Garden plants for United States
989 plants that appear on garden plant lists for United States: vegetables, herbs, fruit, flowers, shrubs and trees that gardeners there commonly grow, native or introduced. Each links to a growing guide with spacing, sun, water, hardiness, toxicity and sources.
United States spans more than one climate. Being on this list does not mean a plant suits your own site: check its hardiness and water needs against your local conditions, and avoid plants listed as invasive in your area.
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Vegetables (78)
- Arugula (rocket) Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
- Asparagus Asparagus officinalis
- Beetroot Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris
- Bell pepper Capsicum annuum
- Blue agave (tequila agave) Agave tequilana
- Bok choy Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
- Broccoli Brassica oleracea var. italica
- Brussels sprout Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera
- Buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum
- Bush bean Phaseolus vulgaris
- Butternut squash Cucurbita moschata
- Cabbage Brassica oleracea var. capitata
- Carrot Daucus carota subsp. sativus
- Cauliflower Brassica oleracea var. botrytis
- Celery Apium graveolens
- Cherry tomato Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme
- Chili pepper Capsicum annuum (hot types)
- Chinese water chestnut (mǎtí) Eleocharis dulcis
- Collard greens Brassica oleracea var. viridis
- Common ice plant (crystalline ice plant) Mesembryanthemum crystallinum · invasive in some regions
- Cowpea (black-eyed pea) Vigna unguiculata
- Cucumber Cucumis sativus
- Daikon Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus
- Eggplant (aubergine) Solanum melongena
- Endive Cichorium endivia
- Florence fennel Foeniculum vulgare var. azoricum
- Fuki (Japanese butterbur) Petasites japonicus
- Garden pea Pisum sativum
- Garlic Allium sativum
- Globe artichoke Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus
- Good King Henry Blitum bonus-henricus
- Habanero Capsicum chinense
- Horseradish Armoracia rusticana
- Huauzontle (pitseed goosefoot) Chenopodium berlandieri
- Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus · invasive in some regions
- Kale Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
- Kohlrabi Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
- Konjac (devil’s tongue) Amorphophallus konjac
- Lablab (hyacinth bean, tua paep) Lablab purpureus
- Leek Allium ampeloprasum (Porrum group)
- Lettuce Lactuca sativa
- Lima bean Phaseolus lunatus
- Longevity spinach (sambung nyawa) Gynura procumbens
- Marsh samphire (glasswort) Salicornia europaea
- Mizuna Brassica rapa var. japonica
- Mung bean Vigna radiata
- Muskmelon (cantaloupe) Cucumis melo
- Mustard greens Brassica juncea
- Napa cabbage Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis
- New Zealand spinach (warrigal greens) Tetragonia tetragonioides
- Okra Abelmoschus esculentus
- Onion Allium cepa
- Parsnip Pastinaca sativa
- Peanut Arachis hypogaea
- Potato Solanum tuberosum
- Prince’s feather (huautli amaranth) Amaranthus hypochondriacus
- Pumpkin Cucurbita maxima / C. pepo
- Radicchio (chicory) Cichorium intybus var. foliosum
- Radish Raphanus sativus
- Rhubarb Rheum x hybridum
- Rutabaga (swede) Brassica napus var. napobrassica
- Shallot Allium cepa var. aggregatum
- Silver-seed gourd (cushaw, pipián) Cucurbita argyrosperma
- Skirret Sium sisarum
- Soybean (edamame) Glycine max
- Spinach Spinacia oleracea
- Sugar beet Beta vulgaris var. altissima
- Sweet corn Zea mays var. saccharata
- Sweet potato Ipomoea batatas
- Swiss chard Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris (Cicla)
- Tepary bean Phaseolus acutifolius
- Tomatillo Physalis philadelphica
- Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
- Turnip Brassica rapa subsp. rapa
- Watercress Nasturtium officinale
- Watermelon Citrullus lanatus
- Welsh onion (scallion) Allium fistulosum
- Zucchini (courgette) Cucurbita pepo
Herbs (56)
- Alfalfa (lucerne) Medicago sativa
- Anise hyssop Agastache foeniculum
- Ashwagandha (winter cherry) Withania somnifera
- Basil Ocimum basilicum
- Bay laurel Laurus nobilis
- Black mustard Brassica nigra · invasive in some regions
- Borage Borago officinalis
- Catnip Nepeta cataria
- Chives Allium schoenoprasum
- Clary sage Salvia sclarea · invasive in some regions
- Cleveland sage Salvia clevelandii
- Comfrey Symphytum officinale
- Common sage Salvia officinalis
- Coriander (cilantro) Coriandrum sativum
- Costmary (alecost, bible leaf) Tanacetum balsamita
- Cuban oregano (Indian borage) Coleus amboinicus
- Dill Anethum graveolens
- Dittany of Crete (díktamo) Origanum dictamnus
- Elecampane Inula helenium
- Fennel Foeniculum vulgare · invasive in some regions
- Feverfew Tanacetum parthenium
- Fish mint (dokudami, rau diếp cá) Houttuynia cordata
- French sorrel (buckler-leaf sorrel) Rumex scutatus
- French tarragon Artemisia dracunculus
- German chamomile Matricaria chamomilla
- Hops Humulus lupulus
- Japanese indigo (ai, dyer’s knotweed) Persicaria tinctoria
- Korean mint (baechohyang) Agastache rugosa
- Lemon balm Melissa officinalis
- Lemongrass Cymbopogon citratus
- Marjoram Origanum majorana
- Marsh mallow Althaea officinalis
- Mexican giant hyssop (toronjil morado) Agastache mexicana
- Mint Mentha spicata
- Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca
- Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris · invasive in some regions
- Oregano Origanum vulgare
- Pápalo (papaloquelite) Porophyllum ruderale
- Parsley Petroselinum crispum
- Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium · invasive in some regions
- Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus
- Salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba
- Short-toothed mountain mint Pycnanthemum muticum
- Spike lavender (broad-leaved lavender) Lavandula latifolia
- Stevia Stevia rebaudiana
- St John’s wort (common) Hypericum perforatum · invasive in some regions
- Sunn hemp Crotalaria juncea
- Tasmanian mountain pepper Tasmannia lanceolata
- Thai basil Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora
- Thyme Thymus vulgaris
- Tobacco Nicotiana tabacum
- Vervain (common verbena) Verbena officinalis
- White horehound Marrubium vulgare · invasive in some regions
- White sage (sacred sage) Salvia apiana
- White (yellow) mustard Sinapis alba
- Woad Isatis tinctoria · invasive in some regions
Fruit (56)
- Ackee (akee, isin) Blighia sapida
- Almond Prunus dulcis
- American cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon
- American persimmon Diospyros virginiana
- Apricot Prunus armeniaca
- Avocado Persea americana
- Barbados gooseberry (ora-pro-nóbis, leaf cactus) Pereskia aculeata · invasive in some regions
- Bignay (mao luang) Antidesma bunius
- Blackberry Rubus fruticosus agg.
- Black chokeberry (aronia) Aronia melanocarpa
- Black sapote (chocolate pudding fruit) Diospyros nigra
- Blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum
- Breadfruit (ʻulu) Artocarpus altilis
- Calamansi Citrus × microcarpa
- Chinese chestnut Castanea mollissima
- Chocolate vine (akebi) Akebia quinata · invasive in some regions
- Chokecherry Prunus virginiana
- Citron (incl. Buddha’s hand) Citrus medica
- Common fig Ficus carica
- Dwarf apple tree Malus domestica
- Grapefruit Citrus x paradisi
- Grapevine Vitis vinifera
- Ground cherry (husk cherry) Physalis pruinosa
- Hardy kiwi Actinidia arguta · invasive in some regions
- Jaboticaba Plinia cauliflora
- Japanese plum Prunus salicina
- Japanese raisin tree (kenponashi) Hovenia dulcis · invasive in some regions
- Jocote (red mombin, ciruela) Spondias purpurea
- Kei apple (umkokola) Dovyalis caffra
- Key lime Citrus x aurantiifolia
- Kiwano (horned melon, jelly melon) Cucumis metuliferus · invasive in some regions
- Kiwifruit Actinidia deliciosa
- Kolomikta kiwi (variegated kiwi vine) Actinidia kolomikta
- Lemon tree (dwarf) Citrus limon
- Mamey sapote Pouteria sapota
- Mammee apple (mamey de Santo Domingo) Mammea americana
- Mamoncillo (Spanish lime, quenepa) Melicoccus bijugatus
- Miracle fruit (miracle berry) Synsepalum dulcificum
- Muscadine grape Vitis rotundifolia
- Pawpaw Asimina triloba
- Peach Prunus persica
- Pear Pyrus communis
- Persian lime Citrus x latifolia
- Pistachio Pistacia vera
- Pomegranate Punica granatum
- Raspberry Rubus idaeus
- Riberry (small-leaved lilly pilly) Syzygium luehmannii
- Sapodilla (chico, lamut) Manilkara zapota
- Sour cherry Prunus cerasus
- Star apple (caimito) Chrysophyllum cainito
- Strawberry Fragaria x ananassa
- Strawberry guava (cattley guava, araçá) Psidium cattleianum · invasive in some regions
- Sweet cherry Prunus avium
- Sweet orange Citrus x sinensis
- White mulberry Morus alba · invasive in some regions
- White sapote (zapote blanco) Casimiroa edulis
Flowers (319)
- African flag (chasmanthe) Chasmanthe floribunda · invasive in some regions
- African violet Streptocarpus ionanthus
- Agapanthus Agapanthus praecox
- Agrimony (church steeples) Agrimonia eupatoria
- Air plant (blushing tillandsia) Tillandsia ionantha
- Albany pitcher plant Cephalotus follicularis
- Algerian iris (winter iris) Iris unguicularis
- Angelonia (summer snapdragon) Angelonia angustifolia
- Angel’s fishing rod (wand flower) Dierama pulcherrimum
- Annual mallow (rose mallow) Malva trimestris
- Annual phlox (Drummond’s phlox) Phlox drummondii
- Armand’s clematis (evergreen clematis) Clematis armandii
- Arrowhead vine (syngonium) Syngonium podophyllum · invasive in some regions
- Astilbe Astilbe x arendsii
- Autumn gentian (Chinese gentian) Gentiana sino-ornata
- Baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii
- Baby rubber plant (blunt-leaved peperomia) Peperomia obtusifolia
- Bacopa (sutera) Chaenostoma cordatum
- Barberton daisy (gerbera) Gerbera jamesonii
- Basket of gold (golden alyssum) Aurinia saxatilis
- Bearded iris Iris germanica
- Bee balm Monarda didyma
- Bells of Ireland (shell flower) Moluccella laevis
- Betony (bishop’s wort) Betonica officinalis
- Bigleaf ligularia (leopard plant) Ligularia dentata
- Bird of paradise Strelitzia reginae
- Bishop’s flower (false Queen Anne’s lace) Ammi majus
- Blackberry lily (leopard lily, shaga) Iris domestica
- Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta
- Black-eyed Susan vine Thunbergia alata · invasive in some regions
- Blanket flower Gaillardia x grandiflora
- Bleeding heart Lamprocapnos spectabilis
- Bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
- Blue false indigo Baptisia australis
- Blue flag iris Iris versicolor
- Blue flax lily (paroo lily) Dianella caerulea
- Blue marguerite (blue daisy) Felicia amelloides
- Blue vanda Vanda coerulea
- Blushing bromeliad Neoregelia carolinae
- Bogbean (buckbean) Menyanthes trifoliata
- Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra
- Bower vine (bower of beauty) Pandorea jasminoides
- Bulley’s primula (candelabra primula) Primula bulleyana
- Burn jelly plant (stalked bulbine) Bulbine frutescens
- Busy Lizzie (impatiens) Impatiens walleriana
- Butterfly mariposa lily Calochortus venustus
- Butterfly weed Asclepias tuberosa
- California fuchsia (hummingbird trumpet) Epilobium canum
- California poppy Eschscholzia californica
- Calla lily (arum lily) Zantedeschia aethiopica · invasive in some regions
- Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis · invasive in some regions
- Canna lily Canna indica · invasive in some regions
- Cape pondweed (water hawthorn, waterblommetjie) Aponogeton distachyos · invasive in some regions
- Cape sundew Drosera capensis · invasive in some regions
- Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis
- Carpathian bellflower (tussock bellflower) Campanula carpatica
- Catmint Nepeta x faassenii
- Celosia (cockscomb) Celosia argentea
- Cheddar pink Dianthus gratianopolitanus
- Chestnut-leaved rodgersia Rodgersia aesculifolia
- Chilean glory flower Eccremocarpus scaber
- Chinese evergreen Aglaonema commutatum
- Chinese forget-me-not (Chinese hound’s tongue) Cynoglossum amabile
- Chinese money plant (pancake plant) Pilea peperomioides
- Chinese monkshood (Carmichael’s aconite) Aconitum carmichaelii
- Chocolate cosmos Cosmos atrosanguineus
- Christmas cactus (Thanksgiving cactus, crab cactus) Schlumbergera truncata
- Cigar plant Cuphea ignea
- Clematis 'Jackmanii' Clematis x jackmanii
- Cobra lily (California pitcher plant) Darlingtonia californica
- Coleus Coleus scutellarioides
- Common mallow (French hollyhock) Malva sylvestris
- Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca · invasive in some regions
- Compass plant Silphium laciniatum
- Coral bells (heuchera) Heuchera americana
- Cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus
- Cottage pink (garden pink) Dianthus plumarius
- Creeping baby’s breath Gypsophila repens
- Creeping Jacob’s ladder (spreading Jacob’s ladder) Polemonium reptans
- Culver’s root Veronicastrum virginicum
- Cup-and-saucer vine (cathedral bells) Cobaea scandens
- Cup plant Silphium perfoliatum · invasive in some regions
- Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
- Dahlia Dahlia pinnata hybrids
- Dalmatian bellflower (wall bellflower) Campanula portenschlagiana
- David’s lily (Lanzhou lily) Lilium davidii
- Daylily Hemerocallis fulva · invasive in some regions
- Delphinium Delphinium elatum hybrids
- Dense blazing star Liatris spicata
- Desert marigold Baileya multiradiata
- Douglas iris (Pacific Coast iris) Iris douglasiana
- Drumstick primula Primula denticulata
- Dumb cane (dieffenbachia) Dieffenbachia seguine
- Dusty miller (silver ragwort) Jacobaea maritima
- Dutch crocus Crocus vernus
- Dutchman’s breeches Dicentra cucullaria
- Dwarf iris (netted iris) Iris reticulata
- Dyer’s chamomile (golden marguerite) Cota tinctoria
- Early crocus (Tommasini’s crocus) Crocus tommasinianus
- Easter lily Lilium longiflorum
- Eastern bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana
- Eastern cyclamen (spring cyclamen) Cyclamen coum
- Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis
- Edging lobelia Lobelia erinus
- Elegant clarkia (mountain garland) Clarkia unguiculata
- Emerald ripple peperomia Peperomia caperata
- English lavender Lavandula angustifolia
- Fairy fan-flower (scaevola) Scaevola aemula
- False Solomon’s seal (feathery false lily of the valley) Maianthemum racemosum
- False sunflower (ox-eye) Heliopsis helianthoides
- Fan columbine (miyama-odamaki) Aquilegia flabellata
- Firewheel (Indian blanket) Gaillardia pulchella
- Fishbone prayer plant (Burle Marx ctenanthe) Ctenanthe burle-marxii
- Flame violet (episcia) Episcia cupreata
- Flaming Katy (florist’s kalanchoe) Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
- Flaming sword (vriesea) Lutheria splendens
- Flax (linseed) Linum usitatissimum
- Florist’s cyclamen Cyclamen persicum
- Floss flower (ageratum) Ageratum houstonianum
- Flowering rush Butomus umbellatus · invasive in some regions
- Flowering tobacco Nicotiana alata
- Four-season orchid (jian lan, sword-leaved cymbidium) Cymbidium ensifolium
- Foxglove Digitalis purpurea
- Fragrant water lily Nymphaea odorata
- French marigold Tagetes patula
- Fringed water lily (yellow floating heart) Nymphoides peltata · invasive in some regions
- Fumewort (bird-in-a-bush) Corydalis solida
- Garden chrysanthemum Chrysanthemum x morifolium
- Garden pansy Viola x wittrockiana
- Garden phlox Phlox paniculata
- Garden rose Rosa x hybrida
- Geranium (Pelargonium) Pelargonium x hortorum
- Giant carrion flower (starfish flower) Stapelia gigantea
- Giant Himalayan lily Cardiocrinum giganteum
- Giant snowdrop (Elwes’s snowdrop) Galanthus elwesii
- Gladiolus Gladiolus x hortulanus
- Glory of the snow (chionodoxa) Scilla luciliae
- Godetia (farewell-to-spring) Clarkia amoena
- Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea
- Golden clematis (orange-peel clematis) Clematis tangutica
- Grape hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
- Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
- Grecian windflower Anemone blanda
- Green ixia (turquoise ixia) Ixia viridiflora
- Grey-headed coneflower (yellow coneflower) Ratibida pinnata
- Griffith’s spurge Euphorbia griffithii
- Gymea lily Doryanthes excelsa
- Hardy gloxinia (Chinese trumpet flower) Incarvillea delavayi
- Hardy water lily (Marliac hybrids) Nymphaea × marliacea
- Harlequin flower Sparaxis tricolor · invasive in some regions
- Heartleaf philodendron Philodendron hederaceum
- Heartsease (wild pansy) Viola tricolor
- Hellebore (Lenten rose) Helleborus x hybridus
- Henry’s lily Lilium henryi
- Himalayan cowslip (Sikkim primrose) Primula sikkimensis
- Hippeastrum (amaryllis) Hippeastrum hybrids
- Hollyhock Alcea rosea
- Hoop-petticoat daffodil Narcissus bulbocodium
- Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
- Hyacinth orchid (shiran) Bletilla striata
- Indian pink (woodland pinkroot) Spigelia marilandica
- Italian clematis Clematis viticella
- Jade vine Strongylodon macrobotrys
- Japanese primrose (kurinsō) Primula japonica
- Jewel orchid Ludisia discolor
- Joe Pye weed Eutrochium purpureum
- Kangaroo paw Anigozanthos flavidus
- Lady Banks’ rose (Banksian rose) Rosa banksiae
- Lady of the night orchid Brassavola nodosa
- Lanceleaf coreopsis (tickseed) Coreopsis lanceolata · invasive in some regions
- Large-flowered tickseed (coreopsis) Coreopsis grandiflora
- Large-flowered trillium Trillium grandiflorum
- Late tulip (species tulip) Tulipa tarda
- Leopard plant (tsuwabuki) Farfugium japonicum
- Lily Lilium
- Lipstick plant Aeschynanthus radicans
- Lisianthus (prairie gentian) Eustoma russellianum
- Love-lies-bleeding (kiwicha) Amaranthus caudatus
- Madonna lily Lilium candidum
- Maiden pink Dianthus deltoides
- Maltese cross (Jerusalem cross) Silene chalcedonica
- Mandevilla Mandevilla sanderi
- Marsh marigold Caltha palustris
- Maximilian sunflower Helianthus maximiliani
- Mealycup sage (blue salvia) Salvia farinacea
- Mexican bush sage Salvia leucantha
- Mexican hat (prairie coneflower) Ratibida columnifera
- Mexican marigold (cempasúchil) Tagetes erecta
- Mexican petunia (Britton’s wild petunia) Ruellia simplex · invasive in some regions
- Mignonette (sweet reseda) Reseda odorata
- Million bells (calibrachoa) Calibrachoa parviflora
- Mini monstera (Rhaphidophora tetrasperma) Rhaphidophora tetrasperma
- Missouri evening primrose (bigfruit evening primrose) Oenothera macrocarpa
- Moonflower Ipomoea alba
- Morning glory Ipomoea purpurea
- Moss rose (portulaca) Portulaca grandiflora
- Mother of thousands (devil’s backbone) Kalanchoe daigremontiana · invasive in some regions
- Musk mallow Malva moschata
- Myrtle spurge (donkey-tail spurge) Euphorbia myrsinites · invasive in some regions
- Nasturtium Tropaeolum majus
- New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- New York ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis
- Night-scented lily (giant upright elephant ear) Alocasia odora
- Noble dendrobium Dendrobium nobile
- Nodding onion Allium cernuum
- Obedient plant (false dragonhead) Physostegia virginiana
- Ohio spiderwort Tradescantia ohiensis
- Ominaeshi (golden lace, Patrinia) Patrinia scabiosifolia
- Orange coneflower (black-eyed Susan ‘Goldsturm’) Rudbeckia fulgida
- Orchid primula (Vial’s primrose) Primula vialii
- Ornamental allium Allium giganteum
- Ornamental rhubarb (Chinese rhubarb) Rheum palmatum
- Ornamental salvia Salvia nemorosa
- Paddle plant (flapjacks) Kalanchoe thyrsiflora
- Pagoda flower Clerodendrum paniculatum
- Painted tongue (velvet flower) Salpiglossis sinuata
- Pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida
- Panda plant (pussy ears) Kalanchoe tomentosa
- Parry's penstemon Penstemon parryi
- Peace lily Spathiphyllum wallisii
- Penstemon (beardtongue) Penstemon digitalis
- Pentas (Egyptian starcluster) Pentas lanceolata
- Peony Paeonia lactiflora
- Perennial candytuft Iberis sempervirens
- Perennial flax (blue flax) Linum perenne
- Persian stone cress Aethionema grandiflorum
- Petunia Petunia x hybrida
- Phacelia (lacy phacelia) Phacelia tanacetifolia
- Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
- Pineleaf penstemon Penstemon pinifolius
- Pink-and-white everlasting (pink paper daisy) Rhodanthe chlorocephala
- Pink mulla mulla (tall mulla mulla) Ptilotus exaltatus
- Poached egg plant (Douglas’s meadowfoam) Limnanthes douglasii
- Poison bulb (giant crinum lily, phlap phlueng) Crinum asiaticum
- Polka-dot begonia (spotted begonia) Begonia maculata
- Poppy anemone (kalanit) Anemone coronaria
- Pot marigold Calendula officinalis
- Prairie blazing star (gayfeather) Liatris pycnostachya
- Prayer plant (herringbone plant) Maranta leuconeura
- Purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea
- Purple pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea · invasive in some regions
- Purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea
- Purple roscoea (Himalayan ginger lily) Roscoea purpurea
- Purple toadflax Linaria purpurea
- Queen of the night (Dutchman’s pipe cactus) Epiphyllum oxypetalum
- Queen’s tears (friendship plant) Billbergia nutans
- Rabbit-ear iris (kakitsubata) Iris laevigata
- Rattlesnake master Eryngium yuccifolium
- Rattlesnake plant Goeppertia insignis
- Red-and-green kangaroo paw (Mangles’ kangaroo paw) Anigozanthos manglesii
- Red spider lily Lycoris radiata
- Red yucca Hesperaloe parviflora
- Regal lily Lilium regale
- Rock soapwort Saponaria ocymoides
- Rose campion Silene coronaria
- Rough goldenrod (‘Fireworks’) Solidago rugosa
- Round-leaf calathea Goeppertia orbifolia
- Russian sage Salvia yangii
- Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera
- Safflower Carthamus tinctorius
- Santa Cruz water lily Victoria cruziana
- Satin pothos (silver vine) Scindapsus pictus
- Scarlet sage Salvia splendens
- Shasta daisy Leucanthemum x superbum
- Siberian bugloss (brunnera) Brunnera macrophylla
- Siberian iris Iris sibirica
- Siberian squill Scilla siberica · invasive in some regions
- Siskiyou lewisia Lewisia cotyledon
- Smooth blue aster Symphyotrichum laeve
- Snake vine (climbing guinea flower) Hibbertia scandens
- Snapdragon Antirrhinum majus
- Sneezeweed (helenium) Helenium autumnale
- Soapwort (bouncing bet) Saponaria officinalis · invasive in some regions
- Society garlic (wild garlic) Tulbaghia violacea
- Spider flower (cleome) Cleome hassleriana
- Spiked speedwell Veronica spicata
- Spring snowflake Leucojum vernum
- Statice (wavyleaf sea lavender) Limonium sinuatum
- Striped squill (puschkinia) Puschkinia scilloides
- Sulphur cosmos (yellow cosmos) Cosmos sulphureus
- Sunflower Helianthus annuus
- Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata
- Sweet alyssum Lobularia maritima
- Sweet pea Lathyrus odoratus
- Sweet rocket (dame’s violet) Hesperis matronalis · invasive in some regions
- Sweet scabious (pincushion flower) Scabiosa atropurpurea
- Swiss cheese vine (Adanson’s monstera) Monstera adansonii
- Tansy Tanacetum vulgare · invasive in some regions
- Tiger flower (Mexican shell flower, cacomitl) Tigridia pavonia
- Tiger lily Lilium lancifolium
- Toad lily Tricyrtis hirta
- Treasure flower (gazania) Gazania rigens · invasive in some regions
- Triostar stromanthe Stromanthe thalia
- Tropical hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
- Trout lily (yellow adder’s tongue) Erythronium americanum
- Tulip Tulipa gesneriana
- Turkish sage (Russell’s phlomis) Phlomis russeliana
- Upright myrtle spurge (gopher spurge) Euphorbia rigida
- Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula
- Verbena Verbena bonariensis
- Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica
- Wax begonia Begonia semperflorens-cultorum
- Wax plant (porcelain flower) Hoya carnosa
- Western blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium bellum
- White cobra lily Arisaema candidissimum
- White rock cress (Caucasian arabis) Arabis caucasica
- White turtlehead Chelone glabra
- White wild indigo Baptisia alba
- Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa
- Wild geranium (spotted cranesbill) Geranium maculatum
- Winecup (purple poppy mallow) Callirhoe involucrata
- Winter aconite Eranthis hyemalis
- Woodland phlox (wild blue phlox) Phlox divaricata
- Woodland tobacco (flowering tobacco) Nicotiana sylvestris
- Yarrow Achillea millefolium
- Yellow flag iris Iris pseudacorus · invasive in some regions
- Yellow wax bells (kirenga-shōma) Kirengeshoma palmata
- Zinnia Zinnia elegans
- ZZ plant (Zanzibar gem) Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Shrubs (214)
- Adam's needle (yucca) Yucca filamentosa
- American beautyberry Callicarpa americana
- American highbush cranberry Viburnum trilobum
- American witch hazel (common witch hazel) Hamamelis virginiana
- Anemone clematis Clematis montana
- Arrowwood viburnum Viburnum dentatum
- Augustine’s rhododendron (blue rhododendron) Rhododendron augustinii
- Beaked yucca Yucca rostrata
- Beautybush Kolkwitzia amabilis
- Bengal clock vine (blue trumpet vine) Thunbergia grandiflora · invasive in some regions
- Bigleaf hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla
- Big-leaf rhododendron Rhododendron sinogrande
- Big sagebrush Artemisia tridentata
- Blue blossom (California lilac) Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
- Blue candle cactus (bilberry cactus, garambullo) Myrtillocactus geometrizans
- Boston ivy Parthenocissus tricuspidata
- Box-leaf azara (vanilla tree) Azara microphylla
- Boxwood Buxus sempervirens
- Brittlebush Encelia farinosa
- Brown boronia (scented boronia) Boronia megastigma
- Bunny ears cactus (polka-dot cactus) Opuntia microdasys · invasive in some regions
- Burning bush Euonymus alatus · invasive in some regions
- Burrawang (cycad) Macrozamia communis
- Bush anemone (tree anemone) Carpenteria californica
- Bush poppy (tree poppy) Dendromecon rigida
- Buttercup winter hazel (hyūgamizuki) Corylopsis pauciflora
- Butterfly agave (papalomé, tobalá) Agave potatorum
- Butterfly bush Buddleja davidii · invasive in some regions
- Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
- California buckwheat Eriogonum fasciculatum
- California flannelbush (fremontia) Fremontodendron californicum
- Camellia Camellia japonica
- Cape leadwort (plumbago) Plumbago auriculata
- Cardboard palm Zamia furfuracea
- Carolina allspice (sweetshrub) Calycanthus floridus
- Century plant (agave) Agave americana · invasive in some regions
- Chilean puya Puya chilensis
- Chinese fringe flower Loropetalum chinense
- Chinese juniper Juniperus chinensis
- Chinese plumbago (Willmott’s blue leadwort) Ceratostigma willmottianum
- Chinese redbud Cercis chinensis
- Chinese wisteria Wisteria sinensis · invasive in some regions
- Chinese witch hazel Hamamelis mollis
- Cinnabar rhododendron Rhododendron cinnabarinum
- Climbing hydrangea Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris
- Climbing ylang-ylang (karawek) Artabotrys hexapetalus
- Common jasmine Jasminum officinale
- Common lilac Syringa vulgaris
- Common manzanita Arctostaphylos manzanita
- Common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius
- Common privet Ligustrum vulgare
- Common rock rose (sun rose) Helianthemum nummularium
- Coral aloe Aloe striata
- Coral ardisia (manryō) Ardisia crenata · invasive in some regions
- Corn plant (mass cane, fragrant dracaena) Dracaena fragrans
- Cotton (upland cotton) Gossypium hirsutum
- Crape jasmine (pinwheel flower, phut) Tabernaemontana divaricata
- Creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis
- Creosote bush Larrea tridentata
- Crimson bottlebrush Melaleuca citrina
- Crown flower (giant milkweed, dok rak) Calotropis gigantea
- Darwin’s barberry (michay) Berberis darwinii · invasive in some regions
- Delavay’s tree peony Paeonia delavayi
- Desert spoon (sotol) Dasylirion wheeleri
- Dwarf umbrella tree (schefflera) Heptapleurum arboricola
- Early stachyurus (kibushi) Stachyurus praecox
- Engelmann's prickly pear Opuntia engelmannii
- English holly Ilex aquifolium
- Fatsia (Japanese aralia, yatsude) Fatsia japonica
- Firecracker bush (bouvardia, trompetilla) Bouvardia ternifolia
- Firecracker plant (coral plant) Russelia equisetiformis
- Fishhook barrel cactus Ferocactus wislizeni
- Flowering currant (red-flowering currant) Ribes sanguineum
- Forsythia Forsythia x intermedia
- Fountain butterfly bush (alternate-leaved buddleja) Buddleja alternifolia
- Foxtail agave (spineless century plant) Agave attenuata
- Fragrant viburnum (Farrer’s viburnum) Viburnum farreri
- Frangipani (plumeria) Plumeria rubra
- Gardenia Gardenia jasminoides
- Garland flower (rose daphne) Daphne cneorum
- Geraldton wax Chamelaucium uncinatum
- Golden barrel cactus Echinocactus grusonii
- Golden dewdrop (sky flower, duranta) Duranta erecta · invasive in some regions
- Golden trumpet (allamanda) Allamanda cathartica · invasive in some regions
- Green santolina (holy flax) Santolina rosmarinifolia
- Grey-leaved euryops (resin bush) Euryops pectinatus
- Grierson’s rhododendron Rhododendron griersonianum
- Heath banksia Banksia ericifolia
- Heavenly bamboo (nandina) Nandina domestica · invasive in some regions
- Himalayan honeysuckle (pheasant berry) Leycesteria formosa · invasive in some regions
- Himalayan indigo Indigofera heterantha
- Himalayan sweet box (Christmas box) Sarcococca hookeriana
- Hybrid witch hazel Hamamelis x intermedia
- Jade plant Crassula ovata
- Japanese andromeda (pieris) Pieris japonica
- Japanese barberry Berberis thunbergii · invasive in some regions
- Japanese beautyberry (murasaki-shikibu) Callicarpa japonica
- Japanese holly (inutsuge) Ilex crenata · invasive in some regions
- Japanese mock orange (pittosporum) Pittosporum tobira
- Japanese skimmia (miyama-shikimi) Skimmia japonica
- Japanese snowball (doublefile viburnum) Viburnum plicatum
- Japanese spindle (masaki) Euonymus japonicus
- Japanese spiraea Spiraea japonica · invasive in some regions
- Japanese wisteria (fuji) Wisteria floribunda · invasive in some regions
- Kōhūhū Pittosporum tenuifolium
- Korean lilac (‘Miss Kim’) Syringa pubescens subsp. patula
- Korean spice viburnum Viburnum carlesii
- Krantz aloe (candelabra aloe) Aloe arborescens
- Labrador tea Rhododendron groenlandicum
- Lady palm (bamboo palm, rhapis) Rhapis excelsa
- Lantana Lantana camara · invasive in some regions
- Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
- Leadplant Amorpha canescens
- Lemon-scented tea tree Leptospermum petersonii
- Lily magnolia (mulan) Magnolia liliiflora
- Lithodora (purple gromwell) Glandora diffusa
- Madagascar palm Pachypodium lamerei
- Maʻo hau hele (Hawaiian yellow hibiscus) Hibiscus brackenridgei
- Matilija poppy Romneya coulteri
- Mexican heather (false heather) Cuphea hyssopifolia
- Ming aralia Polyscias fruticosa
- Montpellier rock rose (narrow-leaved cistus) Cistus monspeliensis
- Mountain aloe (Marloth’s aloe) Aloe marlothii
- Mountain hydrangea (yama-ajisai) Hydrangea serrata
- Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia
- Moyes’ rose Rosa moyesii
- Nanking cherry Prunus tomentosa
- Natal plum (num-num, amatungulu) Carissa macrocarpa
- Native fuchsia (common correa) Correa reflexa
- Native lilac hibiscus (blue hibiscus) Alyogyne huegelii
- Nepalese paper plant (lokta daphne) Daphne bholua
- New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus
- Night-blooming jessamine (dama de noche) Cestrum nocturnum · invasive in some regions
- Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin
- NSW Christmas bush Ceratopetalum gummiferum
- Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens
- Old man cactus Cephalocereus senilis
- Old man of the Andes Oreocereus celsianus
- Old man saltbush Atriplex nummularia
- Oleander Nerium oleander
- Oregon grape Berberis aquifolium · invasive in some regions
- Organ pipe cactus Stenocereus thurberi
- Panicle hydrangea Hydrangea paniculata
- Paperbush (mitsumata) Edgeworthia chrysantha
- Parry's agave Agave parryi
- Pencil tree (firesticks, milk bush) Euphorbia tirucalli
- Pig’s ear (round-leaved navelwort) Cotyledon orbiculata
- Pincushion hakea Hakea laurina
- Pink breath of heaven (confetti bush) Coleonema pulchellum
- Poinsettia Euphorbia pulcherrima
- Pride of Madeira Echium candicans · invasive in some regions
- Qantu (sacred flower of the Incas) Cantua buxifolia
- Queen Victoria agave Agave victoriae-reginae
- Red escallonia Escallonia rubra
- Red osier dogwood Cornus sericea
- Red powder puff Calliandra haematocephala
- Red-tip photinia Photinia x fraseri
- Redvein enkianthus Enkianthus campanulatus
- Rhododendron Rhododendron
- Rice-paper plant (tsūdatsu) Tetrapanax papyrifer
- Rose of Sharon Hibiscus syriacus
- Rough-leaved hydrangea Hydrangea aspera
- Round-leaf mint bush Prostanthera rotundifolia
- Rubber rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa
- Sage-leaved rock rose Cistus salviifolius
- Sago cycad Cycas revoluta
- Sasanqua camellia Camellia sasanqua
- Satsuki azalea Rhododendron indicum
- Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa
- Shrubby germander (tree germander) Teucrium fruticans
- Shrubby scorpion vetch (coronilla) Coronilla valentina
- Siberian peashrub Caragana arborescens
- Sichuan pepper (huajiao) Zanthoxylum bungeanum
- Silverbush (shrubby bindweed) Convolvulus cneorum
- Silver jade plant (silver dollar plant) Crassula arborescens
- Silver torch cactus Cleistocactus strausii
- Slender deutzia (himeutsugi) Deutzia gracilis
- Small crowea (waxflower) Crowea exalata
- Smoke tree Cotinus coggygria
- Smooth hydrangea 'Annabelle' Hydrangea arborescens
- Southernwood (lad’s love) Artemisia abrotanum
- Spanish dagger (mound lily yucca) Yucca gloriosa
- Spiral aloe Aloe polyphylla
- Spotted emu bush Eremophila maculata
- Spotted laurel (Japanese aucuba) Aucuba japonica
- Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina · invasive in some regions
- Star jasmine Trachelospermum jasminoides · invasive in some regions
- Star magnolia (shidekobushi) Magnolia stellata
- Sticky monkeyflower (orange bush monkeyflower) Diplacus aurantiacus
- Summersweet (sweet pepperbush) Clethra alnifolia
- Taupata (mirror bush) Coprosma repens · invasive in some regions
- Teddy-bear cholla Cylindropuntia bigelovii
- Texas sage (cenizo) Leucophyllum frutescens
- Thomson’s rhododendron Rhododendron thomsonii
- Thunberg bush clover (miyagino-hagi) Lespedeza thunbergii
- Tiare (Tahitian gardenia) Gardenia taitensis
- Tibetan tree peony (Ludlow’s peony) Paeonia ludlowii
- Toyon (California holly) Heteromeles arbutifolia
- Tree cholla (cane cholla) Cylindropuntia imbricata · invasive in some regions
- Tree houseleek (aeonium) Aeonium arboreum
- Trifoliate orange (karatachi) Citrus trifoliata · invasive in some regions
- True indigo Indigofera tinctoria
- Trumpet vine Campsis radicans · invasive in some regions
- Viburnum Viburnum opulus
- Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · invasive in some regions
- Wall germander Teucrium chamaedrys
- Weeping bottlebrush Melaleuca viminalis
- Weigela Weigela florida
- Winterberry holly Ilex verticillata
- Winter jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum
- Yellow bells (yellow trumpetbush) Tecoma stans · invasive in some regions
- Yesterday-today-and-tomorrow (manacá) Brunfelsia pauciflora
- Yunnan camellia Camellia reticulata
- Yunnan rhododendron Rhododendron yunnanense
Trees (162)
- Allspice (pimento) Pimenta dioica
- American beech Fagus grandifolia
- American sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua
- American sycamore Platanus occidentalis
- Atlas cedar Cedrus atlantica
- Bald cypress Taxodium distichum
- Balsam fir Abies balsamea
- Bangalow palm (piccabeen palm) Archontophoenix cunninghamiana · invasive in some regions
- Bhutan pine (Himalayan white pine) Pinus wallichiana
- Bigleaf maple Acer macrophyllum
- Bismarck palm Bismarckia nobilis
- Black gum (black tupelo) Nyssa sylvatica
- Black walnut Juglans nigra
- Blue palo verde Parkinsonia florida
- Bottle palm Hyophorbe lagenicaulis
- Broad-leaved paperbark (niaouli) Melaleuca quinquenervia · invasive in some regions
- Brush box Lophostemon confertus
- Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa
- Cabbage-tree palm Livistona australis
- California bay (Oregon myrtle) Umbellularia californica
- California buckeye Aesculus californica
- Campbell’s magnolia Magnolia campbellii
- Canary Island date palm Phoenix canariensis
- Candlenut (kukui) Aleurites moluccanus
- Cassia (Chinese cinnamon) Cinnamomum cassia
- Ceibo (cockspur coral tree) Erythrina crista-galli
- Chinaberry (Persian lilac) Melia azedarach · invasive in some regions
- China fir Cunninghamia lanceolata
- Chinese fringe tree Chionanthus retusus
- Chinese parasol tree (wutong) Firmiana simplex · invasive in some regions
- Coast live oak Quercus agrifolia
- Coast redwood Sequoia sempervirens
- Colorado blue spruce Picea pungens
- Common coral tree (lucky-bean tree, umsinsi) Erythrina lysistemon
- Cootamundra wattle Acacia baileyana · invasive in some regions
- Crepe myrtle Lagerstroemia indica
- Cuban royal palm Roystonea regia
- Date palm Phoenix dactylifera
- Dawn redwood Metasequoia glyptostroboides
- Deodar cedar Cedrus deodara
- Desert ironwood Olneya tesota
- Desert willow Chilopsis linearis
- Douglas fir Pseudotsuga menziesii
- Dove tree (handkerchief tree) Davidia involucrata
- Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis
- Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis
- Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana
- Eastern white pine Pinus strobus
- Emmenopterys (Henry’s tree) Emmenopterys henryi
- Empress tree (foxglove tree) Paulownia tomentosa · invasive in some regions
- English walnut Juglans regia
- English yew Taxus baccata
- Fiddle-leaf fig Ficus lyrata
- Firewheel tree (wheel of fire) Stenocarpus sinuatus
- Flowering dogwood Cornus florida
- Foxtail palm Wodyetia bifurcata
- Full-moon maple (hauchiwa-kaede) Acer japonicum
- Giant sequoia (Wellingtonia) Sequoiadendron giganteum
- Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba
- Golden chain tree (laburnum) Laburnum × watereri
- Golden larch Pseudolarix amabilis
- Golden trumpet tree (ipê-amarelo) Handroanthus chrysotrichus
- Greek strawberry tree Arbutus andrachne
- Himalayan birch (bhojpatra; white-barked jacquemontii) Betula utilis
- Honey locust Gleditsia triacanthos · invasive in some regions
- Hong Kong orchid tree Bauhinia × blakeana
- ʻŌhiʻa lehua Metrosideros polymorpha
- Illawarra flame tree Brachychiton acerifolius
- Indian bean tree (southern catalpa) Catalpa bignonioides
- Ivory curl tree Buckinghamia celsissima
- Japanese cedar (sugi) Cryptomeria japonica
- Japanese flowering cherry Prunus serrulata
- Japanese maple Acer palmatum
- Japanese pagoda tree (Chinese scholar tree) Styphnolobium japonicum
- Japanese snowbell Styrax japonicus
- Japanese stewartia Stewartia pseudocamellia
- Japanese umbrella pine (kōyamaki) Sciadopitys verticillata
- Japanese white pine (goyōmatsu) Pinus parviflora
- Japanese zelkova (neutinamu) Zelkova serrata
- Joshua tree Yucca brevifolia
- Kashmir cypress (Bhutan weeping cypress) Cupressus cashmeriana
- Kashmir rowan Sorbus cashmiriana
- Katsura tree Cercidiphyllum japonicum
- Kobushi magnolia Magnolia kobus
- Korean fir Abies koreana
- Kousa dogwood Cornus kousa
- Lacebark pine Pinus bungeana
- Lacy tree fern (Cooper’s tree fern) Sphaeropteris cooperi · invasive in some regions
- Lemon-scented gum Corymbia citriodora
- Leyland cypress x Cuprocyparis leylandii
- Loulu palm Pritchardia hillebrandii
- Macadamia Macadamia integrifolia
- Mexican fan palm Washingtonia robusta · invasive in some regions
- Mexican giant cardón Pachycereus pringlei
- Monterey cypress Hesperocyparis macrocarpa
- Monterey pine (radiata pine) Pinus radiata · invasive in some regions
- Montezuma cypress (ahuehuete) Taxodium mucronatum
- Moreton Bay fig Ficus macrophylla
- Mount Etna broom Genista etnensis
- Narrow-leaved paperbark (tea tree, source of tea tree oil) Melaleuca alternifolia
- Native frangipani Hymenosporum flavum
- Norfolk Island pine Araucaria heterophylla
- Northern red oak Quercus rubra
- Northern white cedar (arborvitae) Thuja occidentalis
- Old man banksia (saw banksia) Banksia serrata
- Olive Olea europaea
- Orchid tree (mountain ebony) Bauhinia variegata · invasive in some regions
- Oriental arborvitae (Chinese thuja) Platycladus orientalis
- Paperbark maple Acer griseum
- Paper birch Betula papyrifera
- Pecan Carya illinoinensis
- Père David’s maple (snakebark maple) Acer davidii
- Persian ironwood Parrotia persica
- Persian silk tree (mimosa) Albizia julibrissin · invasive in some regions
- Ponytail palm (elephant’s foot) Beaucarnea recurvata
- Purple orchid tree (butterfly tree, Bauhinia purpurea) Bauhinia purpurea
- Queen palm (jerivá) Syagrus romanzoffiana · invasive in some regions
- Queensland bottle tree Brachychiton rupestris
- Quiver tree (kokerboom) Aloidendron dichotomum
- Red-flowering gum Corymbia ficifolia
- Red maple Acer rubrum
- River birch Betula nigra
- River red gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis · invasive in some regions
- Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea
- Sassafras Sassafras albidum
- Saucer magnolia Magnolia x soulangeana
- Sausage tree (worsboom, muvevha) Kigelia africana
- Sawara cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera
- Serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis
- Siberian crab apple Malus baccata
- Silk floss tree Ceiba speciosa
- Silky oak (southern silky oak) Grevillea robusta · invasive in some regions
- Smooth-barked apple (Sydney red gum) Angophora costata
- Snow gum Eucalyptus pauciflora
- Soapbark tree (quillay) Quillaja saponaria
- Southern live oak Quercus virginiana
- Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora
- Star anise Illicium verum
- Sugar maple Acer saccharum
- Tamarack (American larch) Larix laricina
- Tarata (lemonwood) Pittosporum eugenioides
- Tasmanian blue gum Eucalyptus globulus · invasive in some regions
- Tipa (rosewood) Tipuana tipu · invasive in some regions
- Tree aloe (Barber’s aloe) Aloidendron barberae
- Tree rhododendron (lali gurans, burans) Rhododendron arboreum
- Trembling aspen Populus tremuloides
- Trident maple Acer buergerianum
- Tropical almond (Indian almond, hu kwang) Terminalia catappa
- Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera
- Turkish hazel Corylus colurna
- Two-needle piñon Pinus edulis
- Velvet mesquite Prosopis velutina
- Weeping fig (Benjamin fig) Ficus benjamina
- Weeping willow Salix babylonica
- Western redbud Cercis occidentalis
- Western red cedar Thuja plicata
- White oak Quercus alba
- White spruce Picea glauca
- Wild date palm (Senegal date palm) Phoenix reclinata
- Windmill palm (Chusan palm) Trachycarpus fortunei
- Yew plum pine (inumaki) Podocarpus macrophyllus
- Yoshino cherry (Somei-yoshino) Prunus × yedoensis
Grasses (34)
- Barley Hordeum vulgare
- Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii
- Blue fescue Festuca glauca
- Blue grama (eyelash grass) Bouteloua gracilis
- Broadleaf cattail (bulrush) Typha latifolia
- Clumping bamboo Fargesia murielae
- Deer grass Muhlenbergia rigens
- Feather reed grass 'Karl Foerster' Calamagrostis x acutiflora
- Fountain grass Pennisetum alopecuroides
- Giant feather grass (golden oats) Celtica gigantea
- Golden bamboo Phyllostachys aurea · invasive in some regions
- Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans
- Japanese forest grass Hakonechloa macra
- Japanese sweet flag (sekishō) Acorus gramineus
- Korean feather reed grass Calamagrostis brachytricha
- Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium
- Maiden grass (miscanthus) Miscanthus sinensis
- Maize (field corn) Zea mays
- Mexican feather grass Nassella tenuissima · invasive in some regions
- Northern sea oats (river oats) Chasmanthium latifolium
- Oats Avena sativa
- Pampas grass Cortaderia selloana · invasive in some regions
- Papyrus Cyperus papyrus
- Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica
- Pink muhly grass Muhlenbergia capillaris
- Prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis
- Rice (Asian rice) Oryza sativa
- Rough horsetail (scouring rush) Equisetum hyemale
- Rye Secale cereale
- Sorghum Sorghum bicolor
- Sugarcane Saccharum officinarum
- Switchgrass Panicum virgatum
- Teff Eragrostis tef
- Wheat (bread wheat) Triticum aestivum
Groundcovers (70)
- Aloe vera Aloe vera
- Barrenwort (bishop’s hat) Epimedium grandiflorum
- Baseball plant (living baseball) Euphorbia obesa
- Bishop’s cap cactus Astrophytum myriostigma
- Biting stonecrop (goldmoss) Sedum acre
- Boston fern (sword fern) Nephrolepis exaltata
- Bugle (ajuga) Ajuga reptans · invasive in some regions
- Bunchberry Cornus canadensis
- Burro’s tail (donkey’s tail) Sedum morganianum
- Canadian wild ginger Asarum canadense
- Cast-iron plant (haran) Aspidistra elatior
- Chin cactus (grafted “moon cactus”) Gymnocalycium mihanovichii
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- Claret cup cactus (kingcup cactus) Echinocereus triglochidiatus
- Cobweb houseleek Sempervivum arachnoideum
- Common ivy Hedera helix · invasive in some regions
- Common staghorn fern (elkhorn fern) Platycerium bifurcatum
- Creeping boobialla Myoporum parvifolium
- Creeping fig (climbing fig) Ficus pumila
- Creeping Jenny Lysimachia nummularia · invasive in some regions
- Creeping thyme Thymus serpyllum
- Daisy (English daisy) Bellis perennis
- Delta maidenhair fern Adiantum raddianum
- Earth star (cryptanthus) Cryptanthus bivittatus
- Eastern prickly pear (hardy prickly pear) Opuntia humifusa
- Foamflower Tiarella cordifolia
- Fringe cups Tellima grandiflora
- Ghost plant (mother-of-pearl plant) Graptopetalum paraguayense
- Giant chalk dudleya (Britton’s live-forever) Dudleya brittonii
- Golden pothos (devil’s ivy) Epipremnum aureum · invasive in some regions
- Hardy ice plant Delosperma cooperi
- Himalayan fleeceflower (knotweed groundcover) Bistorta affinis
- Hosta Hosta spp.
- Hottentot fig (sour fig, ice plant) Carpobrotus edulis · invasive in some regions
- Inch plant (silver inch plant, wandering dude) Tradescantia zebrina · invasive in some regions
- Ivy-leaved toadflax (Kenilworth ivy) Cymbalaria muralis
- Japanese painted fern Athyrium niponicum
- Japanese spurge (pachysandra) Pachysandra terminalis · invasive in some regions
- Jelly bean plant (pork and beans) Sedum rubrotinctum
- Ladyfinger cactus (gold lace cactus) Mammillaria elongata
- Lamb's ear Stachys byzantina
- Lesser periwinkle Vinca minor · invasive in some regions
- Lilyturf (liriope) Liriope muscari
- Living stones (Leslie’s lithops) Lithops lesliei
- Male fern Dryopteris filix-mas
- Mayapple (American mandrake) Podophyllum peltatum
- Mexican snowball (echeveria) Echeveria elegans
- Mistletoe cactus Rhipsalis baccifera
- Mondo grass Ophiopogon japonicus
- Moonstones (sugared almond plant) Pachyphytum oviferum
- Moses-in-the-cradle (oyster plant) Tradescantia spathacea · invasive in some regions
- Moss phlox (creeping phlox) Phlox subulata
- Native violet (ivy-leaved violet) Viola hederacea
- Nerve plant (fittonia) Fittonia albivenis
- Ostrich fern Matteuccia struthiopteris
- Prostrate speedwell Veronica prostrata
- Red clover Trifolium pratense
- Roman chamomile (lawn chamomile) Chamaemelum nobile
- Sacred lily (omoto) Rohdea japonica
- Snow-in-summer Cerastium tomentosum
- Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides
- Spider plant Chlorophytum comosum
- Stonecrop (sedum) Hylotelephium spectabile
- Strawberry begonia (yukinoshita) Saxifraga stolonifera
- String of pearls Curio rowleyanus
- Trailing ice plant (vygie) Lampranthus spectabilis
- Twinflower Linnaea borealis
- Western sword fern Polystichum munitum
- White clover Trifolium repens
- Zebra haworthia (zebra plant) Haworthiopsis attenuata
Reference values for planning, not horticultural, veterinary or medical advice. Varieties, soils and local climates differ: check with a local nursery or extension service.