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Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Aralia elataJapanese Angelica Tree, Angelica TreeTree6.0 4-9 MLMHSNM322
Aster scaber Perennial1.2 6-9  LMHNM302
Bambusa odashimaeOdashimae BambooBamboo15.0 9-12 FLMHSNM400
Cardamine bulbiferaCoral Root, Coralroot bittercressPerennial0.5 4-8  LMHSNM20 
Cardamine leucantha Perennial0.6 4-8  LMHSNMWe21 
Carpinus cordata Tree15.0 4-8 SLMHSNM002
Consolida regalisLarkspur, Royal knight's-spurAnnual/Biennial0.5 0-0  LMHSNDM032
Cordyline australisCabbage TreeTree15.0 7-10 SLMSNM303
Cordyline indivisaCabbage TreeTree8.0 7-10 SLMSNM302
Cornus kousa chinensisJapanese DogwoodTree10.0 5-8  LMHSNM502
Dacrycarpus dacrydioidesKahikateaTree6.0 8-11 SLMHSM203
Dacrydium cupressinumRimu, New zealand red pineTree30.0 8-11 SLMSM203
Dacryodes edulisBush Butter Tree, Butterfruit, African Plum, bush pear, bush plum, safouTree20.0 11-12 FLMHSNMWe523
Dactyladenia barteriMonkey FruitTree10.0 10-12 MLMHNM024
Dactylis glomerataCock's Foot, Orchardgrass, Ascherson's orchardgrassPerennial1.0 4-8  LMHSNM012
Dactyloctenium radulansButton Grass, ButtongrassAnnual0.2 0-0  LMHSNM10 
Dactylorhiza incarnataMarsh OrchidBulb0.3 6-9  LMHSNM22 
Dactylorhiza maculataSpotted OrchidBulb0.6 4-8  LMHSNM22 
Dahlia pinnataDahlia, Pinnate dahliaPerennial1.0 8-11  LMHNM101
Dahlia roseaDahlia, Pinnate dahliaPerennial1.5 8-11  LMHNM111
Dalbergia baroniiPalissandre rouge des marais, hitsika, sovodranoTree20.0 10-12 MLMNMwe004
Dalbergia cochinchinensisSiam Rosewood, Thailand RosewoodTree25.0 10-12 SLMHNM004
Dalbergia greveanaMadagascar RosewoodTree15.0 10-12 SLMHNDM024
Dalbergia hupeana Tree15.0 -  LMHSNM113
Dalbergia latifoliaBlack Rosewood, East Indian Rosewood, Kala sheeshan, SatisalTree30.0 10-12 MLMHNM024
Dalbergia louveliiAndramena, Volombodipona, Violet rosewoodTree15.0 10-12 MLMHNM024
Dalbergia melanoxylonAfrican Blackwood, Grenadilla, MpingoTree6.0 10-12 SLMHNDM025
Dalbergia monticolaHazovola, tsiandalana, voamboanaTree12.0 10-12 SLMHNM004
Dalbergia nigraBrazilian RosewoodTree20.0 10-12 MLMHNDM004
Dalbergia oliveriRedwoodTree23.0 10-12 SLMHSNM004
Dalbergia retusaCocoboloTree20.0 10-12 SLMHNM004
Dalbergia stevensoniiHonduras RosewoodTree20.0 10-12 SLMHNM004
Dalea candidaWhite Prairie CloverPerennial0.7 -  LMNDM31 
Dalea candida oligophyllaWhite Prairie CloverPerennial0.7 -  LMNDM311
Dalea gattingeriPurpletasselsPerennial0.4 0-0  LMNDM20 
Dalea purpureaPurple Prairie CloverPerennial0.9 -  LMNDM211
Damasonium alismaThrumwortAnnual/Perennial0.3 6-9  LMHSNWeWa10 
Daniellia ogeaAccra copal, Ogea copalTree40.0 10-12 MLMHNM003
Daniellia oliveriAfrican Copaiba Balsam TreeTree25.0 10-12 FLMHNM223
Daphne bholua Shrub2.0 7-10  MHFSNDM013
Daphne genkwaLilac DaphneShrub1.5 4-8  MHSNM03 
Daphne gnidiumFlax-Leaved DaphneShrub1.5 7-10  MHSNDM01 
Daphne involucrata Shrub0.0 -  MHSNM001
Daphne laureolaSpurge LaurelShrub1.0 6-9  MHFSDM010
Daphne mezereumMezereon, Paradise plant, February DaphneShrub1.5 4-7 MMHSM022
Daphne odoraWinter Daphne, Fragrant DaphneShrub1.5 7-9 SMHSNM023
Daphne oleoides Shrub1.0 7-10  MHNDM11 
Daphne papyracea Shrub1.5 7-10  MHSM011
Daphne pseudomezereum Shrub1.5 5-9  MHSM001
Daphniphyllum himalense Tree6.0 7-10  LMHFSM112
Daphniphyllum macropodum Shrub6.0 5-9  LMHFSM102
Darmera peltataUmbrella Plant, Indian rhubarb, Indian Rubarb, Indian RubarbPerennial1.2 5-8 MLMHSNWeWa203
Dasylirion simplex Shrub0.0 -  LMHSNM202
Dasylirion texanumTexas sotolPerennial0.5 8-11  LMHSNM202
Dasylirion wheeleriSotol, Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert SpoonTree1.5 7-10 SLMNDM202
Datisca cannabinaAcalbir, AkalbirPerennial1.8 7-10  LMHNM011
Datura inoxiaDowny Thorn Apple, PricklyburrAnnual1.0 8-11  LMNDM131
Datura metelThorn Apple, Angel's Trumpet, Hindu Datura, Horn of Plenty, Downy Thorn AppleAnnual1.5 8-11 MLMNDM13 
Datura quercifoliaOak Leaf Datura, Chinese thorn-appleAnnual1.5 7-10  LMNDM130
Datura stramoniumThorn Apple, Jimsonweed, Jamestown WeedAnnual1.5 6-9 MLMNDM041
Daucus carotaWild Carrot, Queen anne's lace, Carrot, Wild Carrot, Queen Anne's LaceBiennial0.6 4-8 MLMHNM234
Daucus carota sativusCarrotBiennial1.2 4-10  LMHNM534
Daucus pusillusRattlesnake Weed, American wild carrotBiennial0.6 4-8  LMHNM22 
Daviesia horrida Shrub1.6 8-11  LMHSNM01 
Debregeasia edulis Shrub0.0 0-0  LMHSM210
Debregeasia hypoleuca Shrub5.0 7-10  LMHSM202
Debregeasia longifoliaWild RheaShrub5.0 7-10  LMHSM112
Debregeasia wallichiana Tree5.0 -  LMHSM001
Decaisnea fargesiiBlue Sausage FruitShrub4.0 4-8 MLMHSNM300
Decaisnea insignis Shrub3.5 7-10  LMHNM20 
Decemium appendiculatumWaterleafBiennial/Perennial0.4 -  LMHSMWe10 
Deguelia utilisBarbasco, cube, timbo, nicou, lancepodTree15.0 10-12 MMHFSNM035
Deinanthe bifida Perennial0.4 6-9 SLMFSM10 
Delphinium brachycentrumNorthern larkspurPerennial1.0 4-8  LMHNM001
Delphinium brunonianum Perennial0.5 4-8  LMHNM002
Delphinium caeruleum Perennial0.3 6-9  LMHNM011
Delphinium cashmerianum Perennial0.5 4-8  LMHNM012
Delphinium denudatum Perennial1.0 6-9  LMHNDM011
Delphinium elatumCandle larkspur, English LarkspurPerennial1.0 4-7 MLMHNM011
Delphinium glaucumGiant Larkspur, Sierra larkspurPerennial1.8 0-0  LMHNM001
Delphinium menziesiiMenzies' LarkspurPerennial0.5 3-7  LMHNM011
Delphinium nudicauleRed Larkspur, LarkspurPerennial0.3 3-7 MLMHNM013
Delphinium nuttallianumLarkspur, Twolobe larkspurPerennial0.3 4-8  LMHNM002
Delphinium semibarbatumZalilPerennial0.5 5-9  LMHNM01 
Delphinium staphisagriaStavesacreBiennial/Perennial1.0 7-10  LMHNM022
Dendranthema indicumChrysanthemumPerennial0.6 5-9  LMHNM231
Dendranthema lavandulifolium Perennial1.5 5-9  LMHNM221
Dendranthema nubigenum Shrub0.2 -  LMHNM002
Dendranthema x grandiflorumChrysanthemum, Cut Mum, Garden Mum, Pot Mum, Florist's ChrysanthemumPerennial1.5 5-10 MLMHNM232
Dendrobium nobile Perennial0.6 -  LMHSNM02 
Dendrocalamus asperGiant Bamboo, Dragon bamboo, Sweet bambooBamboo15.0 10-12 FLMHNM403
Dendrocalamus brandesiiVelvet Leaf Bamboo, Clumping BambooBamboo25.0 9-10 FLMHNM304
Dendrocalamus giganteusGiant Bamboo, Bhalu bans, Dhungre bansBamboo30.0 9-12 FLMHSNM214
Dendrocalamus hamiltoniiTama Bamboo. Tufted bambooBamboo15.0 10-12 FLMHSNM303
Dendrocalamus hookeriBhalu bans, Bhutan Green BambooBamboo20.0 10-12 FLMHSNM203
Dendrocalamus latiflorusSweet Bamboo, Sweet bamboo shoot, Taiwan giant bambooBamboo20.0 10-12 FLMHNM402
Dendrocalamus membranaceusWhite bambooBamboo15.0 10-12 FLMHSNDM304
Dendrocalamus strictusMale Bamboo. Calcutta Stricta or BambooBamboo15.0 9-12 FLMHSNDM313
Dendrostellera arenaria Shrub0.0 -  LMHSNM002
Dennstaedtia punctilobulaHay-scented fernFern0.6 3-8 FLMHFSNM003
Dentaria diphyllaCrinklerootPerennial0.3 3-8  LMFSM420
Dentaria laciniataCut-Leaved ToothwortPerennial0.3 5-9  LMSM30 
Dentaria maximaLarge ToothwortPerennial0.3 -  LMSM11 
Deschampsia caespitosaTussock Grass, Tufted Hair Grass, Hair GrassPerennial1.0 5-9 MLMHSNMWe103
Descurainia antarctica Annual0.1 -  LMSNDM20 
Descurainia incanaMountain Tansy MustardAnnual/Biennial1.0 -  LMHSNDM21 
Descurainia pinnataTansy Mustard, Western tansymustard, Menzies' tansymustard.Annual0.6 0-0  LMHSNDM211
Descurainia sophiaFlixweed, Herb sophiaAnnual/Biennial0.9 0-0  LMHSNM221
Desfontainia spinosaTaiqueShrub2.5 7-10 SLMHSM01 
Desmanthus illinoensisPrairie Mimosa, Illinois bundleflowerPerennial1.3 4-8  LMHNM411
Desmodium canadenseShowy tick-trefoilPerennial0.9 3-6 FLMHSNDM003
Desmodium caudatum Shrub1.5 -  LMHNM011
Desmodium cinereumRensoni. TickcloverPerennial2.0 9-11 FLMHNMWe004
Desmodium elegans Shrub1.5 5-9  LMHNM022
Desmodium glutinosumPointed-leaved TicktrefoilPerennial0.9 3-9 FLMSNM003
Desmodium intortumPega-pega. BeggarlicePerennial1.5 10-12 FLMHFSNMWe003
Desmodium paniculatumPanicled tick trefoilPerennial1.0 4-10 FLMHSNDM003
Desmodium styracifoliumGuang Jing Qian Cao, Coin-leaf desmodiumPerennial0.8 0-0  LMHNM02 
Desmodium triflorumThree-flower beggarweed, Three-flower tick-trefoilAnnual/Perennial0.2 10-12 FLMHFSNM022
Desmodium uncinatumSilverleaf desmodium. Spanish tick-cloverPerennial2.0 10-12 FLMHSNDMWe003
Desmoschoenus spiralis Perennial0.9 -  LMHSNM102
Deutzia scabraFuzzy pride-of-rochester, DeutziaShrub3.0 5-8 MLMHSNM102
Dianella caeruleaBlue Flax Lily, Cerulean flaxlilyPerennial0.8 8-11  LMNDM202
Dianella congestaBeach Flax LilyPerennial1.0 -  LMNDM203
Dianella laevisFlax LilyPerennial1.0 8-11  LMNDM002
Dianella revolutaFlax LilyPerennial1.0 8-11  LMNDM202
Dianella tasmanicaFlax LilyPerennial1.0 8-9 MLMNDM002
Dianthus anatolicus Perennial0.4 5-9  LMHND01 
Dianthus barbatusSweet WilliamPerennial0.6 4-10 MLMHNDM10 
Dianthus caryophyllusCarnation, Clove Pink, Border CarnationPerennial1.0 6-8 SLMHNDM222
Dianthus chinensisChinese Pink, Rainbow pink, Annual Pink, China PinkPerennial0.7 5-8 MLMHNDM03 
Dianthus gratianopolitanusCheddar PinkPerennial0.3 3-7  LMHND003
Dianthus plumariusPink, Feathered pink, Cottage PinkPerennial0.4 4-9  LMHNDM10 
Dianthus superbusFringed PinkPerennial0.6 4-8  LMHSNDM23 
Dicentra canadensisSquirrel CornPerennial0.2 4-8  LMFSM12 
Dicentra cucullariaDutchman's BreechesPerennial0.1 5-9 MLMFSM02 
Dicentra eximiaDwarf bleeding heart, turkey-cornPerennial0.4 3-9 MLMHFSM004
Dicentra spectabilisBleeding Heart, Japanese Bleeding Heart, Common Bleeding HeartPerennial0.6 3-9 MLMSNM10 
Dichelachne crinitaPlume Grass, Clovenfoot plumegrassPerennial0.6 0-0  LMHNM001
Dichelostemma pulchellumWild HyacinthCorm0.6 4-8  LMNDM401
Dichelostemma volubileSnake Lily, Twining snakelilyCorm3.6 8-11  LMSNDM20 
Dichondra micranthaAsian ponysfootPerennial0.1 0-0  LMHSNM02 
Dichopogon fimbriatusChocolate LilyPerennial0.5 -  LMHNM30 
Dichopogon strictusChocolate LilyPerennial0.9 8-11  LMHNM30 
Dichroa febrifugaChinese Quinine, DichroaShrub2.0 8-11 MLMHSNM031
Dichrostachys cinereaMarabou Thorn, Sickle BushShrub8.0 8-12 MLMHSNM224
Dicksonia antarcticaTree Fern, Australian treefernFern9.0 7-10 SLMHSM112
Dicoria brandegei  0.0 -  LMHSNM00 
Dicorynia guianensisAngeliqueTree35.0 10-12 MLMHNMWe004
Dictamnus albusBurning Bush, Gasplant, White Dittany,Perennial1.0 4-9 SLMNDM232
Dictyosperma albumHurricane Palm, Princess Palm, Red PalmTree15.0 10-12 FLMHSNM420
Diervilla loniceraBush Honeysuckle, Northern bush honeysuckleShrub1.0 3-8 MLMHSNM022
Digitalis ferrugineaRusty FoxgloveBiennial/Perennial1.2 4-9 MLMHSNDM02 
Digitalis grandifloraLarge Yellow FoxglovePerennial0.9 3-10 MLMHSNDM02 
Digitalis laevigata Perennial1.0 -  LMHSNDM02 
Digitalis lanataGrecian FoxgloveBiennial/Perennial0.6 -  LMHSNDM04 
Digitalis luteaYellow Foxglove, Straw foxglovePerennial0.6 0-0  LMHSNDM041
Digitalis purpureaFoxglove, Purple foxglove, Common FoxgloveBiennial1.2 4-8 MLMHSNDM042
Digitaria ciliarisSouthern Crab Grass, Southern crabgrassAnnual0.6 7-10  LMHSNM102
Digitaria sanguinalisCrab Grass, Hairy crabgrassAnnual0.5 6-9 FLMNM212
Dimocarpus longanLongan, Lungan, Dragon's Eye, Cat's EyeTree12.0 8-10 FLMHSNM432
Dioscorea alataWater Yam, Purple yam, Greater yam, White yamPerennial Climber15.0 10-12 FLMHSM412
Dioscorea batatasChinese YamPerennial3.0 4-11  LMHSNM553
Dioscorea bulbiferaAerial Yam, Air PotatoPerennial Climber10.0 9-12 FLMHSNM420
Dioscorea cayennensisYellow Yam, Yellow Guinea yamPerennial Climber10.0 10-12 FLMSNM400
Dioscorea deltoideaYamPerennial Climber3.0 -  LMHSNM222
Dioscorea esculentaLesser Yam, Potato Yam, Chinese Yam, Wild YamPerennial Climber3.0 8-12 FLMSNM400
Dioscorea japonicaGlutinous Yam, Japanese yamPerennial Climber3.0 7-12  LMHNM420
Dioscorea kamoonensis Perennial Climber2.5 -  LMHNM21 
Dioscorea tokoro Perennial Climber0.0 -  LMHNM22 
Dioscorea trifidaCush Cush Yam, Sweet yamPerennial Climber3.0 10-12 FLMHSNM402
Dioscorea villosaWild YamPerennial Climber3.0 5-9  LMHNM24 
Dioscoreophyllum cumminsiiSerendipity Berry, Guinea potatoClimber1.8 10-12 MLMHFSM400
Diospyros celebicaIndonesian Ebony, black ebony, makassar-ebenholtsTree30.0 10-12 SLMHNM204
Diospyros conzattiiZapote negro mont's, zapotillo.Tree10.0 10-12 SLMHNDM402
Diospyros crassifloraBenin EbonyTree15.0 10-12 SLMHNM024
Diospyros digynaBlack Sapote, Chocolate Pudding TreeTree15.0 10-12 SLMHSNM412
Diospyros ebenumEbony, Ceylon Ebony, Mauritius Ebony, Ebony PersimmonTree20.0 10-12 SLMHNM124
Diospyros kakiPersimmon, Japanese persimmonTree12.0 7-10 MLMHSNM433
Diospyros lotusDate PlumTree9.0 7-9 MLMHSNM512
Diospyros malabaricaIndian Persimmon, Gaub, Timbiri, Mountain ebonyTree35.0 10-12 SLMHFSNM134
Diospyros mespiliformisWest African Ebony, Monkey guava, jackalberryTree20.0 10-12 MLMHNM434
Diospyros munMun Ebony, Vietnamese EbonyTree15.0 10-12 SLMHNDM004
Diospyros quaesitaCalamander, kalu mediriyaTree30.0 10-12 SLMHNDM024
Diospyros tessellariaBlack ebony, Mauritian ebonyTree15.0 10-12 SLMHNM204
Diospyros texanumBlack PersimmonTree12.0 -  LMHSNM203
Diospyros virginianaAmerican Persimmon, Common persimmon, PersimmonTree20.0 4-8 MLMHSNM513
Dipcadi erythaeumSnakerootBulb0.0 -  LMHSNM01 
Diphylleia cymosaUmbrella Leaf, American umbrellaleafPerennial0.7 6-9  LMSM02 
Diphylleia grayi Perennial0.4 -  LMSM10 
Diphylleia sinensisUmbrella LeafPerennial0.4 -  LMSM02 
Diplazium esculentumVegetable FernFern1.0 8-11 FLMHFSM433
Diploglottis australisNative TamarindTree8.0 -  LMHSNM00 
Diplotaxis erucoidesWhite Wall RocketAnnual0.5 -  LMHSNM20 
Diplotaxis muralisWall Rocket, Annual wallrocketAnnual/Perennial0.6 6-9  LMHNDM300
Diplotaxis tenuifoliaPerennial Wall RocketPerennial0.6 5-9  LMHSNDM400
Diploterigium glaucum Fern0.0 -  LMHSNM10 
Diplotropis purpureaSucupira, TatabuTree25.0 10-12 MLMHSNDM004
Dipsacus fullonumTeasel, Fuller's teaselBiennial/Perennial1.8 4-8  LMHNM022
Dipsacus japonicusXu DuanBiennial/Perennial0.8 -  LMHSNM12 
Dipsacus mitis Perennial1.0 -  LMHSNM10 
Dipsacus sativusFuller's Teasel, Indian teaselBiennial/Perennial1.8 4-8  LMHNM022
Dipterocarpus alatusApitong, baume de gurjun, gurjun balsamTree30.0 10-12 SLMHSNM024
Dipterocarpus gracilisTagalog: PanaoTree50.0 10-12 MMHSNM013
Dipterocarpus grandiflorusApitongTree40.0 10-12 SMHSNM003
Dipterocarpus kerriiKerr's KeruingTree40.0 10-12 MMHSNM023
Dipteryx odorataTonka Bean, Brazilian TeakTree30.0 10-12 MLMHSNM324
Dirca occidentalisLeather Wood, Western leatherwoodShrub1.8 6-9  LMHSNM002
Dirca palustrisLeather Wood, Eastern leatherwoodShrub1.8 4-8  LMHSNM022
Disphyma australePig's FacePerennial0.1 8-11  LMNDM10 
Disporopsis aspersa Perennial0.5 -  LMHSNM01 
Disporopsis longifolia Perennial1.0 -  LMHSNM01 
Disporum cantoniense Perennial1.0 7-10  LMHSM21 
Disporum sessileJapanese Fairy BellsPerennial0.6 4-8 FLMHSM10 
Disporum smilacinum Perennial0.5 -  LMHSM20 
Disporum trachycarpumFairybellsPerennial0.5 4-8  LMHFSM21 
Disporum viridescens Perennial0.6 -  LMHFSM10 
Distichlis palmeriNipa. Palmer saltgrass, NyPa Wild WheatPerennial0.4 10-12 FLMHSNMWeWa402
Distylium racemosumIsu TreeShrub2.0 7-10 SLMSM002
Dittrichia viscosaFalse yellowheadPerennial0.5 0-0  LMHNM001
Docynia delavayi Tree10.0 7-10  LMHNM201
Docynia indica Tree4.0 7-10  LMHNM202
Dodecatheon hendersoniiSailor-Caps, Mosquito billsPerennial0.3 5-9  LMHFSM10 
Dodonaea viscosaNative Hops, Florida hopbush, Hopseed Bush, Varnish Leaf, Hopbush, Narrow-leaf hopbush, Wedge-leaf hShrub3.0 9-11 MLNDM223
Dorema ammoniacumAmmoniacumPerennial2.5 -  LMHSNDM031
Doronicum falconeri Perennial0.5 6-9  LMHSNM01 
Doronicum pardalianchesGreat Leopard's BanePerennial1.0 5-9 FLMHSNM01 
Doronicum roylei Perennial1.2 -  LMHSNM01 
Dovyalis abyssinicaAbyssinian GooseberryShrub6.0 10-12 MLMHNM422
Draba muralisWall Whitlow GrassAnnual/Biennial0.3 -  LMHSNDM11 
Draba nemerosa Annual/Biennial0.3 -  LMHSNM11 
Dracocephalum heterophyllum Perennial0.3 6-9  LMHSNM10 
Dracocephalum moldavicaMoldavian Balm, Moldavian dragonheadAnnual0.3 6-9  LMHSNM112
Dracocephalum parviflorumAmerican DragonheadAnnual/Biennial1.0 6-9  LMHSNM11 
Drepanostachyum falcatumRingalBamboo3.5 7-10 SLMSM203
Drimys insipidaBrush PepperbushShrub6.0 -  LMHSNM00 
Drimys lanceolataMountain PepperShrub4.5 7-10 SLMSM314
Drimys winteriWinter's BarkShrub7.5 7-10 MLMSM323
Drosera peltataSundewAnnual/Perennial0.3 8-11  LMNMWe02 
Drosera rotundifoliaSundew, Roundleaf sundewPerennial0.1 5-9 SLMNMWe131
Dryas octopetalaMountain Avens, Eightpetal mountain-avens, Alaskan mountain-avens, Hooker's mountain-avens, KamtschShrub0.1 3-6 MLMHNM112
Drymaria cordataWest Indin Chickweed, WhitesnowAnnual/Perennial0.6 0-0  LMHNM22 
Dryopteris barbigera Fern0.0 -  LMHSM04 
Dryopteris blandfordii Fern0.0 -  LMHSM04 
Dryopteris carthusianaNarrow Buckler Fern, Spinulose woodfernFern1.0 6-8 MLMHSMWe242
Dryopteris crassirhizomaCrown Wood-FernFern1.0 5-9  LMHSM14 
Dryopteris cristataCrested Wood FernFern0.5 4-8  LMHSM04 
Dryopteris dilatataShield FernFern1.2 4-8  LMHSM243
Dryopteris expansaSpiny Wood Fern, Spreading woodfernFern0.4 3-7  LMHFSM231
Dryopteris filix-masMale FernFern1.2 3-8 MLMHSDM243
Dryopteris fragransFragrant WoodfernFern0.2 3-7  LMHSM101
Dryopteris marginalisMarginal Woodfern, Leather Wood FernFern0.8 3-8 MLMHSM040
Dryopteris odontoloma Fern0.0 -  LMHSM04 
Dryopteris oreadesMountain Male FernFern0.6 5-9  LMHSM04 
Dryopteris schimperiana Fern0.0 -  LMHSM04 
Dryopteris sieboldii Fern0.5 7-10  LMHSM10 
Duboisia myoporoidesCorkwoodTree10.0 10-12 FLMNM032
Duchesnea chrysantha Perennial0.1 6-9  LMHNM20 
Duchesnea filipendula Perennial0.1 6-9  LMHNM20 
Duchesnea indicaMock Strawberry, Indian strawberryPerennial0.1 5-11 FLMHSNM223
Dudleya edulisMission Lettuce, FingertipsPerennial0.5 7-10  LMNDM30 
Dudleya lanceolataLanceleaf LiveforeverPerennial0.0 0-0  LMHSNM10 
Dudleya pulverulentaChalk Lettuce, Chalk dudleyaPerennial0.0 7-10  LMHSNM20 
Durio dulcisDurian Marangang, Merangang, Red Durian, Tutong, LahongTree30.0 11-12 MLMHNM402
Durio zibethinusDurianTree30.0 10-12 MLMHNM512
Dyera costulataHill JelutongTree50.0 10-12 MLMHNM014
Dysoxylum acutangulumMembaloTree40.0 10-12 SLMNM004
Dysoxylum fraserianumAustralian rosewood, rose-mahogany, rosewood, turnipwood.Tree30.0 10-12 SLMHNM004
Dysoxylum spectabile Tree0.0 -  LMHSNM012
Dysphania anthelminticaWormseedAnnual/Perennial1.0 10-12 MLMHNM242
Edgeworthia gardneriNepalese Paper BushShrub2.0 7-10  LMHSNM002
Erophila vernaWhitlow GrassAnnual0.2 -  LMHSNDM11 
Gaylussacia ursinaBear HuckleberryShrub1.8 5-9  LMHSNM20 
Gigantochloa albociliataClumping bambooBamboo12.0 10-11 FLMHSNM303
Helenium hoopesiiOwls Claws, Orange SneezeweedPerennial0.9 4-8 MLMHSNM111
Lagarostrobus colensoi Tree0.0 7-10  LMSM002
Lagarostrobus frankliniiHuon PineTree15.0 7-10 SLMSM203
Lepidothamnus intermediusYellow Silver PineTree10.0 7-10 SLMSM002
Litchi chinensisLychee, LitchiTree12.0 10-12 SMHSNM522
Lobelia inflataIndian TobaccoAnnual0.6 -  LMHSNM031
Lonchocarpus nicouBarbasco, timbo, cubeClimber10.0 10-12 MLMHSNM004
Lonchocarpus urucuBarbasco, timbo urucuClimber12.0 10-12 MLMHSNM004
Microcachrys tetragona Shrub0.2 7-10 SLMHSNM20 
Moringa stenopetalaAfrican horseradish tree, cabbagetreeTree9.0 10-12 MLMHSNDM434
Nageia nagiNagi, Nagi Podocarpus, Broadleaf PodocarpusTree25.0 9-11 MLMHSNM102
Nageia wallichianaNageiaTree20.0 9-12 MLMHFSNM024
Pachyrhizus ahipaAhipa, Yam beanPerennial0.5 0-0  LMNM302
Paraderris ellipticaDerrisClimber16.0 10-12 MLMHSNM024
Phaseolus polystachiosThicket Bean. Wild beanClimber3.0 6-10 FLMHSNM203
Podocarpium podocarpum Perennial1.2 -  LMHNM10 
Podocarpium podocarpum fallax Perennial1.0 -  LMHNM11 
Podocarpium podocarpum japonicum Perennial1.2 -  LMHNM21 
Potentilla fruticosaShrubby Cinquefoil, PotentillaShrub1.2 2-6 MLMHSNM113
Prumnopitys taxifoliaMataiTree25.0 8-11 SLMHSNM203
Pseudowintera axillarisHeropitoShrub7.5 -  LMHSNM012
Pueraria montana lobataKudzu VinePerennial Climber10.0 5-9 FLMHNM454
Sesbania herbaceaColorado River Hemp, Bigpod sesbaniaAnnual3.0 0-0  LMHSNM002
Sphenostylis stenocarpaAfrican Yam BeanPerennial Climber2.0 10-12 FLMNM402
Stenotaphrum secundatumBuffalo Grass, St. Augustine Grass, St. AugustinegrassPerennial0.2 7-12 SLMHFSNDMWe004
Symplocarpus foetidusSkunk CabbagePerennial0.5 4-8  LMHSNMWe231
Thaumatococcus danielliiSweet Prayer Plant, KatemfePerennial2.0 10-12 FMHFSNM403
Thelypteris palustrisMarsh Fern, Eastern marsh fernFern0.8 4-8 FLMHSNMWe11 
Vigna hoseiSarawak BeanPerennial Climber1.0 10-12 FLMHSNMWe004
Vigna unguiculata unguiculataBlack-Eyed PeaAnnual Climber4.0 10-12 FLMHSNDM422
Weigela japonica Shrub5.0 5-9  LMHSNM012
Wikstroemia sikokiana Shrub2.0 8-11  LMHSNM001
Wisteria floribundaJapanese WisteriaClimber8.0 5-9 MLMHNM202
Yucca aloifoliaSpanish Bayonet, Aloe yucca, Dagger Plant, Yucca, Spanish BayonetTree7.5 8-10 SLMHSNDM312
Yucca giganteaSpineless yucca, IzoteTree6.0 9-11 FLMHSNDM302

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water. Rating: 1 = Minor 5 = Great.

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