Growing Guides by Plant Name

Use this handy alphabetical guide to help you learn how to grow the plants we currently offer or have offered in the past: annuals, perennials, fruit and vegetables, herbs, houseplants, shrubs, vines, and trees.

Click the first letter of the name of the plant you are looking for.

A

Abeliophyllum (White Forsythia)

Abutilon (Flowering Maple)

Acalypha (Dwarf Chenille Plant)

Acalypha wilkesiana (Copperleaf)

Acanthus (Bear's Breeches)

Acer (Japanese Maple)

Achillea (Yarrow)

Aconitum (Monkshood)

Actaea (Baneberry)

Actinidia (Arctic Beauty Kiwi)

Adenophora (Ladybells)

Adonis (Adonis)

Aechmea (Bromeliad)

Aesculus (Horse Chestnut, Buckeye)

African Mallow Standards

African Violets and Gloxinia

Agapanthus (Lily-of-the-Nile)

Agastache, Hummingbird Mint

Agave (Century Plant)

Ageratum

Aglaonema

Ajuga (Bugleweed)

Alcea (Hollyhock)

Alchemilla (Lady's Mantle)

Allium

Allium senescens (Flowering Onion)

Alocasia (Elephant's Ear, Asian Taro)

Alpinia (Ginger Lily)

Alstroemeria (Peruvian Lily)

Alternanthera (Alternanthera)

Alyssum

Amaranthus

Amaryllis (Hippeastrum)

Ammi

Amsonia (Blue Star)

Anagallis (Pimpernel)

Anchusa

Anemone blanda

Anemone nemorosa and A. ranunculoides

Anemone sylvestris (Snowdrop Anemone)

Anemone x hybrida and A. tomentosa

Anemonella thalictroides (Rue Anemone)

Angel Vine (Muehlenbeckia)

Angelica (Angelica)

Angelonia

Anisodontea (African Mallow)

Annuals (Growing)

Anthemis (Golden Marguerite)

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Antirrhinum (Perennial Snapdragon)

Anthurium Care

Apple Trees

Aquilegia (Columbine)

Arabis (Snow Cap; Rock Cress)

Aralia

Araucaria Heterophylla (Norfolk Island Pine)

Arctostaphylos (Bearberry)

Ardisia Crenata (Coralberry)

Argyranthemum (Marguerite Daisy)

Arisaema

Aristolochia (Dutchman's Pipe)

Armeria (Sea Pink, Thrift)

Aronia (Chokeberry)

Artemisia (Artemisia)

Arum italicum (Italian Arum)

Aruncus (Goatsbeard)

Asarum (Wild Ginger)

Asclepias (Milkweed)

Asian Taro (Alocasia, Elephant's Ear)

Asparagus

Asparagus Ferns (Houseplants)

Aster, Symphyotrichum, Eurybia

Astilbe

Astilboides

Astrantia (Masterwort)

Aubrieta

Azalea, Topiary

Baby's Breath (Gypsophila)

Bamboo - Non-running (Fargesia)

Baptisia (Wild Indigo)

Basil (Ocimum)

Bay Plant (Laurus nobilis)

Bearded Iris (Iris, germanica)

Bee Balm (Monarda)

Begonia (Fibrous Begonia)

Begonia Rex Cultorum Group (Rex Begonia)

Begonia Care

Belamcanda (Blackberry Lily)

Bellflower (Campanula)

Berberis (Barberry)

Bergenia

Betula (Birch)

Bidens

Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium Nidus )

Blackberries and Raspberries (Rubus)

Black-eyed Susan (annual Rudbeckia)

Black-Eyed Susan Vine (Thunbergia)

Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)

Bletilla (Hardy Chinese Ground Orchid)

Bluebells (Hyacinthoides)

Bluebells (Mertensia)

Blueberries in pots for fall planting

Blueberries (Vaccinium)

Boltonia

Broccoli

Bromeliads

Browallia (Bush Violet)

Brugmansia (Angel's Trumpet)

Brunnera (Siberian Bugloss; Heartleaf Bugloss)

Brussels Sprouts (Vegetable Plants)

Buddleia (Butterfly Bush)

Bulb Collections Prepared for Forcing

Bulbs - Forcing Hardy Bulbs

Planting & Growing Bulbs

Bush Honeysuckle (Diervilla)

Bushel & Berry® Blueberries

Bushel & Berry® Blackberries and Raspberries

Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)

Buxus (Boxwood)

Cabbage (Vegetable Plants)

Caladium (Angel Wings)

Calamintha (Calamint)

Calamondin Orange in terra-cotta pot

Calathea (Zebra Plant)

Calibrachoa (Million Bells)

Calla Lily (Zantedeschia)

Calla Lily Houseplant (Zantedeschia)

Callicarpa (Beauty Berry)

Callistephus (China Aster)

Calluna (Heather)

Calycanthus (Sweetshrub)

Camassia

Campanula (Bellflower)

Campsis (Trumpet Creeper)

Canna

Cantaloupe

Cape Primrose (Streptocarpus)

Capsicum

Caragana (Weeping Pea Tree)

Carex testacea (Orange Sedge)

Caryopteris (Bluebeard)

Castor Bean (Ricinus)

Catalpa bignonioides (Indian Bean Tree, Southern Catalpa)

Catharanthus

Ceanothus

Celosia (Cockscomb)

Centaurea

Centranthus (Valerian)

Cephalanthus occidentalis (Buttonbush)

Cephalaria gigantea (Giant Scabious)

Cephalaria gigantea (Giant Scabious)

Cerastium (Snow-in-Summer)

Ceratostigma (Leadwort)

Cercidiphyllum (Katsura Tree)

Cercis (Redbud)

Chaenomeles (Flowering Quince)

Chamaecyparis (False Cypress)

Chamomile

Chard (Vegetable Plants)

Chenille (Dwarf) Plant ( Acalypha)

Chelone (Turtlehead)

Cherry (Prunus)

China Aster (Callistephus)

Chinese Fringe-flower (Loropetalum)

Chionanthus (Fringe Tree)

Chionodoxa

Chives (Allium)

Chlorophytum comosum (Spider Plant)

Christmas Rose (Helleborus niger gift plant)

Chrysanthemum (Mum)

Chrysogonum virginianum

Cimicifuga (Bugbane)

Cistus (Rock Rose)

Citrus hystrix (Lime Leaf)

Citrus in pots

Clematis (Clematis) - Non-Vining

Clematis (Clematis) - Vining

Clematis and Rose Collection

Cleome (Spider Flower)

Clerodendrum (Glory Bower)

Clethra (Sweet Pepperbush)

Clivia miniata

Clover (Trifolium)

Cockscomb (Celosia)

Colchicum

Coleus

Collaboration: Planting and growing Daffodils and Daylilies

Colocasia (Taro, Elephant’s Ear)

Columnar Apples in containers

Compost, How-To

Cone-Headed Bromeliad (Guzmania conifera)

Coneflower (Echinacea)

Container Gardening Guide

Convallaria (Lily-of-the-Valley)

Coral Bells (Heuchera)

Coralberry (Ardisia crenata)

Cordyline

Coreopsis (Tickseed)

Cornus (Dogwood)

Cornerstone Astilbe Collection

Corydalis

Cosmos

Cotinus coggygria (Smokebush)

Crabapple (Malus)

Crambe (Colewort)

Cranberry

Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia)

Crassula capitella (Campfire Crassula)

Crocosmia (Montbretia)

Crocus, Fall-flowering

Crocus, Saffron

Crocus, spring-flowering species and Crocus vernus hybrids

Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese Cedar)

Cucumber (Vegetable Plants)

Cuphea (Firecracker)

Currants and Gooseberries (Ribes)

Cut Flower Bouquets

Cyclamen coum (Hardy Cyclamen)

Cyclamen, Dwarf (Indoor Plant)

Cypripedium (Hardy Lady's Slipper)

Cymbalaria

Cynara (Cardoon)

Cyperus papyrus (Papyrus)

Cytisus (Broom)

Daffodils

Daffodils and Daylilies Collaboration

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Dahlia

Daphne

Darmera (Umbrella Plant)

Datura

Daucus

Davidia (Dove Tree)

Daylilies (Hemerocallis)

Design a Deer Resistant Garden

Decorated Tabletop Tree (Dwarf Spruce)

Delosperma (Hardy Ice Plant)

Delphinium

Deutzia

Dianthus (Garden Pink)

Diascia (Twinspur)

Dicentra (Bleeding Heart)

Dichondra

Diervilla (Bush Honeysuckle)

Digiplexis

Digitalis (Foxglove)

Doronicum (Leopard's bane)

Dracaena Fragrans (Corn Plant)

Duranta (Sky Flower, Pigeonberry)

Echeveria

Echibeckia

Echinacea (Coneflower)

Echinops (Globe Thistle)

Eggplant (Vegetable Plants)

Elephant's Ear (Alocasia, Asian Taro)

Eleutherococcus (Five-Leaf Aralia)

English Ivy Houseplant (Hedera helix)

Enkianthus

Epimedium (Barrenwort)

Eranthis

Eremurus

Erica (Heath)

Erigeron (Fleabane)

Eriophyllum (Wooly Sunflower)

Eryngium (Sea Holly)

Erythronium (Trout Lily)

Eucalyptus

Eucomis (Pineapple Lily)

Euonymus topiary (Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus')

Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed)

Euphorbia (Houseplant)

Euphorbia (Spurge)

Eurybia, Symphyotrichum, Aster

Exochorda (Pearlbush)

False Spirea (Sorbaria)

Farfugium

Fargesia (Non-running Bamboo)

Ferns, garden

Ferns (Houseplants and Annuals)

Ficus

Fig (Ficus carica)

Filipendula (Meadowsweet)

Firecracker (Cuphea)

Foamy Bells (x Heucherella)

Foeniculum (Fennel)

Forced Bulb Collections

Forcing Bulbs, How to

Forsythia (Forsythia)

Fothergilla (Bottle Brush)

Fragaria (Strawberries) Fraises des Bois Strawberries

Franklinia alatamaha (Franklin Tree)

Freesia

Freesia, Dwarf White

Fringe Tree (Chionanthus)

Fritillaria

Fuchsia

Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)

Galanthus (Snowdrops)

Galium (Sweet Woodruff)

Gardenia

Garlic

Gaura lindheimeri (White Gaura)

Gaultheria procumbens (Growing Wintergreen)

Gazania

Genista

Gentiana (Gentian)

Geranium (Annual)

Geranium (Cranesbill)

Geranium, Scented

Gerbera (Gerber Daisy)

Geum

Giant Rhubarb (Gunnera)

Giant Scabious (Cephalaria gigantea)

Gladiolus

Gleditsia triacanthos (Honeylocust)

Goji Berry (Lycium barbarum)

Gold Rush (Metasequoia)

Gomphrena (Globe Amaranth)

Gooseberries and Currants (Ribes)

Grape (Vitus)

Grasses, Ornamental

Growing Annuals

Gunnera (Giant Rhubarb)

Guzmania (Bromeliad)

Gypsophila (Baby's Breath)

Habenaria radiata (White Egret Flower)

Hamamelis (Witch Hazel)

Hardy Ice Plant (Delosperma)

Heaths & Heathers

Hedera helix (English Ivy)

Hedera helix (English Ivy Houseplant)

Helenium (Helenium)

Helianthemum (Sun Rose)

Helianthus (Perennial Sunflower)

Helichrysum (Licorice Plant)

Heliopsis (False Sunflower)

Heliotropium (Heliotrope)

Helleborus (Hellebore, Lenten Rose)

Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose gift plant)

Hemerocallis (Daylily)

Hemizygia

Hepatica nobilis

Heptacodium

Herbs

Herbs in a Windowsill Box

Herbs, Container Gardening

Heuchera (Coral Bells) and x Heucherella (Foamy Bells)

Hibiscus (Hibiscus)

Hippeastrum (Amaryllis)

Holiday Cactus

Honeyberry (Lonicera caerulea)

Honeylocust (Gleditsia)

Horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)

Hosta (Plantain Lily)

Hosta (The Emerald Isle Collection)

Houseplants

Hoya

Humulus (Hops)

Hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)

Hyacinthoides (Bluebells)

Hydrangea anomala petiolaris

Hydrangea arborescens

Hydrangea (House Plant)

Hydrangea macrophylla

Hydrangea paniculata

Hydrangea quercifolia

Hydrangea serrata

Hydrangea (Shrub)

Hydrangea Tree Form

Hydrangea (Vine)

Hymenocallis (Spider Lily)

Hypericum

Hypoestes (Polka Dot Plant)

Iberis (Candytuft)

Ilex (Holly)

Impatiens

Inula (Himalayan Elecampane)

Ipheion

Ipomoea (Sweet Potato)

Iresine (Bloodleaf or Beefsteak Plant)

Iris domestica

Iris ensata (Japanese Iris)

Iris germanica (Bearded Iris)

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Iris sibirica (Siberian Iris)

Iris versicolor (Blue Flag)

Iris Dutch

Iris, Dwarf and Juno

Itea (Sweetspire)

Japanese Aralia

Japanese Maple (Acer)

Japanese Umbrella Pine (Sciadopitys)

Jasmine

Jewels of Opar (Talinum 'Limon')

Juniper (Juniperus)

Justicia (Shrimp Plant)

Kalanchoe (Paddle Plant)

Kolkwitzia (Beauty Bush)

Kirengeshoma (Waxbells)

Laburnum (Golden Chain Tree)

Lagerstroemia (Crape Myrtle)

Lantana (Lantana)

Lathyrus (Sweet Pea)

Lathyrus vernus (Spring Vetchling)

Laurus nobilis (Bay Plant)

Lavandula

Lavender 'Goodwin Creek Grey'

Lavatera (Tree Mallow)

Leeks

Lemon (Meyer Improved) in pot

Leeks

Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis)

Lemon Button Fern (Nephrolepis)

Lemon Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest Wilma')

Lemon Grass (Cymbopogon citratus)

Lespedeza (Bush Clover)

Lettuce (Vegetable Plants)

Leptodermis oblonga

Leucanthemum

Leucojum aestivum (Summer Snowflake)

Leucothoe (Fetterbush)

Liatris (Gayfeather)

Ligularia

Ligustrum (Privet)

Lilac (Syringa)

Lilac (Syringa Tree Form)

Lilium (Lily)

Lilium candidum (Madonna Lily)

Lily-of-the-Valley (Convallaria)

Lily-of-the-Valley for Forcing

Lime Leaf (Citrus hystrix)

Limonium (Sea Lavender)

Linaria (Toadflax)

Lindera (Spicebush)

Linum (Flax)

Liriope (Lilyturf)

Lithodora

Lobelia

Lobularia Snow Princess

Lollipop plant (Pachystachys lutea)

Lonicera (Honeysuckle)

Lonicera caerulea (Honeyberry)

Loropetalum (Chinese Fringe-flower)

Lupinus (Lupine)

Lychnis (Campion)

Lycium barbarum (Goji Berry)

Lycoris

Lysimachia (Gooseneck Loosestrife)

Macleaya

Magnolia

Malus (Apple)

Malus (Crabapple)

Malva (Mallow)

Mandevilla

Mara des Bois Strawberries

Maranta leuconeura (Prayer Plant)

Marguerite Daisy (Argyranthemum)

Marigold (Tagetes)

Mecardonia

Melon

Mentha (Mint)

Mertensia (Bluebells)

Metasequoia (Gold Rush)

Mexican Hat (Ratibida)

Milkweed (Asclepias)

Mint (Mentha)

Monarda (Bee Balm)

Montauk Daisy (Nipponanthemum)

Muehlenbeckia (Angel Vine)

Mukdenia

Musa (Banana)

Muscari

Myosotis sylvatica (Forget-me-nots)

Narcissus (Daffodils)

Narcissus, Naturalizing (Planting in Drifts)

Nasturtium (Tropaeolum)

Natal Mahogany (Trichilia dregeana)

Nemesia

Nepeta (Catmint)

Nephrolepis (Lemon Button Fern)

New Jersey Tea

Nicotiana (Tobacco Flower)

Nipponanthemum (Montauk Daisy)

Norfolk Island Pine (Araucaria heterophylla)

Oenothera (Evening Primrose, Sundrops)

Olive Tree (topiary for indoor use)

Onions

Orange, Calamondin in terra-cotta pot

Orchids

Oregano (Origanum)

Ornithogalum saundersiae (Giant Chincherinchee)

Osteospermum

Oxalis

Pachystachys lutea (Lollipop plant)

Paddle Plant (Kalanchoe)

Paeonia (Herbaceous Peony)

Paeonia (Tree Peony)

Palms (Houseplants)

Papaver orientale (Oriental Poppy)

Paperwhite Narcissus

x Pardancanda (Candy Lily)

Parrotia (Parrotia)

Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)

Peace Lily Care

Peach Trees

Pear Trees

Pearlbush (Exocorda)

Pelargonium (Geranium)

Pennisetum (Fountain Grass)

Penstemon (Beard Tongue)

Pentas (Star Cluster)

Peony (Herbaceous Peony)

Peony (Tree Peony)

Peperomia

Pepper (Vegetable Plants)

Peppermint (Mentha)

Perovskia (Russian Sage)

Persicaria (Bisort, Knotweed)

Petunia (Petunia)

Philadelphus (Mock Orange)

Philodendron

Phlomis (Jerusalem Sage)

Phlox carolina, P. maculata, & P. paniculata (Phlox)

Phlox divaricata (Wild Blue Phlox)

Phormium (New Zealand Flax)

Phygelius

Phyllostachys (Bamboo)

Physocarpus

Physostegia (False Dragonhead)

Picea glauca (Decorated Tabletop Tree)

Picea glauca (Spruce)

Pieris (Lily-of-the-Valley Bush, Japanese Andromeda)

Pilea microphylla (Artillery Fern)

Pineapple Lily (Eucomis)

Platycodon (Balloon Flower)

Plectranthus

Plumbago

Polemonium (Jacob's Ladder)

Polianthes (Tuberose)

Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes)

Pollinator Garden

Polygonatum (Solomon's Seal)

Ponytail Palm

Popcorn Cassia (Senna)

Poppies, Oriental

Potatoes

Potatoes in Bag

Potentilla (Cinquefoil) - Shrub

Pothos

Prayer Plant (Maranta leuconeura)

Primrose, German (indoor plant)

Primula (Primrose)

Primula (Primlet™ Sunrise Trio) (indoor plant)

Privet (Ligustrum)

Prunella

Prunus (Cherry tree)

Pteris (Striped Cretan Brake Fern)

Pulmonaria (Lungwort)

Pumpkins

Puschkinia

Ranunculus

Ratibida (Mexican Hat)

Raspberries and Blackberries (Rubus)

Raspberries in pots for fall planting

Redbud (Cercis)

Rex Begonia (Begonia Rex Cultorum Group)

Rhamnus frangula (Alder Buckthorn)

Rheum (Ornamental Rhubarb)

Rhododendron (Rhododendron And Azalea)

Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum)

Ribes (Currants and Gooseberries)

Ricinus (Castor Bean)

Rodgersia

Rosa (Roses)

Rosa (Tree Form)

Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)

Rosemary Standards

Roses as Houseplants

Rubus (Raspberries and Blackberries)

Rudbeckia (annual Black-eyed Susan)

Rudbeckia (Coneflower)

Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides)

Sage (Salvia officinalis, S.elegans)

Salix (Willow)

Salvia (Sage)

Sambucus

Sanchezia

Sanguinaria (Bloodroot)

Sanguisorba (Burnet)

Saponaria (Soapwort)

Saxifraga (Saxifrage)

Scabiosa (Scabious)

Scaevola (Fan Flower)

Sciadopitys (Japanese Umbrella Pine)

Scilla

Schizophragma

Scutellaria

Sea Lavender (Limonium)

Sedge (Carex testacea)

Sedum (Stonecrop)

Seed-Starting, How to Succeed at (by Pat Stone)

Sempervivum (Hens and Chicks)

Senecio

Senna (Popcorn Cassia)

Shallots

Shrimp Plant (Justicia brandegeeana)

Sidalcea (Prairie Mallow)

Silver Vase Bromeliad (Aechmea fasciata)

Sisyrinchium (Blue-eyed Grass)

Snake Plant

Solidago (Goldenrod)

Sorbaria (False Spirea)

Spearmint (Mentha)

Spicebush (Lindera)

Spider Lily (Hymenocallis)

Spigelia

Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

Spiraea (Spirea)

Spiranthes (Lady's Tresses)

Split-Leaf Philodendron

Sprouts

Spring Cactus

Spring Vetchling (Lathyrus vernus)

Spruce (Decorated Tabletop Tree)

Spruce (Picea)

Squash (Vegetable Plants)

St John's Wort

Stachys (Lamb's Ears)

Standards and Topiaries

Starter Shade Garden Collection

Sternbergia

Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana)

Stewartia

Stokesia (Stokes's Aster)

Strawberries

Strawberries in a Hanging Basket

Strawberry 'Mara des Bois' in pots for fall planting

Streptocarpella (Cape Primrose)

Streptocarpus (Cape Primrose)

Strobilanthes (Persian Shield)

Stylophorum (Celandine Poppy)

Succulents (Houseplants)

Succulents in Containers Outdoors

Succulents in Small Containers

Sweet Bay (Laurus nobilis)

Sweet Pea (Lathyrus)

Sweet Marjoram (Origanum majorana)

Sweetshrub (Calycanthus)

Sweetspire (Itea virginica)

Symphoricarpos

Symphyotrichum, Eurybia, Aster

Syringa (Lilac)

Syringa Lilac (Tree Form)

Tabletop Trees

Tagetes (Marigold)

Talinum Limon (Jewels of Opar)

Tapestry Hedge

Taxodium (Bald Cypress)

Terranium Kits

Teucrium (Germander)

Thalictrum (Meadow Rue)

Thermopsis

Thuja

Thunbergia (Black-Eyed Susan Vine)

Thyme (Thymus)

Thymus (Thyme)

Tiarella (Foam Flower)

Tickseed (Coreopsis)

Tithonia

Tobacco Flower (Nicotiana)

Tomatillos & Ground Cherries

Tomato (Vegetable Plants)

Tradescantia (Houseplant)

Tradescantia (Spiderwort)

Tree Ferns

Trichilia dregeana (Natal Mahogany)

Tricyrtis (Toad Lily)

Trifolium (Clover)

Trillium (Wake Robin)

Triteleia

Trollius (Globeflower)

Tropaeolum (Nasturtium)

Tulip Types

Tulips

Tunica (Tunic Flower)

Turtlehead (Chelone)

Vegetable Plants

Veltheimia bracteata

Verbascum (Mullein)

Verbena

Vernonia (Ironweed)

Veronica (Speedwell)

Veronicastrum (Culver's Root)

Viburnum

Viola (Violet, Pansy)

Grape (Vitus)

Watermelon

Waxbells (Kirengeshoma)

Weigela

White Egret Flower (Habenaria radiata)

White Forsythia ( Abeliophyllum)

Wild Ginger (Asarum)

Wild Indigo (Baptisia)

Willow (Salix)

Winter Savory (Satureja montana)

Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)

Wisteria (Tree form)

Wisteria (Vine)

Witch Hazel (Hamamelis)

Yarrow (Achillea)

Zantedeschia (Calla Lily)

Zantedeschia Houseplant (Calla Lily)

Zebra Plant (Calathea)

Zinnia

Zucchini (Vegetable Plants)