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Eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
A spreading deciduous tree with spring flowers on bare wood, heart-shaped leaves and regional differences in cold, heat and drought performance.
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Flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
An eastern North American understory tree with spring bracts, red fruit and a spreading crown, best matched to protected roots and reliable summer moisture.
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Coral honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
An eastern U.S. native twining vine for a supported flower display, with tubular blooms and a winter appearance that changes by climate.
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Star jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides
A fragrant evergreen twining vine for sheltered mild-winter sites, or a supported container that can receive suitable winter protection.
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Herbs
Common chives
Allium schoenoprasum
A clump-forming perennial with mild onion-flavored leaves and edible flowers, suited to repeated small harvests and occasional division.
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Dill
Anethum graveolens
An annual herb whose feathery leaves, yellow flowerheads and mature seeds require different harvest plans and space commitments.
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Culinary sage
Salvia officinalis
A small woody culinary perennial whose leafy framework, drainage and eventual replacement matter more than repeated severe cutting.
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Oregano
Origanum vulgare
A variable perennial species with culinary and ornamental selections; Greek oregano is a subspecies, while several other oregano-named herbs are different plants.
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Oakleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
A broad deciduous shrub whose lobed leaves, aging flower clusters and winter bark reward a generous permanent position.
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Virginia sweetspire
Itea virginica
A flexible flowering shrub for a planned colony, with arching white racemes and autumn color that depend on room for its spreading habit.
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Common ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
A deciduous shrub with an arching cane framework, distinctive mature bark and cultivar choices that change both size and foliage color.
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American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
A loose deciduous shrub grown chiefly for fruit clustered around its stems, best given a role that allows a changing seasonal outline.
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Wild daffodil
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
A small spring trumpet daffodil for a persistent planting where its leaves can finish growing before mowing or summer changeover.
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Garden dahlia
Dahlia garden hybrids (mixed parentage)
Tender garden hybrids grown from tuberous roots, rooted cuttings or seed, with size and flower form that determine support and summer care.
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Garden gladiolus
Gladiolus garden hybrids (chiefly large-flowered types)
Summer-flowering garden hybrids grown from corms, suited to upright border accents and planned successions of cut-flower spikes.
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Garden tulip
Tulipa gesneriana and associated garden hybrids
Garden border tulips offer a spring display whose timing, height and likelihood of returning depend on the named group and growing conditions.
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Houseplants
Golden pothos
Epipremnum aureum
A climbing or trailing foliage plant whose familiar yellow-marbled juvenile leaves need a reachable root zone and a realistic route for new vines.
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Snake plant
Dracaena trifasciata
An upright clumping houseplant with substantial underground rhizomes; choose its cultivar, root-zone moisture cycle, and container stability together.
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Spider plant
Chlorophytum comosum
An arching rosette with thick roots and hanging plantlets; its brown tips call for a pattern-based review of water, salts, and growing conditions.
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Monstera deliciosa
Monstera deliciosa
A tropical climber with large adult leaves and a substantial indoor footprint; choose space, support, and access before pursuing more leaf splits.
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Jade plant
Crassula ovata
A branching succulent for a bright window, with a long-term plan for canopy weight, drainage and manageable size.
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Mexican snowball
Echeveria elegans
A pale rosette succulent whose compact shape depends on usable light, careful handling and a pot that matches its roots.
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Zebra haworthiopsis
Haworthiopsis attenuata
A compact, striped succulent for bright filtered light, with special attention to roots when the leaves begin to shrink.
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Christmas cactus
Schlumbergera × buckleyi
An arching, segmented forest cactus whose flowering depends on seasonal light cues and steady care through bud development.
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Coleus
Coleus scutellarioides
A tender foliage plant whose light tolerance, shape, and need for pinching depend on the named selection.
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Fragrant plantain lily
Hosta plantaginea
A green-leaved hosta species grown for broad foliage and large fragrant white flowers that open toward evening.
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Japanese painted fern
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
A deciduous fern with silver, green, and purple fronds for a sheltered, moisture-retentive shade planting.
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Hairy alumroot
Heuchera villosa
An eastern North American alumroot with substantial textured foliage and airy flowers, useful where summer heat challenges other heucheras.
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Vegetables
Cabbage
Brassica oleracea (Capitata Group)
A cool-season vegetable grown for a compact head of overlapping leaves, with cultivar size and maturity determining how it fits a small garden.
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Eggplant
Solanum melongena
A branching warm-season fruiting vegetable whose useful crop depends on sustained warmth, suitable cultivar maturity and support for fruit-bearing branches.
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Garden pea
Pisum sativum
A cool-season climbing or compact vegetable that includes shelling, snow and snap forms, with vine height determining its support and pod type determining harvest.
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Leaf lettuce
Lactuca sativa
A nonheading lettuce type grown for loose rosettes of tender leaves, suited to small beds and containers when cool-season timing and regular harvesting fit the household.
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Creeping phlox
Phlox subulata
A low spring-flowering groundcover for sunny, freely draining beds, rock gardens and manageable banks; confirm the species behind the common name.
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Pennsylvania sedge
Carex pensylvanica
A fine-textured sedge for a low woodland ground layer, with regional trial evidence, light-traffic limits and a spreading habit to plan around.
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Wild ginger
Asarum canadense
A deciduous woodland groundcover with broad heart-shaped foliage, best considered for shade with reliable moisture and without culinary expectations.
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Barren strawberry
Waldsteinia fragarioides
A low ornamental groundcover with yellow spring flowers and strawberry-like foliage; verify the North American species rather than buying by common name.
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Tomato
Solanum lycopersicum
A frost-tender fruiting crop whose mature growth habit determines support, spacing and the rhythm of harvest.
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Sweet and bell pepper
Capsicum annuum
Warm-season sweet peppers, including bell types, grown for crisp immature fruit or fully colored ripe peppers.
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Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
A frost-tender annual vine grown for young, crisp fruit; cultivar habit and pollination requirements determine the setup.
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Potato
Solanum tuberosum
A cool-season tuber crop started from seed potatoes, with separate harvest decisions for tender new potatoes and mature storage tubers.
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Garlic
Allium sativum
A bulb crop usually planted as individual cloves in fall, with climate-adapted hardneck or softneck types harvested the following warm season.
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Broccoli
Brassica oleracea Italica Group
Heading broccoli grown for tight clusters of unopened flower buds, with crop timing centered on cool conditions during head development.
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Herbs
Sweet basil
Ocimum basilicum
A warmth-loving culinary herb for leafy summer harvests, sunny pots and fresh pesto.
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Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
An aromatic evergreen shrub whose long-term success depends on sun, drainage and a realistic winter location.
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Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
A leafy biennial commonly replaced each year, useful in beds and containers through cool growing weather.
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Cilantro / coriander
Coriandrum sativum
A cool-season annual grown first for fresh leaves and later, if allowed to flower, for coriander seed.
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Spearmint
Mentha spicata
A vigorous culinary perennial for fresh leaves, best given its own container and a plan for spreading stems.
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Common thyme
Thymus vulgaris
A small woody culinary perennial for sunny, freely draining beds and pots, with useful flowers and aromatic leaves.
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Fruit & berries
Highbush blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum and southern highbush hybrids
A long-lived fruiting shrub whose success depends on matching blueberry type to winter conditions and maintaining an acidic, aerated root zone.
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Red raspberry
Rubus idaeus cultivars
A perennial bramble with short-lived canes, delicate fruit and a pruning system determined by whether the cultivar fruits on first-year or second-year growth.
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Cultivated blackberry
Rubus species and cultivated hybrids (blackberry group)
Cultivated brambles ranging from upright bushes to long trailing canes, with support and pruning chosen around cane habit, fruiting age and regional adaptation.
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Garden strawberry
Fragaria × ananassa
A low-growing hybrid perennial fruit crop whose runners, planting depth and flowering type determine how a productive bed or container should be managed.
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Fruit & berries
Common fig
Ficus carica (common, parthenocarpic fruiting types)
A deciduous fruiting shrub or small tree that rewards a warm, sunny site, with winter protection chosen to preserve productive wood and give fruit time to ripen.
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Garden grape
Vitis vinifera, American Vitis species and cultivated interspecific hybrids (bunch grapes)
A woody perennial vine grown for clusters of fruit, with species ancestry, season length, regional disease pressure and pruning system all shaping the right garden choice.
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Bigleaf hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
A summer-flowering deciduous shrub whose success depends on preserving flower buds, matching light to heat, and choosing the right cultivar.
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Panicle hydrangea
Hydrangea paniculata
A deciduous shrub or small tree with summer flower cones, broad cultivar size differences, and blooms produced on current-season growth.
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Downy serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
An eastern North American small tree or large shrub with early white flowers, bird-attracting fruit, and colorful autumn foliage.
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Purple coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
A clump-forming herbaceous perennial with pink-purple rays, prominent seed cones, and useful choices between extended flowers, seedheads, and stem habitat.
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Phalaenopsis orchid
Phalaenopsis hybrids
Common indoor moth-orchid hybrids grown for arching flower spikes, with care governed by roots, potting medium, available light, and hybrid differences.
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