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Plants
541 plants
541 plants
Planting dates are shown for USDA zone 7a. Tap the zone pill to set yours.
Garden staples
Kale
Brassica oleracea (Acephala Group); Russian and Siberian types are B. napus
Mar 13 – Apr 24
Commonly grown
Everything else · A–Z
A
Amaranth
Amaranthus (grain types A. cruentus, A. caudatus, A. hypochondriacus)
Apr 17 – May 29
B
Black Cohosh
Actaea racemosa (syn. Cimicifuga racemosa)
Plant with care
Plant now · until Nov 15
Black Nightshade
Solanum nigrum / S. ptychanthum (the black nightshade complex)
Plant with care
Apr 17 – May 29
Blanketflower
Gaillardia spp. (G. x grandiflora, G. aristata, G. pulchella)
Plant now · until Nov 15
C
Comfrey
Symphytum officinale (and Symphytum x uplandicum, Russian comfrey)
Plant with care
Mar 20 – May 22
D
Dragon Fruit
Selenicereus undatus (syn. Hylocereus undatus) and related Selenicereus species
E
F
G
Garden Azalea
Rhododendron spp. (evergreen and deciduous garden hybrids)
Plant with care
Mar 20 – May 22
Gourds & Luffa
Lagenaria siceraria (hard-shell); Luffa aegyptiaca & L. acutangula (luffa); Cucurbita pepo (ornamental)
Apr 20 – May 15
Grape Hyacinth
Muscari armeniacum (and related species)
Plant with care
Aug 30 – Oct 4
H
I
Ironweed
Vernonia spp. (V. noveboracensis, V. gigantea, V. lettermannii)
Plant now · until Nov 8
J
Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum (with A. japonicum and A. shirasawanum)
Plant now · until Nov 8
K
L
Lupine
Lupinus perennis (and the perennial garden hybrids, Lupinus x Russell Group)
Plant with care
Plant now · until Nov 30
M
Monkshood
Aconitum napellus (and related Aconitum spp.)
Plant with care
Plant now · until Oct 25
N
O
P
Plantain (Cooking Banana)
Musa x paradisiaca (AAB Plantain group) and related ABB cooking bananas
Prickly Pear
Opuntia (esp. O. humifusa, O. ficus-indica)
Plant with care
Apr 10 – Jun 19
Q
R
Rhododendron (Garden Hybrid)
Rhododendron hybrids (largely R. catawbiense, R. fortunei, R. yakushimanum and R. carolinianum parentage)
Plant with care
Mar 20 – May 22
