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Growing Guides
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- Abutilon
- Acidanthera (see Peacock Orchid)
- Abyssinian Sword Lily (see Peacock Orchid)
- Achillea
- African Daisy (see Osteospermum or Gazania)
- African Lily (see Agapanthus)
- African Violet
- Agapanthus
- Allium cowanii (see A. neapolitanum)
- Allium
- Alstroemeria
- Alum Root (see Heuchera)
- Amaryllis (see Belladonna Lily or Hippeastrum)
- American Honeysuckle
- Ammocharis Longifolia
- Amorphophallus Konjac
- Anemones
- Apple Trees
- Aquilegia
- Arabian Star Flower (see Black Pearl Lily)
- Arabs Eye (see Black Pearl Lily)
- Arthropodium
- Arum Lily (see Calla Lily)
- Asparagus
- Astilbe
- Autumn Crocus (see Colchicum)
- Autumn Daffodil (see Sternbergia Lutea)
- Aztec Lily (see Sprekelia)
- Babiana
- Baboon Flower (see Babiana)
- Baby’s Breath (see Gypsophila)
- Baby Gladioli
- Balloon Flower
- Banksia
- Banksia Rose
- Bay Tree
- Bearded Iris
- Begonia (see Tuberous Begonia)
- Belladonna Lily
- Bindweed (see Convolvulus)
- Bird of Paradise
- Blackberry
- Black Currant
- Black Pearl Lily
- Blazing Star (see Liatris or Tritonia)
- Bluebells (see Spanish Bells)
- Blueberry
- Blue Brodiaea (see Queen Fabiola)
- Blue Marguerite
- Boat Orchid (see Cymbidium Orchid)
- Boophone Disticha
- Boronias
- Bottlebrush (see Callistemon)
- Brugmansia
- Buddleja
- Butterfly Bush (see Buddleja)
- Butterfly Iris (see Dietes Grandiflora)
- Buxus
- Calibrachoa
- Californian Tree Poppy
- Calla Lily
- Callistemon
- Canna Lily
- Cape Bugle Lily (see Watsonia)
- Cape Cowslip (see Lachenalia)
- Cape Daisy (see Osteospermum)
- Cape Lily (see Crinum)
- Carnation
- Chamelaucium
- Chincherinchee
- Chinese Bellflower (see Balloon Flower)
- Chinese Ground Orchid
- Chinese Gooseberry (see Kiwifruit)
- Chinese Lanterns (see Abutilon)
- Chionodoxa
- Chrysanthemum
- Citrus Trees
- Climbing or Creeping Lily (see Gloriosa Lily)
- Clematis
- Clivia
- Colchicum
- Columbine (see Aquilegia)
- Coneflower (see Echinacea)
- Convolvulus
- Coral Bells (see Heuchera)
- Cordyline
- Corn Lily (see Ixia)
- Cornus
- Correa
- Cottage Gladioli (see Baby Gladioli)
- Cousin It
- Crepe Myrtle
- Crinum
- Crocus (see Dutch Crocus)
- Crocus Saffron
- Cuban Lily
- Curcuma
- Curry Leaf Tree
- Cut Leaf Daisy (see Rock Daisy)
- Cyclamen
- Cymbidium Orchid
- Daffodil
- Daffodil Garlic (see A. neapolitanum)
- Dahlia
- Daisy Blue Marguerite
- Daphne
- Day Lily
- Delphinium
- Desert Candle (see Eremurus)
- Dianthus
- Dichondra Repens
- Dichondra Silver Falls
- Dietes Grandiflora
- Dogwood (see Cornus)
- Dutch Box (see Buxus)
- Dutch Crocus
- Dutch Iris
- Echeveria
- Echinacea
- Egyptian Onions (see Tree Onions)
- Elkhorn Fern
- Englishbells (see Spanish Bells)
- English Box (see Buxus)
- Eremurus
- Erythronium
- Fairy Lily (see Zephyranthes)
- False Spiraea (see Astilbe)
- Flame Lily (see Gloriosa Lily)
- Flowering Onion (see A. neapolitanum)
- Fountain Grass
- Foxtail Lily (see Eremurus)
- Frangipani
- Fragrant Gladiolus (see Peacock Orchid)
- Freesias
- Fried Egg Plant (see Californian Tree Poppy)
- Fringe Flower (see Loropetalum)
- Fuchsia
- Galanthus (see Snowdrop)
- Galtonia
- Gardenia
- Garlic
- Gayfeather (see Liatris)
- Gazania
- Geraldton Waxflower (see Chamelaucium)
- Gerbera
- German Iris (see Bearded Iris)
- Ginger Lily
- Gladioli
- Gloriosa Lily
- Glory Lily (see Gloriosa Lily)
- Glory of the Sun (see Leucocoryne)
- Golden Shallots (see Shallots)
- Gooseberry
- Granny’s Bonnet (see Aquilegia)
- Grape Hyacinths (see Muscari)
- Grassnut (see Queen Fabiola)
- Grevillea
- Ground Morning Glory (see Convolvulus)
- Gypsophila
- Hardenbergia
- Hardy Orchid (see Chinese Ground Orchid)
- Harlequin Flower (see Sparaxis)
- Haworthia
- Heavenly Bamboo (see Nandina)
- Hebe
- Hedges
- Hellebore
- Helleborus (see Hellebore)
- Hemerocallis (see Day Lily)
- Hen and Chicks (see Sempervivum)
- Heuchera
- Hippeastrum
- Hollyhock
- Honey Garlic (see Mediterranean Bells)
- Hosta
- Houseleek (see Sempervivum)
- Hyacinth
- Hyacinth Orchid (see Chinese Ground Orchid)
- Hyacinth of Peru (see Cuban Lily)
- Hydrangea
- Hymenocallis
- Indian Shot Plant (see Canna Lily)
- Ipheon (see Spring Stars)
- Iris Reticulata
- Ismene (see Hymenocallis)
- Ithuriel’s Spear (see Queen Fabiola)
- Ixia
- Jacobean Lily (see Sprekelia)
- Japanese Bellflower (see Balloon Flower)
- Japanese Box (see Buxus)
- Japanese Iris
- Jersey Lily (see Belladonna Lily)
- Jockey’s Cap (see Tigridia)
- Jonquils
- Jostaberry
- Kaffir Lily (see Clivia)
- Kangaroo Paw
- Kidney Weed (see Dichondra Repens)
- Kiwifruit
- Knight’s Star Lily (see Hippeastrum)
- Kniphofia
- Konjac
- Korean Box (see Buxus)
- Lachenalia
- Laurel (see Bay Tree)
- Lavender
- Lenten Rose (see Hellebore)
- Lesser Cape Lily (see Black Pearl Lily)
- Leucocoryne
- Liatris
- Lilium (or Lilies)
- Lily of the Field (see Sternbergia Lutea)
- Lily of the Incas (see Alstroemeria)
- Lily of the Nile (see Agapanthus)
- Lily of the Valley
- Liriope
- Loropetalum
- Lotus
- Louisiana Iris
- Lycoris
- Mangave
- March Lily (see Belladonna Lily)
- Matilija Poppy (see Californian Tree Poppy)
- Meadow Saffron (see Colchicum)
- Mediterranean Bells
- Mexican Orange Blossom
- Milfoil (see Achillea)
- Million Bells (see Calibrachoa)
- Miniature Gladioli (see Baby Gladioli)
- Mondo Grass
- Muscari
- Naked Ladies (see Belladonna Lily)
- Naked Ladies (see Colchicum)
- Nandina
- Nanus Gladioli (see Baby Gladioli)
- Naples Garlic (see A. neapolitanum)
- Nemesia
- Nerine
- New Zealand Flax (see Phormium)
- New Zealand Rock Lily (see Arthropodium)
- Ornamental Onion (see A.neapolitanum)
- Ornithogalum arabicum (see Black Pearl Lily)
- Ornithogalum umbellatum (see Star of Bethlehem)
- Osteospermum
- Paper Daisy (see Strawflower)
- Parrots Beak (see Lotus)
- Passionfruit
- Peacock Iris
- Peacock Orchid
- Penstemon
- Peony (or Paeonia) Rose
- Perennial Phlox
- Peruvian Lilies (see Alstroemeria)
- Phormium
- Photinia
- Pieplant (see Rhubarb)
- Pig Face
- Pineapple Lily
- Plantain Lily (see Hosta)
- Platycodon (see Balloon Flower)
- Ponysfoot (see Dichondra Silver Falls)
- Poppy Flower (see Anemones)
- Princess Lilies (see Alstroemeria)
- Purple Coral Pea (see Hardenbergia)
- Rabbits Foot Fern
- Rain Flower (see Zephyranthes)
- Rain Lily (see Zephyranthes)
- Ranunculus
- Raspberry
- Red Currant
- Red Hot Pokers (see Kniphofia)
- Red Shallots (see Shallots)
- Red Star (see Rhodohypoxis)
- Renga Renga Lily (see Arthropodium)
- Rhubarb
- Rhodohypoxis
- Rock Daisy
- Roses
- Rosy Posy (see Rhodohypoxis)
- Russell Lupin
- Sacred Bamboo (see Nandina)
- Sacred Lily of the Incas (see Hymenocallis)
- Saffron (see Crocus Saffron)
- Scilla (see Cuban Lily or Spanish Bells)
- Sea Holly
- Sea Lavender
- Sempervivum
- Silver Bush (see Convolvulus)
- Sleepydick (see Star of Bethlehem)
- Shallots
- Snake Root (see Liatris)
- Snowdrop
- Snowflakes
- Soldier Boys (see Lachenalia)
- Solomons Seal
- South African Bugle Lily (see Watsonia)
- Spanish Bells
- Sparaxis
- Spider Lily (see Hymenocallis , Lycoris or Nerine)
- Sprekelia
- Spring Snowflakes (see Snowflakes)
- Spring Stars
- Staghorn Fern (see Elkhorn Fern)
- Star Flower (see Star of Bethlehem)
- Star of Bethlehem
- Statice (see Sea Lavender)
- Sternbergia Lutea
- Storm Lily (see Zephyranthes)
- Strawberries
- Strawflower
- Strelitzia (see Birds of Paradise)
- String of Pearls
- Summer Hyacinth (see Galtonia)
- Summer Snowflake (see Snowflakes)
- Sword Lily (see Gladioli)
- Thornless Blackberry
- Tigridia
- Tiger Claw (see Gloriosa Lily)
- Tiger Flower (see Tigridia)
- Trailing Lotus (see Lotus)
- Treasure Flower (see Gazania)
- Tree Onions
- Tree Peony Rose
- Triplet Lily (see Queen Fabiola)
- Tritelia (see Queen Fabiola or Spring Star)
- Tritonia
- Trout Lily (see Erythronium)
- Tuberose
- Tuberous Begonia
- Tulips
- Turmeric (see Curcuma)
- Walking Onions (see Tree Onions)
- Water Lily
- Watsonia
- Waxflower (see Chamelaucium)
- White Currant
- Wild Iris (see Dietes Grandiflora)
- Wind Poppy (see Anemones)
- Winter Rose (see Hellebore)
- Wisteria
- Wood Garlic (see A. neapolitanum)
- Woolly Bush
- Zantedeschia (see Calla Lily)
- Zebra Cactus (see Haworthia)
- Zephyranthes
- Zephyr Lily (see Zephyranthes)