

🌸

Judas Tree

also: Cercis siliquastrum

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

Juniper

also: Juniperus spp.

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm) in gritty well-drained mix↔ Final: 6–30 ft (2–9 m) depending on species

View 12 varieties →needs stratification

Cade Juniper California Juniper Chinese Juniper Common Juniper Eastern Red Cedar (Eastern ecotype)Eastern Red Cedar (Midwestern ecotype)

🌳

Kahika

also: Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, Kahikatea

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

also: Hovea elliptica, Tree Hovea

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm), nick seed coat↔ 3–5 ft (90–150 cm)

🌳

Kasagiyama Japanese Maple

also: Acer palmatum ssp. matsumurae 'Kasagiyama'

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Kassod Tree

also: Senna siamea, Siamese Cassia

Tree

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

🌳

Katsura Tree

also: Cercidiphyllum japonicum, Japanese Judas Tree

Tree

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Surface to 1/8 in (3 mm) — needs light↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

needs stratification

🌳

Kauri

also: Agathis australis

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Kentucky Coffee Tree

also: Gymnocladus dioicus, Kentucky Coffeetree

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

Keteleeria

also: Keteleeria spp.

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 20–40 ft (6–12 m)

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Evelyn Keteleeria Fortune's Keteleeria

🌲

Khasi Pine

also: Pinus kesiya

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Laburnum

also: Laburnum spp., Golden Chain Tree

Tree

☀ Full sun to light shade🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 15–25 ft (5–8 m)

View 2 varieties →

Alpine Laburnum Golden Chain Tree

🌲

Lace Bark Pine

also: Pinus bungeana

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Laceleaf Japanese Maple

also: Acer palmatum var. dissectum

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Lacey Oak

also: Quercus laceyi

Tree

needs stratification

🌴

Lady Palm

also: Rhapis excelsa, Lady Palm

Tree

☀ Bright indirect light to partial shade🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ Final: 6–10 ft (1.8–3 m) tall, clumping

🌸

Lantanaphyllum Viburnum

also: Viburnum x rhytidophylloides

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌲

Larch

also: Larix spp., Tamarack

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–68°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 20–40 ft (6–12 m)

View 7 varieties →needs stratification

Dahurian Larch Dunkeld Larch European Larch Japanese Larch Olga Bay Larch Prince Rupprecht's Larch

🌳

Large-leaved Kowhai

also: Sophora tetraptera, New Zealand Sophora

Tree

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

also: Pinus lawsonii

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌹

also: Oxydendrum arboreum, Sorrel Tree

Tree

needs stratification

🌲

Limber Pine

also: Pinus flexilis, Rocky Mountain White Pine

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Linden Arrowwood

also: Viburnum dilatatum, Linden Viburnum

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Little Epaulette Tree

also: Little Epaulette Tree, Pterostyrax corymbosa

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Little Walnut

also: Juglans microcarpa

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

Littleleaf Boxwood

also: Buxus microphylla, Japanese Box

Tree

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Chinese Boxwood Common (Littleleaf)

🌸

Littleleaf Caragana

also: Caragana microphylla

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Littleleaf Lilac

also: Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Littleleaf Linden

also: Tilia cordata, Little-leaf Linden

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Quercus rysophylla

Tree

needs stratification

🌀

Love-in-a-Mist

also: Nigella, Nigella damascena

Shrub

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/8" (3 mm) — needs darkness↔ 6–9 in (15–23 cm)

View 4 varieties →

Albion Black Pod Delft Blue Miss Jekyll Persian Jewels

🌳

also: Taxus wallichiana var. mairei

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Majestic Blue Spruce

also: Picea pungens var. glauca 'Majestic'

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Viburnum burejaeticum

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Manchurian Walnut

also: Juglans mandshurica

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Maple-leaved Viburnum

also: Viburnum acerifolium, Mapleleaf Viburnum

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Maytenus boaria, Maiten Tree

Tree

Limited info

🌹

Meadow Rose

also: Rosa blanda, Meadow Rose

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌹

Memorial Rose

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Mesquite

also: Prosopis juliflora, Algarrobo

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Philadelphus

also: Populus angustifolia, Narrowleaf Cottonwood

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Narrowleaf Bottle Tree

also: Brachychiton rupestris, Queensland Bottle Tree

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌿

Narrowleaf Firethorn

also: Narrowleaf Firethorn, Pyracantha angustifolia

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Narrowleaf Spicebush

also: Lindera angustifolia, Oriental Spicebush

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Nepal Laburnum

also: Piptanthus nepalensis, Evergreen Laburnum

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ Final: 10–15 ft (3–4.5 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Netleaf Oak

also: Quercus rugosa

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

New Zealand Christmas Tree

also: Metrosideros excelsa, Pōhutukawa

Tree

Limited info

🌲

Odorless Wax-myrtle

also: Myrica inodora, Scentless Bayberry

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Oglethorpe Oak

also: Quercus oglethorpensis

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Ogon Sarasa Japanese Maple

also: Acer palmatum ssp. amoenum 'Ogon sarasa'

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Weigela florida

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Oleander

also: Nerium oleander

Tree

View 1 variety →

White Oleander

🌳

Omato Japanese Maple

also: Acer palmatum ssp. amoenum 'Omato'

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

Oocarpa Pine

also: Pinus oocarpa, Egg-cone Pine

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Mahonia aquifolium, Tall Oregon-grape

Tree

Limited info

🌳

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Pacific Rhododendron

also: Rhododendron macrophyllum, Pacific Rhododendron

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 6–12 ft (1.8–3.6 m)

🌲

Photinia

also: Christmas berry

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2" (6–12 mm)↔ Final: give the mature shrub its full width

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Chinese Photinia Oriental Photinia

🌳

also: Pinckneya bracteata, Feverbark

Tree

Limited info

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2" (6–12 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

needs stratification

🌳

Pindrow Fir

also: Abies pindrow, West Himalayan Fir

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

Pine

also: Pinus, True pine

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2" (6–12 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

View 94 varieties →needs stratification

Advanced Shortleaf Pine Aleppo Pine Ancient Bristlecone Pine Apache Pine Armand Pine Aztec Pine

🌿

Pinemat Manzanita

also: Arctostaphylos nevadensis, Pine-mat Manzanita

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 50–65°F⬇ Surface — press into mix↔ 3–5 ft (0.9–1.5 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Pink Azalea

also: Rhododendron periclymenoides, Pink Azalea

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 3–6 ft (0.9–1.8 m)

🌸

Pink Flowering Dogwood

also: Cornus florida 'Rubra'

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Pink Mimosa Tree

also: Albizia julibrissin 'Rosea', Pink Silk Tree

Tree

needs stratification

🌹

Pink Rugosa Rose

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Pink Trumpet Tree

also: Tabebuia rosea

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

also: Cephalotaxus, Cowtail Pine

Tree

☀ Partial shade to full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/2–1 in (12–25 mm)↔ Final: 3–10 ft (0.9–3 m) depending on species

View 4 varieties →needs stratification

Chinese Plum Yew Chinese Plum Yew (Sinensis)Japanese Plum Yew Oliver Plum Yew

🌸

Plumleaf Azalea

also: Rhododendron prunifolium, Plumleaf Azalea

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 4–8 ft (1.2–2.4 m)

🌹

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Pungent Oak

also: Quercus pungens, Sandpaper Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Purple Chokeberry

also: Aronia x prunifolia, Purple-fruited Chokeberry

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

🌳

also: Lomatia hirsuta

Tree

Limited info

🌹

Rambling Rose

also: Rosa filipes, Rambling Rose

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌼

Rambling Senna

also: Senna bicapsularis, Christmasbush

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

🌳

Red Chokeberry

also: Aronia arbutifolia

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

View 1 variety →needs stratification

Aronia arbutifolia 'Brilliantissima'

🌳

Red Elm

also: Ulmus rubra winged, Slippery Elm

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Red Hickory

also: Carya ovalis, Spicebark Hickory

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Cornus sericea

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Red Pine

also: Pinus resinosa

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Red Pygmy Dwarf Red Linear-leaf Maple

also: Acer palmatum ssp. amoenum 'Red Pygmy'

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌹

Red Rugosa Rose

also: Rosa rugosa, Red Rugosa Rose

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌲

Red Spruce

also: Picea rubens

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Redbud

also: Cercis, Redbud

Tree

View 5 varieties →needs stratification

California Redbud Eastern Redbud — Northern Zone 6 Eastern Redbud — Southern Judas Tree Mexican Redbud

🌸

Rem Red Amur Honeysuckle

also: Lonicera maackii 'Rem Red'

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Rhododendron coeloneurum

also: Rhododendron coeloneurum

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

🌸

Rhododendron glanduliferum

also: Rhododendron glanduliferum

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

🌸

Rhodora

also: Rhododendron canadense

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌴

also: Hibiscus syriacus

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Rose of the Mountains

also: Rhododendron qiaojiaense, Rose of the Mountains

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 3–6 ft (0.9–1.8 m)

🌸

Royal Azalea

also: Rhododendron schlippenbachii, Deciduous Azalea

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

🌳

Royal Poinciana

also: Delonix regia, Flame Tree

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ 30–40 ft (9–12 m)

🌸

Running Serviceberry

also: Amelanchier stolonifera

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ Clean the pulp off, stratify 90–120 days, then sow 1/4 in (6 mm) deep.↔ Space to the mature spread — 10–20 ft (3–6 m)

needs stratification

🌿

Russian Olive

also: Elaeagnus angustifolia, Russian olive tree

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Rusty Blackhaw

also: Viburnum rufidulum, Southern Blackhaw

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Sacred Fir

also: Abies religiosa

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌴

Sago Palm

also: Cycas revoluta, Japanese Sago Palm

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2–1" (12–25 mm)↔ 6–10 ft (1.8–3 m)

🌳

Salmwood

also: Cordia alliodora, Ecuador Laurel

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ Final: 40–60 ft (12–18 m)

needs stratification

🌳

also: Viburnum sargentii

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌺

Sasanqua Camellia

also: Camellia sasanqua

Tree

☀ Partial shade to full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ Final: 6–10 ft (2–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Sassafras

also: Sassafras albidum

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Saucer Magnolia

also: Magnolia × soulangiana, Magnolia X soulangeana

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Saw Palmetto

also: Serenoa repens var. Green

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Sawtooth Oak

also: Quercus acutissima

Tree

needs stratification

🌸

also: Crataegus coccinea

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Scarlet Oak

also: Quercus coccinea, Scarlet Oak

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1–2 in (2.5–5 cm); acorns are heavy seeds↔ Space to the mature spread — 50–80 ft (15–24 m) — plant at least 40 ft from a house or drive

needs stratification

🌳

Schmidt Birch

also: Betula schmidtii

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Quercus berberidifolia

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Semenov's Amur Maple

also: Acer tataricum ssp. semenovii, Turkestan Shrub Maple

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🍎

Service Tree

also: Sorbus domestica, Sorb Tree

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Seven Son Flower

also: Heptacodium miconioides, Seven Son Tree

Tree

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

needs stratification

🌿

Shadscale

also: Atriplex confertifolia, Spiny Saltbush

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

needs stratification

🌰

Shagbark Hickory

also: Carya ovata, Carya ovata Northern

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Quercus X schuettei

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

also: Viburnum sieboldii, Siebold's Arrowwood

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Silk Floss Tree

also: Chorisia speciosa

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ Final: 30–60 ft (9–18 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Silk Oak

also: Grevillea robusta, Silky Oak

Tree

needs stratification

🌸

also: Picea sitchensis

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Skunkbush Sumac

also: Rhus trilobata, Skunk Brush Sumac

Tree

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

needs stratification

🌲

also: Sorbus discolor

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Softleaf Arrowwood

also: Viburnum molle

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Sorbocotoneaster pozdnjakovii

also: Sorbocotoneaster pozdnjakovii

Tree

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

🌳

Soursop

also: Annona muricata, Graviola

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1 in (2.5 cm)↔ 15–20 ft (4.5–6 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Southern Magnolia

also: Magnolia grandiflora, Evergreen Magniolia

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Spartium junceum

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Spicebush

also: Lindera, Spicebush

Tree

View 2 varieties →

Japanese Spicebush Northern Spicebush

🌲

Spruce

also: Picea, Spruce fir

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 60–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2" (6–12 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

View 27 varieties →needs stratification

Black Hills Spruce Black Spruce Blue Spruce AZ Apache Blue Spruce AZ Kaibab Blue Spruce CO Dolores Blue Spruce CO San Juan

🌲

also: Arctostaphylos viscida, Sticky Whiteleaf Manzanita

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 50–65°F⬇ Surface — press into mix↔ 6–10 ft (1.8–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Strawberry Tree

also: Arbutus unedo, Strawberry Madrone

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 55–70°F⬇ 1/4 in (6 mm)↔ 10–15 ft (3–4.5 m)

needs stratification

🌳

also: Quercus bicolor

Tree

needs stratification

🍒

Swedish Mountain Ash

also: Sorbus intermedia, Swedish Whitebeam

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Sweet Birch

also: Betula lenta

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌹

Sweet Briar Rose

also: Rosa eglanteria

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🍁

Sweet Gum Tree

also: Liquidambar styraciflua

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Sweet Scented Flowering Crab

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Sweetgum

also: Liquidambar, Sweetgum

Tree

View 3 varieties →

American Sweetgum (Northern)American Sweetgum (Southern)Chinese Sweet Gum

🌸

Sweetshrub

also: Calycanthus floridus, Carolina Allspice

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Texas Buckeye

also: Aesculus glabra 'Arguta', Western Buckeye

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Texas Madrone

also: Arbutus xalapensis

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

also: Rhododendron brachycarpum, Tigerstedt Rhododendron

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 4–6 ft (1.2–1.8 m)

🌳

Torrey Pine

also: Pinus torreyana

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

Totara

also: Podocarpus totara

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Transcaucasian Birch

also: Betula medwediewii, Transcausian birch

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌴

also: Lavatera cachemiriana, Cashmir Mallow

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 65–70°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ 24–36 in (60–90 cm)

🌳

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌰

Walnut

also: Juglans spp.

also: Acer palmatum ssp. matsumurae 'Waterfall'

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Wavyleaf Oak

also: Quercus X undulata

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Wax Tree

also: Toxicodendron succedaneum

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Wayfaring Tree

also: Viburnum lantana

Tree

needs stratification

🌳

Weeping Boer-bean

also: Schotia brachypetala, African Greenheart

Tree

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4" (6 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

🫐

Wentworth Highbush Cranberry

also: Viburnum trilobum 'Wentworth'

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

West Indian Mahogany

also: Swietenia mahagoni, Acajou De Cuba

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

West Sichuan Rhododendron

also: Rhododendron floribundum

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Western Azalea

also: Rhododendron occidentale, Western Azalea

Shrub

☀ Partial shade — dappled light🌡 Germ 60–70°F⬇ Surface — needs light to germinate↔ Final: 4–8 ft (1.2–2.4 m)

🌲

Western Hemlock

also: Tsuga heterophylla

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

also: Bauhinia variegata var. candida, White Orchid Tree

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

🌲

White Cedar (Eastern Arborvitae)

also: Thuja occidentalis

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

White Eastern Redbud

also: Cercis canadensis var. Alba, Whitebud

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

White Fir

also: Abies concolor

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

White Flowered Lilac

also: Syringa vulgaris var. Alba, White Flowered Lilac

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

White Leadtree

also: Leucaena leucocephala, Haole Koa

Tree

View 1 variety →

Hawaiian Giant K8

🌸

White Mint Bush

also: Elsholtzia stauntonii var. F. Alba, White Mint Shrub

Shrub

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

White Oak

also: Quercus alba

Tree

needs stratification

🌸

White Orchid Tree

also: Bauhinia purpurea var. Alba, White Butterfly Tree

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

🌹

White Rugosa Rose

also: Rosa rugosa 'Alba'

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

White Spire Birch

also: Betula populifolia 'Whitespire'

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌲

Wingleaf Soapberry

also: Sapindus saponaria, Wingleaf Soapberry

Tree

☀ Full sun🌡 Germ 75–85°F⬇ 1/2–1 in (12–25 mm)↔ Space to the mature spread — 30–50 ft (9–15 m) — set the planting distance to the mature canopy, not the sapling

🌸

Wintergreen Barberry

also: Berberis julianae

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Winterhazel

also: Corylopsis, Fragrant Winterhazel

Tree

☀ Partial shade to full sun🌡 Germ 40–60°F⬇ 1/2" (12 mm)↔ Final: 8–12 ft (2.4–3.6 m)

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Chinese Winterhazel (C. sinensis)Fragrant Winterhazel (C. glabrescens)

🌸

Wintersweet

also: Chimonanthus praecox

Tree

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/2 in (12 mm)↔ Final: 10–15 ft (3–4.5 m)

needs stratification

🌸

Witch Hazel

also: Hamamelis, Witchhazel

Tree

View 2 varieties →needs stratification

Chinese Witch Hazel Vernal Witch Hazel

🌸

Wolf Lilac

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌳

Wolf's Lilac

also: Syringa wolfii

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌳

Wonder Tree

also: Idesia polycarpa, Ligiri Tree

Tree

☀ Full sun to partial shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2" (6–12 mm)↔ Final: 20–30 ft (6–9 m)

needs stratification

🌹

Wood's Rose

also: Rosa woodsii

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification

🌸

Wright Viburnum

also: Viburnum wrightii

Shrub

Limited info

☀ Full sun to part shade🌡 Germ 65–75°F⬇ 1/4–1/2 in (6–12 mm); large hard seed 1 in (2.5 cm).↔ Space to the mature spread — 5–10 ft (1.5–3 m)

needs stratification

🌸

also: Quercus schottkyana

Tree

needs stratification

🌲

Yunnan Pine

also: Pinus yunnanensis

Tree

Limited info

needs stratification