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Guía de plantas: cómo y cuándo cultivar 541 plantas

Cómo y cuándo cultivar 541 plantas y más de 6,500 variedades, en palabras sencillas y de fuentes de Extensión universitaria y del USDA. Cada página también está en la app Sow & Tell, hecha para tu código postal.

Verduras

AcederaRumex acetosa (garden sorrel) and Rumex scutatus (French sorrel)
AcelgaBeta vulgaris (Cicla group)
AjoAllium sativum
Ajonjolí (sésamo)Sesamum indicum
AlcachofaCynara cardunculus var. scolymus (also listed as Cynara scolymus)
Amaranto (quelite)Amaranthus tricolor, A. dubius, A. cruentus and kin (grown for leaves)
ApioApium graveolens var. dulce
ApionaboApium graveolens var. rapaceum
ArúgulaEruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
Ayocote (frijol escarlata)Phaseolus coccineus
BerenjenaSolanum melongena
BerroNasturtium officinale
Berza (col collard)Brassica oleracea (Acephala group)
Betabel (remolacha)Beta vulgaris
Bok choy (col china)Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis
BrócoliBrassica oleracea (Italica group)
CacahuateArachis hypogaea
Calabacita y calabaza de veranoCucurbita pepo
Calabaza de invierno y calabaza de CastillaCucurbita maxima, C. moschata and C. pepo
CamoteIpomoea batatas
Canónigo (mâche)Valerianella locusta
Cardo comestibleCynara cardunculus
Caupí (frijol de ojo negro y similares)Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata
CebollaAllium cepa
Chalote (echalote)Allium cepa var. aggregatum
ChayaCnidoscolus aconitifolius (C. chayamansa)
ChayoteSechium edule
Chícharos (arvejas)Pisum sativum
ChilacayoteCucurbita ficifolia
Chile y pimiento (dulce y picante)Capsicum annuum (most sweet and chili types); habanero and Scotch bonnet are C. chinense, Tabasco is C. frutescens
ChirivíaPastinaca sativa
Col china (napa)Brassica rapa Pekinensis Group
Col de BruselasBrassica oleracea var. gemmifera
ColiflorBrassica oleracea var. botrytis
Colinabo (kohlrabi)Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes
Colinabo (rutabaga)Brassica napus Napobrassica Group
CúrcumaCurcuma longa
Edamame (frijol de soya verde)Glycine max
Ejotes (frijoles verdes)Phaseolus vulgaris
Endibia y escarolaCichorium endivia
EspárragoAsparagus officinalis
EspinacaSpinacia oleracea
Espinaca de MalabarBasella alba (including the red form 'Rubra', sold as B. rubra)
Estropajo (luffa)Luffa aegyptiaca and Luffa acutangula
Frijol limaPhaseolus lunatus
Frijol tépariPhaseolus acutifolius
Frijoles secos (pinto, negro, rojo, blanco)Phaseolus vulgaris
GarbanzoCicer arietinum
Grelos (rapini)Brassica rapa Ruvo Group
HabaVicia faba
Helecho avestruz (brotes comestibles)Matteuccia struthiopteris
Hojas de mostazaBrassica juncea
HuauzontleChenopodium berlandieri subsp. nuttalliae
JengibreZingiber officinale
JícamaPachyrhizus erosus
Kale (col rizada)Brassica oleracea (Acephala group)
KomatsunaBrassica rapa var. perviridis
LechugaLactuca sativa
Lechuga de tallo (celtuce)Lactuca sativa var. augustana
LentejaLens culinaris
LúpuloHumulus lupulus
Maíz dulce (elote)Zea mays
Melón cantalupo (melón chino)Cucumis melo
MizunaBrassica rapa var. japonica (var. nipposinica)
NaboBrassica rapa (Rapifera group)
Nopal y tuna (Opuntia)Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian fig, the spineless crop type) and native Opuntia species such as O. engelmannii and O. humifusa
Okra (quimbombó)Abelmoschus esculentus
PapaSolanum tuberosum
PepinoCucumis sativus
Poro (puerro)Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum
RábanoRaphanus sativus
Rábano picanteArmoracia rusticana
Radicchio (achicoria roja)Cichorium intybus (leaf chicory)
Ramps (puerros silvestres)Allium tricoccum
Repollo (col)Brassica oleracea (Capitata group)
RuibarboRheum rhabarbarum
SalsifíTragopogon porrifolius
SandíaCitrullus lanatus
Sandía ratón (cucamelón)Melothria scabra
Sorgo (dulce y de grano)Sorghum bicolor
TatsoiBrassica rapa subsp. narinosa
Tomate (jitomate)Solanum lycopersicum
Tomatillo (tomate verde)Physalis philadelphica (syn. Physalis ixocarpa)
Tupinambo (topinambur)Helianthus tuberosus
YacónSmallanthus sonchifolius
ZanahoriaDaucus carota subsp. sativus

Frutas y nueces

Acerola (cereza de Barbados)Malpighia emarginata (often sold as M. glabra or M. punicifolia)
AguacatePersea americana
AlmendroPrunus dulcis
Amelanchier (juneberry, saskatoon)Amelanchier alnifolia (saskatoon) and other Amelanchier species
Arándano azulVaccinium corymbosum (highbush), V. virgatum (rabbiteye) and hybrids
Arándano rojo (americano)Vaccinium macrocarpon
Arándano rojo europeo (lingonberry)Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Aronia (aronia negra)Aronia melanocarpa
Asimina (pawpaw)Asimina triloba
AvellanoCorylus americana (American hazelnut), Corylus avellana (European hazelnut) and their hybrids
Azufaifo (jujube)Ziziphus jujuba
Baya de búfalo (baya de búfalo plateada)Shepherdia argentea
CalamondínCitrus x microcarpa (formerly x Citrofortunella microcarpa)
Capulín de Virginia (chokecherry)Prunus virginiana
Caqui (americano y asiático)Diospyros virginiana (American persimmon) and Diospyros kaki (Asian persimmon)
CarambolaAverrhoa carambola
CastañoCastanea mollissima (Chinese chestnut) and hybrids
Cereza (dulce y ácida)Prunus avium (sweet cherry) and Prunus cerasus (tart, sour or pie cherry)
cerezo de NankingPrunus tomentosa
Chabacano (albaricoque)Prunus armeniaca
ChirimoyaAnnona cherimola
CiruelaPrunus domestica (European plum), plus Japanese, American and hybrid plums (Prunus spp.)
Ciruela americana (ciruela silvestre)Prunus americana
Ciruela de Natal (carissa)Carissa macrocarpa (syn. C. grandiflora)
Ciruela de playaPrunus maritima
Cornejo macho (cereza del cornejo)Cornus mas
DuraznoPrunus persica
Espino amarillo (espino falso)Hippophae rhamnoides
FrambuesaRubus idaeus (red), Rubus occidentalis (black)
Frambuesa dedal (thimbleberry)Rubus parviflorus
Frambuesa negraRubus occidentalis
Frambuesa salmón (salmonberry)Rubus spectabilis
FresaFragaria x ananassa
Fruta milagrosaSynsepalum dulcificum
Goji (cambronera)Lycium barbarum (also L. chinense)
GoumiElaeagnus multiflora
GranadaPunica granatum
GrosellaRibes sativum (red, pink and white currants) and Ribes nigrum (black currant)
Grosella de clavo (grosella dorada)Ribes aureum, including var. villosum (syn. Ribes odoratum), the clove or buffalo currant
Grosella espinosaRibes hirtellum (American gooseberry), Ribes uva-crispa (European gooseberry) and hybrids
GuayabaPsidium guajava
Guayaba piña (feijoa)Acca sellowiana (syn. Feijoa sellowiana)
Haskap (madreselva azul)Lonicera caerulea
HigoFicus carica
Huckleberry (arándano de montaña del oeste)Vaccinium membranaceum (black, thinleaf or mountain huckleberry) and kin such as Cascade huckleberry (V. deliciosum)
JabuticabaPlinia cauliflora (syn. Myrciaria cauliflora) and related Plinia and Myrciaria species
Jostaberry (grosella josta)Ribes x nidigrolaria (black currant x gooseberry)
Kiwi resistente al frío (minikiwi)Actinidia arguta and Actinidia kolomikta
Kumquat (naranjita china)Citrus japonica (Fortunella spp.)
LichiLitchi chinensis
Lima dedo (limón caviar)Citrus australasica (formerly Microcitrus australasica)
Limón amarilloCitrus limon
Limón makrut (lima kaffir)Citrus hystrix
Limón MeyerCitrus × meyeri
Limón verde (mexicano y persa)Citrus aurantiifolia (key lime); Citrus × latifolia (Persian lime)
MameyPouteria sapota
Mandarina (satsuma, clementina, tangerina)Citrus reticulata and hybrids
MangoMangifera indica
Manzano (árbol de traspatio)Malus domestica
MaracuyáPassiflora edulis (purple passion fruit; the yellow form is P. edulis f. flavicarpa)
Mayhaw (tejocote del sur)Crataegus aestivalis (eastern mayhaw), C. opaca (western mayhaw) and C. rufula
MembrilloCydonia oblonga
Morera (roja y negra)Morus rubra (red mulberry) and Morus nigra (black mulberry)
Naranja y naranja sanguinaCitrus x sinensis
Níspero (níspero japonés)Eriobotrya japonica
Níspero europeoMespilus germanica (syn. Crataegus germanica)
Nogal negroJuglans nigra
Nuez pecanaCarya illinoinensis
Olivo (aceituna)Olea europaea
PapayaCarica papaya
Pasiflora morada (maypop)Passiflora incarnata
PeraPyrus communis (European pear) and Asian pears (Pyrus spp.)
PiñaAnanas comosus
Pitahaya (fruta del dragón)Selenicereus undatus (formerly Hylocereus undatus) and related Selenicereus species
Pitanga (cereza de Surinam)Eugenia uniflora
Plátano (enano)Musa acuminata and its hybrids (Musa spp.)
Saúco (americano)Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis (American elderberry)
Schisandra (enredadera de magnolia)Schisandra chinensis
TamarindoTamarindus indica
TejocoteCrataegus mexicana (syn. C. pubescens)
ToronjaCitrus x paradisi
Uchuva (cereza de tierra)Physalis pruinosa, P. grisea and P. pubescens
UvaVitis species and hybrids (American V. labrusca, European V. vinifera, muscadine V. rotundifolia)
Viburno trilobado (arándano rojo de arbusto)Viburnum trilobum (syn. Viburnum opulus var. americanum)
Zapote blancoCasimiroa edulis (also the woolly-leaf C. tetrameria and hybrids)
ZarzamoraRubus subgenus Rubus (cultivated erect, semi-erect and trailing hybrids)
Zarzamora rastreraRubus flagellaris (northern dewberry) and Rubus trivialis (southern dewberry)

Hierbas aromáticas

Ajedrea (de verano y de invierno)Satureja hortensis and S. montana
AlbahacaOcimum basilicum
Albahaca sagrada (tulsi)Ocimum tenuiflorum (syn. O. sanctum)
AlcaraveaCarum carvi
AngélicaAngelica archangelica
AnísPimpinella anisum
Azafrán (crocus)Crocus sativus
CebollínAllium schoenoprasum
Cedrón (hierba luisa)Aloysia citrodora (syn. A. triphylla, A. citriodora)
Cilantro (coriandro)Coriandrum sativum
Cilantro vietnamitaPersicaria odorata (syn. Polygonum odoratum)
Culantro (cilantro de monte)Eryngium foetidum
EneldoAnethum graveolens
EpazoteDysphania ambrosioides
EsteviaStevia rebaudiana
Estragón (francés)Artemisia dracunculus 'Sativa' (French tarragon)
FenogrecoTrigonella foenum-graecum
Flor de jamaica (rosella)Hibiscus sabdariffa
Hierba gateraNepeta cataria
HinojoFoeniculum vulgare (herb fennel and Florence or bulb fennel)
HisopoHyssopus officinalis
Hoja santaPiper auritum
LaurelLaurus nobilis
Lavanda (inglesa)Lavandula angustifolia
LevísticoLevisticum officinale
Manzanilla (alemana)Matricaria chamomilla (German chamomile); Roman chamomile is Chamaemelum nobile
MarrubioMarrubium vulgare
MejoranaOriganum majorana
Menta (hierbabuena)Mentha species (peppermint Mentha x piperita, spearmint M. spicata)
OréganoOriganum vulgare
PápaloPorophyllum ruderale subsp. macrocephalum
PerejilPetroselinum crispum
Pericón (estragón mexicano)Tagetes lucida
PerifolloAnthriscus cerefolium
Perilla (shiso)Perilla frutescens
Pimpinela menorSanguisorba minor
PipichaPorophyllum linaria (also sold as P. tagetoides)
Planta del curry (siempreviva italiana)Helichrysum italicum
RomeroSalvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis)
Salvia (de cocina)Salvia officinalis
Salvia piñaSalvia elegans
Santolina (abrótano hembra)Santolina chamaecyparissus
TomilloThymus vulgaris
Toronjil (melisa)Melissa officinalis
Zacate de limón (té de limón)Cymbopogon citratus

Flores y bulbos

AbeliaAbelia x grandiflora
Aciano (azulejo)Centaurea cyanus
AcónitoAconitum napellus (common monkshood, aconite, wolfsbane) and other garden Aconitum species and hybrids, such as azure monkshood (A. carmichaelii)
AgératoAgeratum houstonianum
AguileñaAquilegia spp. (incl. native eastern red columbine A. canadensis, Rocky Mountain columbine A. caerulea, European A. vulgaris and hybrids)
Alcatraz (cala)Zantedeschia aethiopica (white calla) and colored calla hybrids (Zantedeschia spp.)
Alforfón (trigo sarraceno; cultivo de cobertura con flor)Fagopyrum esculentum
Algodoncillo (asclepias)Asclepias tuberosa (butterfly weed), A. incarnata (swamp milkweed) and A. syriaca (common milkweed)
AlhelíMatthiola incana and hybrids
Alyssum (canastillo)Lobularia maritima
Amapola (amapola oriental, de Islandia, silvestre y de semilla)Papaver orientale (Oriental poppy), P. nudicaule (Iceland poppy), P. rhoeas (corn, field, Flanders or Shirley poppy), P. somniferum (breadseed or opium poppy)
Amapola de CaliforniaEschscholzia californica
Amapola del bosque (stylophorum)Stylophorum diphyllum
Amsonia (estrella azul)Amsonia tabernaemontana (eastern or willowleaf bluestar) and A. hubrichtii (Arkansas or threadleaf bluestar); also fringed bluestar (A. ciliata) and hybrids
AnémonaAnemone coronaria (poppy anemone), A. blanda (Grecian windflower) and Japanese anemones (A. x hybrida, A. hupehensis; now often placed in Eriocapitella)
Angelonia (boca de dragón de verano)Angelonia angustifolia
Arbusto de las mariposas (budleia)Buddleja davidii
Arisema (jack-in-the-pulpit)Arisaema triphyllum
ÁsterSymphyotrichum novae-angliae (New England aster), S. novi-belgii (New York aster) and relatives; also Aster x frikartii (Frikart's aster)
Astilbe (falsa espirea)Astilbe x arendsii and other Astilbe hybrids
AzaleaRhododendron species and hybrids (evergreen azaleas and deciduous native azaleas)
Azucena (Lilium)Lilium species and hybrids (Asiatic, Oriental, trumpet, Orienpet, Easter and others)
Baptisia (falso índigo)Baptisia australis (blue false indigo, incl. dwarf var. minor) and hybrids such as 'Purple Smoke', the Prairieblues and Decadence series; white false indigo (B. alba) and yellow B. sphaerocarpa are close kin used in many hybrids
BegoniaBegonia × semperflorens-cultorum (wax begonia), B. × tuberhybrida (tuberous begonia), B. rex hybrids (Rex or painted-leaf begonia), B. × hybrida 'Dragon Wing' and kin
Belleza de primavera (claytonia)Claytonia virginica
Boca de dragón (perrito)Antirrhinum majus
BorrajaBorago officinalis
BugambiliaBougainvillea glabra, B. spectabilis and hybrids
Caléndula (mercadela)Calendula officinalis
Calibrachoa (millón de campanitas)Calibrachoa x hybrida
Calzones de holandés (dicentra)Dicentra cucullaria
CameliaCamellia japonica, C. sasanqua and hybrids
Campanas de coral (heuchera)Heuchera spp. (incl. H. sanguinea, H. americana, H. villosa and hybrids)
Campanilla de invierno (galanto)Galanthus nivalis (common snowdrop); also G. elwesii (giant snowdrop) and other Galanthus species
Campanillas de VirginiaMertensia virginica
Canna (platanillo)Canna x generalis (garden cannas) and Canna indica
Capuchina (mastuerzo)Tropaeolum majus
Cebolla ornamental (allium)Allium giganteum, A. hollandicum (A. aflatunense), A. cristophii and hybrids such as 'Globemaster'
Cefalanto (arbusto de botones)Cephalanthus occidentalis
Celosía (cresta de gallo)Celosia argentea (plume group, once C. plumosa; crested cockscomb group, once C. cristata); wheat celosia C. spicata
Cempasúchil (tagetes)Tagetes patula (French marigold) and T. erecta (African marigold)
Chelone (cabeza de tortuga)Chelone glabra (white turtlehead), C. lyonii (pink turtlehead) and C. obliqua (red or pink turtlehead), plus hybrids
Chícharo de olorLathyrus odoratus
ClemátideClematis spp. and hybrids
Cleome (flor araña)Cleome houtteana (syn. C. hassleriana)
Corazón sangranteLamprocapnos spectabilis (old-fashioned bleeding heart, formerly Dicentra spectabilis); native Dicentra eximia, D. formosa and D. cucullaria
CoreopsisCoreopsis lanceolata and other Coreopsis species
Cosmos (mirasol)Cosmos bipinnatus (garden cosmos); some listed varieties are sulphur cosmos (C. sulphureus) or chocolate cosmos (C. atrosanguineus)
Crespón (astronómica, júpiter)Lagerstroemia indica and hybrids
Crisantemo (de jardín)Chrysanthemum x morifolium
Crocus (azafrán de primavera)Crocus species (C. vernus, C. chrysanthus, C. tommasinianus and others; saffron is C. sativus)
Cuphea (planta cigarro y parientes)Cuphea spp. (cigar plant C. ignea, bat-face cuphea C. llavea, Mexican heather C. hyssopifolia and hybrids)
DaliaDahlia hybrids (Dahlia species)
Datura (toloache)Datura wrightii (sacred datura), Datura inoxia (pricklyburr) and Datura stramonium (jimsonweed); garden forms of the related Datura metel are sold under the same names
Dedalera (digital)Digitalis purpurea (common foxglove) and its hybrids, including strawberry foxglove (D. x mertonensis)
DelfinioDelphinium elatum hybrids (garden delphiniums), D. x belladonna and Chinese delphinium (D. grandiflorum)
Dianthus (clavelinas, minutisa, clavel)Dianthus spp. (D. plumarius, D. gratianopolitanus, D. deltoides, D. barbatus, D. caryophyllus and hybrids)
Eléboro (rosa de cuaresma)Helleborus x hybridus (Lenten rose; H. orientalis hybrids) and H. niger (Christmas rose)
Enredadera cardenal y cabello de ángelIpomoea x multifida (cardinal climber) and Ipomoea quamoclit (cypress vine)
Equinácea púrpura (echinacea)Echinacea purpurea
Eryngium de pradera (rattlesnake master)Eryngium yuccifolium (var. yuccifolium; var. synchaetum on the Southeast coastal plain)
Escabiosa (flor alfiletero)Scabiosa columbaria and Lomelosia (Scabiosa) caucasica (perennial); Scabiosa atropurpurea (annual)
Escalera de Jacob (polemonio)Polemonium reptans (Greek valerian, native Jacob's ladder) and P. caeruleum (European Jacob's ladder), plus hybrids such as 'Heaven Scent'
Espuela de caballero anualConsolida ajacis (rocket larkspur, formerly C. ambigua or Delphinium ajacis) and C. regalis (branched or field larkspur)
Estrella fugaz (dodecatheon)Primula meadia (formerly Dodecatheon meadia)
Eupatorio púrpura (hierba de Joe-Pye)Eutrochium purpureum, E. maculatum, E. fistulosum and E. dubium (formerly Eupatorium)
Facelia (facelia de encaje)Phacelia tanacetifolia
Flor de lunaIpomoea alba
Flox de jardín (flox alto)Phlox paniculata
Flox rastrero (flox musgo)Phlox subulata
Frijol jacinto (dólico)Lablab purpureus (syn. Dolichos lablab)
Fucsia (aretillo)Fuchsia x hybrida, F. magellanica (hardy fuchsia), F. triphylla and hybrids
Gallardía (gaillardia)Gaillardia x grandiflora (hybrid of G. aristata and G. pulchella); also G. aristata and the annual G. pulchella
Gardenia (jazmín del cabo)Gardenia jasminoides
GauraOenothera lindheimeri (formerly Gaura lindheimeri)
Geranio (anual, Pelargonium)Pelargonium x hortorum (zonal) and P. peltatum (ivy)
Geranio silvestre (pico de grulla manchado)Geranium maculatum
GerberaGerbera jamesonii and hybrids
GirasolHelianthus annuus
Girasol mexicano (tithonia)Tithonia rotundifolia (syn. T. speciosa)
GladiolaGladiolus x hortulanus (garden hybrids) and other Gladiolus species
Glicina (wisteria)Wisteria frutescens (American wisteria, incl. Kentucky wisteria, var. macrostachya); W. sinensis (Chinese) and W. floribunda (Japanese)
Gloria de la mañana (manto de la virgen)Ipomoea purpurea (common morning glory) and Ipomoea tricolor (Heavenly Blue types)
Gomphrena (amaranto globoso, siempreviva)Gomphrena globosa
HepáticaHepatica americana (round-lobed hepatica) and H. acutiloba (sharp-lobed hepatica, also listed as H. americana var. acuta); also filed under Anemone
Hibisco resistente al frío (malva rosa)Hibiscus moscheutos and hybrids
Hibisco tropical (tulipán)Hibiscus rosa-sinensis and hybrids
Hisopo anisadoAgastache foeniculum
Hoja gemela (jeffersonia)Jeffersonia diphylla
HortensiaHydrangea macrophylla (bigleaf: mophead and lacecap), H. arborescens (smooth), H. quercifolia (oakleaf), H. serrata (mountain)
Hortensia arbórea (hortensia paniculada)Hydrangea paniculata
Humo de la pradera (Geum)Geum triflorum (prairie smoke, old man's whiskers, purple avens)
Impatiens (alegría del hogar)Impatiens walleriana (garden impatiens, busy Lizzie), I. hawkeri (New Guinea impatiens) and interspecific hybrids such as SunPatiens
Iris (lirio)Iris x germanica (bearded iris), I. sibirica (Siberian), I. ensata (Japanese), Louisiana irises and others
JacintoHyacinthus orientalis (Dutch or garden hyacinth), including Roman hyacinth (H. orientalis var. albulus)
Jacinto uva (muscari)Muscari armeniacum and other Muscari species (M. botryoides, M. neglectum, M. azureum, M. latifolium, M. comosum)
Kniphofia (lirio antorcha)Kniphofia uvaria and hybrids
Lantana (de jardín)Lantana camara and hybrids
Lavanda de mar (limonio)Limonium latifolium (also listed as L. platyphyllum; old name Statice latifolia), the perennial statice
Lavatera (malva anual)Malva trimestris (formerly Lavatera trimestris)
Liatris (estrella ardiente)Liatris spicata (dense blazing star, gayfeather) and relatives such as L. ligulistylis and L. aspera
LilaSyringa vulgaris (common lilac) and other Syringa species and hybrids
Lirio de día (hemerocallis)Hemerocallis hybrids (also H. fulva, H. lilioasphodelus and others)
Lirio trucha (eritronio)Erythronium americanum (yellow trout lily)
Lobelia azulLobelia siphilitica
Lobelia cardenal (flor cardenal)Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia de bordeLobelia erinus
Lupino (y bluebonnet de Texas)Lupinus polyphyllus hybrids (Russell lupines), L. texensis (Texas bluebonnet), L. perennis (sundial lupine) and others
Madreselva de trompeta (madreselva coral)Lonicera sempervirens
Malvarrosa (vara de San José)Alcea rosea
MalvaviscoAlthaea officinalis
Mandevilla (dipladenia)Mandevilla spp. and hybrids (incl. M. x amabilis, M. sanderi, M. boliviensis; the former Dipladenia)
Maravilla (dondiego de noche)Mirabilis jalapa
Margarita ShastaLeucanthemum x superbum
Matricaria (santa maría)Tanacetum parthenium
Menta de montañaPycnanthemum muticum (clustered or short-toothed mountain mint), P. tenuifolium (narrowleaf), P. virginianum (Virginia) and relatives
Milenrama (aquilea)Achillea millefolium
Monarda (bálsamo de abeja)Monarda didyma (scarlet bee balm) and Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot)
NarcisoNarcissus species and hybrids
NardoPolianthes tuberosa (now often classed as Agave amica)
Nepeta (hierba gatera)Nepeta x faassenii and related garden catmints (N. racemosa, N. grandiflora, N. subsessilis and hybrids such as 'Walker's Low' and 'Six Hills Giant')
Nigela (arañuela)Nigella damascena
NomeolvidesMyosotis sylvatica (woodland or garden forget-me-not); also M. scorpioides (water or true forget-me-not)
Nube (velo de novia)Gypsophila paniculata (perennial baby's breath) and Gypsophila elegans (annual baby's breath)
Ojo de poeta (susana de ojos negros)Thunbergia alata
Onagra (onagra común)Oenothera biennis
Pensamiento y violaViola x wittrockiana (pansy); Viola cornuta and V. tricolor (violas, Johnny-jump-ups)
Penstemon (jarritos)Penstemon spp. (e.g. P. barbatus, P. eatonii, P. digitalis, P. strictus and garden hybrids)
Pentas (estrella de Egipto)Pentas lanceolata
PeoníaPaeonia lactiflora and hybrids (herbaceous); P. suffruticosa and hybrids (tree peonies); Itoh (intersectional) hybrids
PetuniaPetunia x hybrida
Planta del dolor de muelas (jambú)Acmella oleracea
Planta obedientePhysostegia virginiana
Plumbago (jazmín azul)Plumbago auriculata (formerly P. capensis)
Podófilo (manzana de mayo)Podophyllum peltatum
Portulaca (amor de un rato)Portulaca grandiflora (garden hybrids may involve P. oleracea or P. umbraticola)
Prímula (primavera)Primula vulgaris (English primrose), P. x polyantha (polyanthus) and other garden Primula such as cowslip (P. veris)
PulmonariaPulmonaria saccharata, P. officinalis, P. longifolia and hybrids
Pulsatila (anémona pulsátil)Pulsatilla vulgaris (European pasqueflower; formerly Anemone pulsatilla) and P. patens (eastern or American pasqueflower)
Raíz de CulverVeronicastrum virginicum
Ranúnculo (francesilla)Ranunculus asiaticus (Persian buttercup) and its hybrids
Rosa (rosales de jardín y de paisaje)Rosa hybrids (hybrid tea, floribunda, grandiflora, shrub, climbing and miniature roses)
Rosa de boticarioRosa gallica 'Officinalis'
Rosa de Siria (altea arbustiva)Hibiscus syriacus
Rudbeckia (Susana de ojos negros)Rudbeckia hirta
SalpiglosisSalpiglossis sinuata
Salvia (salvia ornamental)Salvia spp. (ornamental kinds such as S. nemorosa, S. guaranitica, S. greggii, S. elegans, S. splendens and S. coccinea)
Salvia rusa (perovskia)Salvia yangii (formerly Perovskia atriplicifolia) and hybrids with P. abrotanoides
SanguinariaSanguinaria canadensis
Sedum (siempreviva de piedra)Hylotelephium spectabile (showy stonecrop), H. telephium and hybrids such as 'Herbstfreude' ('Autumn Joy'); formerly Sedum
Siempreviva (flor de papel)Xerochrysum bracteatum (formerly Helichrysum bracteatum or Bracteantha bracteata)
Sombrero mexicano (ratibida)Ratibida columnifera (upright prairie coneflower), including the brown-purple form f. pulcherrima
Statice anual (limonio)Limonium sinuatum
Tabaco ornamental (nicotiana)Nicotiana alata (jasmine tobacco) and Nicotiana sylvestris (woodland tobacco), plus compact bedding hybrids (N. alata x N. forgetiana, N. x sanderae)
Tiarella (flor de espuma)Tiarella cordifolia
Torenia (flor del hueso de la suerte)Torenia fournieri and trailing Torenia hybrids
Tradescantia (hierba de araña)Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio spiderwort, bluejacket), T. virginiana (Virginia spiderwort) and the Andersoniana hybrids (T. x andersoniana)
TrilioTrillium spp.: great white trillium (T. grandiflorum), red trillium or wake-robin (T. erectum) and toadshade (T. sessile), plus yellow (T. luteum), little sweet Betsy (T. cuneatum) and prairie trillium (T. recurvatum)
Trompetilla (Campsis)Campsis radicans and its cultivars; also the hybrid C. x tagliabuana ('Madame Galen')
TulipánTulipa species and hybrids
Vara de oroSolidago species, such as gray goldenrod (S. nemoralis)
Verbena (verbena de jardín)Glandularia x hybrida (Verbena x hybrida); also Verbena bonariensis
Verbena azulVerbena hastata
Vernonia (ironweed)Vernonia noveboracensis (New York ironweed), V. fasciculata (prairie ironweed) and V. lettermannii (narrowleaf or Letterman's ironweed, incl. 'Iron Butterfly'), plus hybrids such as 'Summer's Swan Song'
VerónicaVeronica spicata and other garden Veronica species
Vinca anual (vinca de Madagascar)Catharanthus roseus (formerly Vinca rosea)
WeigelaWeigela florida and hybrids
ZinniaZinnia elegans; some listed varieties are narrowleaf zinnia (Z. angustifolia), Z. haageana or the Profusion/Zahara hybrids

Plantas de interior

AglaonemaAglaonema commutatum, A. modestum and hybrids
AmarilisHippeastrum hybrids
Amor de hombre (tradescantia)Tradescantia zebrina (formerly Zebrina pendula)
AnturioAnthurium andraeanum hybrids (also A. scherzerianum)
Árbol de jadeCrassula ovata (formerly Crassula argentea)
Árbol del dineroPachira aquatica
Árbol del huleFicus elastica
Aspidistra (planta de hierro)Aspidistra elatior
Ave del paraísoStrelitzia reginae (orange bird of paradise); the giant white bird of paradise is S. nicolai
Bambú de la suerteDracaena sanderiana
BromeliasGuzmania, Vriesea and Aechmea species and hybrids (also Neoregelia)
Cactus de NavidadSchlumbergera x buckleyi (Christmas cactus) and S. truncata (Thanksgiving cactus), sold together as holiday cactus
Cheflera (árbol paraguas)Schefflera arboricola (dwarf umbrella plant, now Heptapleurum arboricola) and S. actinophylla (umbrella tree, now Heptapleurum actinophyllum)
CiclamenCyclamen persicum
Cinta (mala madre)Chlorophytum comosum
Claveles del aire (tillandsia)Tillandsia spp. (T. ionantha, T. xerographica and kin)
CliviaClivia miniata (also called bush lily or Natal lily)
Collar de corazonesCeropegia woodii (sometimes C. linearis subsp. woodii)
Corona de CristoEuphorbia milii
CrotónCodiaeum variegatum (formerly C. variegatum var. pictum)
Culantrillo (helecho cabello de Venus)Adiantum raddianum and A. capillus-veneris
Cuna de MoisésSpathiphyllum wallisii and hybrids
Difenbaquia (lotería)Dieffenbachia seguine (syn. D. amoena, D. maculata, D. picta) and hybrids
Dracena (tronco de Brasil, drácena marginata)Dracaena fragrans (corn plant, including the 'Janet Craig' and 'Warneckii' types once called D. deremensis); Dracaena marginata (dragon tree, now D. reflexa var. angustifolia)
Ficus liraFicus lyrata (formerly Ficus pandurata)
Filodendro de hoja de corazónPhilodendron hederaceum (syn. P. scandens, P. oxycardium, P. micans)
Helecho de BostonNephrolepis exaltata 'Bostoniensis' and other cultivars (sword fern)
Helecho espárragoAsparagus aethiopicus 'Sprengeri' (sold as A. densiflorus) and A. setaceus (plumosa fern)
Helecho nido de aveAsplenium nidus
Hiedra inglesa (de interior)Hedera helix (Atlantic ivy, H. hibernica, is a close relative often sold as 'Hibernica')
Hiedra suecaPlectranthus verticillatus (usually sold as P. australis; NC State files the white-edged Swedish ivy under P. parviflorus)
Hoya (flor de cera)Hoya carnosa
KalanchoeKalanchoe blossfeldiana
Lengua de suegraDracaena trifasciata (formerly Sansevieria trifasciata)
Monstera (costilla de Adán)Monstera deliciosa (sold as split-leaf philodendron, though it is not a philodendron)
NochebuenaEuphorbia pulcherrima
Orquídea cymbidiumCymbidium spp. and hybrids (boat orchid)
Orquídea dendrobiumDendrobium spp. and hybrids
Orquídea mariposa (Phalaenopsis)Phalaenopsis hybrids
Palma arecaDypsis lutescens (also sold as Chrysalidocarpus lutescens; butterfly palm, golden cane palm)
Palma camedoraChamaedorea elegans (syn. Neanthe bella, Collinia elegans)
Pata de elefanteBeaucarnea recurvata
PeperomiaPeperomia obtusifolia, P. caperata, P. argyreia and about 1,000 other species
Pilea (planta china del dinero)Pilea peperomioides
Pino de Norfolk (araucaria)Araucaria heterophylla (formerly A. excelsa)
Planta de lunares (hipoestes)Hypoestes phyllostachya (formerly H. sanguinolenta)
Planta jarra tropical (nepenthes)Nepenthes spp. and hybrids
Planta mosaico (fitonia)Fittonia albivenis (formerly F. verschaffeltii and F. argyroneura)
Planta ZZ (zamioculca)Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Plantas de oración (calathea, maranta)Maranta leuconeura (prayer plant) and Goeppertia species, formerly Calathea (peacock plant, rattlesnake plant, zebra plant, rose-painted calathea)
PotosEpipremnum aureum (formerly Scindapsus aureus)
Rosario (collar de perlas)Curio rowleyanus (formerly Senecio rowleyanus)
Sábila (aloe vera)Aloe vera (formerly Aloe barbadensis)
Singonio (punta de flecha)Syngonium podophyllum (sold as nephthytis)
Suculentas (echeveria, haworthia, sedum)Echeveria spp., Haworthia spp., Sedum spp. and similar small rosette and trailing succulents
Tradescantia moradaTradescantia pallida (formerly Setcreasea pallida)
Trébol morado (oxalis)Oxalis triangularis (O. regnellii is now treated as the same species)
Venus atrapamoscasDionaea muscipula
Violeta africanaStreptocarpus ionanthus (formerly Saintpaulia ionantha)
Yuca de interiorYucca gigantea (formerly Y. elephantipes and Y. guatemalensis)

Arbustos

AceboIlex opaca (American holly), I. crenata (Japanese holly), I. glabra (inkberry), plus I. cornuta (Chinese holly), I. vomitoria (yaupon) and hybrids such as 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Acebo de inviernoIlex verticillata
Adelfa (laurel rosa)Nerium oleander
Agracejo japonés (berberis)Berberis thunbergii
Árbol de las pelucas (cotinus)Cotinus coggygria (smokebush); the native American smoketree is C. obovatus
Arrayán de cera (bayberry)Morella pensylvanica (northern bayberry; syn. Myrica pensylvanica) and M. cerifera (southern wax myrtle; syn. Myrica cerifera) as groups
BojBuxus sempervirens (common or 'American' boxwood), B. microphylla (littleleaf and Japanese boxwood), B. sinica var. insularis (Korean boxwood) and hybrids
Calicanto (pimienta de Carolina)Calycanthus floridus (common sweetshrub, Carolina allspice); hybrids such as C. x raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine' and 'Venus' are sold alongside it
Calicarpa americana (beautyberry)Callicarpa americana; the Asian beautyberries C. dichotoma (purple beautyberry), C. japonica (Japanese beautyberry), C. bodinieri and their hybrids are non-native groups
Celinda (falso naranjo)Philadelphus coronarius (sweet mock orange), P. lewisii (Lewis' mock orange) and hybrids such as P. x virginalis
Cletra (Clethra)Clethra alnifolia
Cornejo de tallo rojoCornus sericea (red-osier dogwood; syn. C. stolonifera); the non-native Tatarian dogwood C. alba is grown the same way and is included as a group
DeutziaDeutzia gracilis (slender deutzia) and its cultivars and hybrids; also fuzzy deutzia or Pride-of-Rochester (D. scabra)
EspireaSpiraea prunifolia (bridalwreath), S. x vanhouttei (Vanhoutte), S. thunbergii, S. betulifolia (birchleaf), S. japonica and S. x bumalda (Japanese spirea)
Evónimo alado (arbusto ardiente)Euonymus alatus (winged euonymus)
ForsitiaForsythia x intermedia (border forsythia)
FothergillaFothergilla gardenii (dwarf fothergilla), F. major (large fothergilla) and hybrids such as 'Mount Airy'
HamamelisHamamelis virginiana (common witch hazel), H. vernalis (vernal or Ozark witch hazel) and the hybrid H. x intermedia (H. japonica x H. mollis)
Itea de VirginiaItea virginica
Junípero (enebro)Juniperus chinensis (Chinese juniper), J. horizontalis (creeping juniper), J. virginiana (eastern red-cedar), J. x pfitzeriana and other garden junipers
Kerria (rosa amarilla japonesa)Kerria japonica
Laurel de montaña (kalmia)Kalmia latifolia
Lindera (spicebush)Lindera benzoin (northern spicebush)
LoropetalumLoropetalum chinense (white-flowered) and L. chinense var. rubrum (purple-leaved, pink-flowered)
Nandina (bambú sagrado)Nandina domestica
Physocarpus (fisocarpo)Physocarpus opulifolius
Pieris japonésPieris japonica (Japanese pieris, Japanese andromeda)
Potentilla arbustivaDasiphora fruticosa (syn. Potentilla fruticosa, Pentaphylloides fruticosa)
RododendroRhododendron catawbiense (Catawba), R. maximum (rosebay), R. carolinianum, R. minus and their hybrids (large-leaved evergreen rhododendrons)
té de Nueva Jersey (ceanoto)Ceanothus americanus
TejoTaxus x media (Anglo-Japanese or foundation yew), T. cuspidata (Japanese yew), T. baccata (English yew)
Tuya (árbol de la vida)Thuja occidentalis (American or eastern arborvitae) and the hybrid 'Green Giant' (T. standishii x T. plicata)
ViburnoViburnum dentatum (arrowwood), V. carlesii (Koreanspice), V. plicatum (doublefile and Japanese snowball), V. x burkwoodii, V. prunifolium (blackhaw), V. nudum (possumhaw), V. dilatatum (linden) and other ornamental viburnums
Yuca (aguja de Adán)Yucca filamentosa (Adam's needle) and Y. glauca (soapweed or Great Plains yucca)
ZumaqueRhus glabra (smooth sumac), R. typhina (staghorn sumac; syn. R. hirta) and R. aromatica (fragrant sumac) as groups; NOT poison sumac (Toxicodendron vernix)

Árboles

Abedul de ríoBetula nigra
AbetoAbies fraseri (Fraser fir), A. balsamea (balsam fir), A. concolor (white or concolor fir) and A. nordmanniana (Nordmann fir)
Almez americanoCeltis occidentalis (common hackberry) and C. laevigata (sugarberry or southern hackberry)
Árbol de Judas americano (redbud del este)Cercis canadensis
Arce azucareroAcer saccharum
Arce japonésAcer palmatum (and its many cultivars, including the cutleaf var. dissectum types)
Arce rojoAcer rubrum
CarpeCarpinus caroliniana (American hornbeam, musclewood, ironwood, blue beech) and C. betulus (European hornbeam)
Carpe lúpulo (Ostrya)Ostrya virginiana (eastern or American hop-hornbeam)
Castaño de Indias americano (buckeye)Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra), red buckeye (A. pavia), bottlebrush buckeye (A. parviflora, a large shrub), and the non-native common horse chestnut (A. hippocastanum) and red horse chestnut (A. x carnea)
CatalpaNorthern catalpa (Catalpa speciosa) and southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides)
Cerezo ornamental (cerezo de flor)Prunus × yedoensis (Yoshino cherry) and Prunus serrulata (Japanese flowering cherry, including 'Kwanzan')
Ciprés calvoTaxodium distichum
Cladrastis (palo amarillo)American yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea, formerly C. lutea)
Cornejo floridoCornus florida
Cornejo kousaCornus kousa
GinkgoGinkgo biloba
Gleditsia sin espinas (acacia de tres espinas)Gleditsia triacanthos var. inermis (thornless honeylocust)
Magnolia de Soulange (magnolia de platillo)Magnolia × soulangeana (M. denudata × M. liliiflora)
Magnolia sureñaMagnolia grandiflora
Manzano ornamental (manzano silvestre de flor)Malus species and hybrids (ornamental crabapples)
Peral Bradford (peral de Callery)Pyrus calleryana (Callery pear; 'Bradford' and other cultivars)
Pícea azul de Colorado (abeto azul)Picea pungens
Pino blanco del estePinus strobus
Robles (blanco, rojo y de los pantanos)Quercus alba (white oak), Q. rubra (northern red oak), Q. palustris (pin oak)
SasafrásSassafras albidum
Sicomoro americano (plátano)American sycamore (Platanus occidentalis) and London planetree (Platanus x acerifolia, a hybrid of American sycamore and Oriental planetree)
TiloAmerican linden or basswood (Tilia americana) and littleleaf linden (Tilia cordata)
Tsuga del Canadá (hemlock; no es la cicuta)Tsuga canadensis (eastern or Canada hemlock) and T. caroliniana (Carolina hemlock)
TuliperoLiriodendron tulipifera
Tupelo negro (tupelo)Nyssa sylvatica

Follaje y plantas de sombra

Agave (maguey)Agave americana (century plant) and native agaves such as Parry's agave (A. parryi), Havard's agave (A. havardiana), lechuguilla (A. lechuguilla) and American agave (A. virginica, formerly Manfreda virginica)
Ajuga (búgula)Ajuga reptans
Asperilla olorosaGalium odoratum (syn. Asperula odorata)
Brunnera (buglosa siberiana)Brunnera macrophylla
Caladio (alas de ángel)Caladium bicolor (syn. Caladium x hortulanum)
CalamagrostisCalamagrostis x acutiflora (also Korean feather reed grass, C. brachytricha)
Camote ornamental (enredadera)Ipomoea batatas, ornamental cultivars (such as 'Marguerite', 'Blackie' and the Sweet Caroline and Illusion series)
Cineraria marítima (dusty miller)Jacobaea maritima (formerly Senecio cineraria)
Coleo (cretona)Coleus scutellarioides (syn. Plectranthus scutellarioides, Solenostemon scutellarioides)
Hakonechloa (pasto de Hakone)Hakonechloa macra
Helechos de jardín (avestruz, de Navidad, hembra, pintado japonés)Matteuccia struthiopteris (ostrich fern), Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas fern), Athyrium filix-femina (lady fern), Athyrium niponicum (Japanese painted fern)
Hosta (funkia)Hosta spp. and hybrids (incl. H. plantaginea, H. sieboldiana, H. fortunei)
Jengibre silvestreAsarum canadense (Canadian wild ginger); European ginger is A. europaeum
Juncias (Carex)Carex spp. (e.g. C. morrowii, C. oshimensis, C. pensylvanica, C. plantaginea, C. buchananii)
Kale y col ornamentalesBrassica oleracea (ornamental kale group; flowering kale and flowering cabbage)
Lirio de los vallesConvallaria majalis
LiriopeLiriope muscari (big blue lilyturf) and L. spicata (creeping lilyturf)
Miscanthus (eulalia)Miscanthus sinensis
Navajita azul (grama azul)Bouteloua gracilis (including 'Blonde Ambition')
Oreja de cordero (oreja de conejo)Stachys byzantina
Oreja de elefanteColocasia esculenta (taro) and Alocasia species and hybrids; a few kinds sold as elephant ears are Xanthosoma
Pachysandra (paquisandra japonesa)Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese pachysandra); native Allegheny spurge is P. procumbens
Pasto búfaloBouteloua dactyloides (formerly Buchloe dactyloides)
Pasto de fuente (pennisetum)Cenchrus alopecuroides (syn. Pennisetum alopecuroides); purple fountain grass is Cenchrus setaceus (syn. Pennisetum setaceum)
Pasto varilla (zacate varilla)Panicum virgatum
Schizachyrium (little bluestem)Schizachyrium scoparium
Sello de SalomónPolygonatum biflorum (native smooth Solomon's seal) and other Polygonatum species
Siempreviva (gallina y pollitos)Sempervivum tectorum (common houseleek) and its many hybrids
Sporobolus de pradera (prairie dropseed)Sporobolus heterolepis