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Spider Lily
Hymenocallis
Hymenocallis, commonly known as spider lily, is a bulbous perennial genus in the Amaryllidaceae family, prized for its fragrant, spidery white flowers with long ribbon-like petals. Native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, these evergreen to semi-evergreen plants form clumps of strap-shaped leaves and thrive in warm, humid climates near coastlines, wetlands, or well-drained garden beds.
Beach Spider Lily
Hymenocallis littoralis
The Beach Spider Lily (Hymenocallis littoralis) is a perennial bulbous plant in the Amaryllidaceae family, native to the tropical and subtropical coastal regions of the Americas, from the southeastern United States to South America. It produces fragrant, elegant white flowers with long, slender petals resembling spider legs, rising above glossy dark-green strap-like foliage. Highly valued in coastal and tropical gardens for its ornamental beauty and salt-spray tolerance.
St. John's Wort
Hypericum
Hypericum is a large genus of herbaceous perennials and low shrubs prized for their bright golden, five-petaled flowers with a prominent burst of stamens. Blooming mainly through spring and summer, the genus is tough, drought-tolerant once established, and adaptable to a wide range of soils, making it equally popular as a garden ornamental and as a traditional medicinal herb.
Tutsan
Hypericum androsaemum
Hypericum androsaemum, commonly called tutsan or sweet-amber, is a semi-evergreen shrub in the family Hypericaceae, native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. It grows 0.5-1 m tall with paired oval leaves and golden-yellow, star-shaped flowers that bloom from late spring through summer. The berry-like fruits mature from red to purplish-black and are ornamental but not edible.
Aaron's Beard
Hypericum calycinum
Aaron's Beard (Hypericum calycinum) is a low-growing, semi-evergreen shrub in the St. John's Wort family (Hypericaceae), native to southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. Valued as a tough, spreading groundcover, it forms dense mats 30-60 cm tall via underground stolons and bears large, cup-shaped golden-yellow flowers with prominent bushy stamens from early to late summer.
St. John's Wort
Hypericum perforatum
St. John's Wort is a hardy, sun-loving perennial herb native to Europe and Asia, now naturalized across temperate regions worldwide. It forms upright, multi-stemmed clumps with slender oblong leaves dotted with tiny translucent oil glands, and produces abundant star-shaped yellow flowers with black-dotted petal margins in early to late summer. Low-maintenance and largely pest- and disease-free, it spreads readily by seed and rhizome, making it valuable for erosion control on banks and slopes but also a listed noxious weed in some regions. It is best known as a traditional medicinal herb, though all parts contain hypericin, a compound that can cause photosensitivity in people, pets, and livestock.
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Hypericum prolificum, commonly known as shrubby St. John's wort, is a compact, deciduous shrub native to the eastern and central United States. Its dense, upright stems are adorned with bright yellow, five-petaled flowers from June to October, which are distinguished by their numerous prominent stamens. Its dark green, lance-shaped leaves drop during the winter season. It is an extremely adaptable plant: it tolerates drought, compacted soil, and various soil types. It is popular in naturalistic gardens, butterfly gardens, and rain gardens, where it is utilized as a perennial ornamental shrub.
Cypress-leaved plait-moss
Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved plait-moss (Hypnum cupressiforme) is one of the most widespread creeping mosses of the temperate zone. It forms dense, soft carpets with creeping, regularly branched stems resembling tiny cypress branches—hence its specific name. It grows on soil, tree bark, stones, walls, and decaying wood, in both shade and sunnier spots, easily adapting to a wide range of conditions. Due to its low maintenance and attractive appearance, it is popular as an ornamental and groundcover element in gardens, terrariums, and vivariums.
Catsear
Hypochaeris radicata
Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family, native to Europe and now naturalized in the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand. It forms a basal rosette of rough, hairy, lobed leaves, from which leafless branched stems emerge, ending in golden-yellow flower heads very similar to those of the dandelion. The entire plant exudes a milky latex when cut. It is extremely hardy, tolerating poor and compacted soils, and commonly grows spontaneously in lawns, roadsides, and vacant lots.
Polka Dot Plant (genus)
Hypoestes
Hypoestes is a genus of ornamental plants in the Acanthaceae family, renowned for their vibrantly spotted and splashed foliage. The most cultivated species, H. phyllostachya (Polka Dot Plant), is a popular houseplant prized for its striking pink, red, white, and green patterned leaves.
Polka Dot Plant
Hypoestes phyllostachya
The Polka Dot Plant (Hypoestes phyllostachya) is a charming tropical perennial native to Madagascar, prized for its strikingly spotted foliage. Its oval leaves are splashed with vivid pink, red, or white spots against a dark green background, making it one of the most colorful houseplants available. Compact and bushy, it thrives in warm, humid environments and adds a playful pop of color to any indoor space.
Pignut
Hyptis suaveolens
Pignut (Hyptis suaveolens) is an aromatic annual to short-lived perennial herb belonging to the Lamiaceae family (the same family as mint and basil). Native to the tropical regions of Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America, it is now naturalized throughout almost the entire tropical belt of the planet. It grows as a robust pioneer plant with a quadrangular stem, reaching up to 2.5 m in height, featuring ovate, aromatic, and serrated leaves, and small blue flowers in spikes. It is extremely resilient, spontaneously colonizing roadsides, pastures, and degraded lands, and blooms almost year-round in the tropics.
Hyssop
Hyssopus officinalis
Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) is a perennial, highly aromatic subshrub in the Lamiaceae family, native to the Mediterranean and Southern Europe. It grows to a height of 16–24 inches (40–60 cm) with a width of about 20 inches (50 cm), featuring narrow lanceolate leaves and blooming from July to September with small blue-violet, purple, pink, or white flowers in dense spikes that strongly attract bees and butterflies. The plant is frost-hardy (zones 4–9) and very drought-tolerant, making it a popular low-maintenance ornamental and culinary herb for gardens and containers.
Globe Candytuft
Iberis umbellata
Iberis umbellata, commonly known as globe candytuft, is a fast-growing annual flowering plant in the mustard family (Brassicaceae), native to southern Europe. It forms a low, bushy mound of slender green leaves topped with dense, flattened clusters of small, four-petaled flowers in white, pink, purple, or crimson from late spring through summer. Valued for its sweetly scented blooms and drought tolerance, it thrives in poor, well-drained soil and is a popular choice for cottage gardens, rock gardens, borders, and containers, where it also attracts bees, moths, and butterflies.
Holly
Ilex
Holly (Ilex) is a large genus of over 400 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, found across temperate and tropical regions worldwide. Most commonly cultivated species are evergreen shrubs or trees with glossy, spine-edged leaves and bright red berries that have become synonymous with Christmas decorations. The genus is remarkably diverse, encompassing both ornamental garden shrubs and large specimen trees reaching 15 meters or more.
Chinese Holly
Ilex cornuta
Ilex cornuta, commonly known as Chinese holly, is a dense, spiny-leaved evergreen shrub native to eastern China and Korea. Prized for its glossy, leathery foliage and bright red winter berries on female plants, it forms an excellent hedge, screen, or specimen shrub. The rectangular, spine-tipped leaves give it a distinctive, architectural look year-round.
Garden Balsam
Impatiens balsamina
Impatiens balsamina, commonly known as Garden Balsam or Rose Balsam, is an annual herbaceous plant native to Southeast Asia. Its vibrant flowers grow along succulent stems, and the plant is famous for its seed pods that explode when touched once mature—a fascinating dispersal mechanism.
New Guinea Impatiens
Impatiens hawkeri
New Guinea Impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) is a vibrant flowering plant native to Papua New Guinea, prized for its large, colorful blooms in shades of red, orange, pink, white, and purple. Unlike common impatiens, this hybrid tolerates more sun and produces larger flowers, making it ideal for containers, hanging baskets, and garden borders.
Busy Lizzie
Impatiens walleriana
Impatiens walleriana, commonly known as Busy Lizzie, is a beloved shade-loving annual native to East Africa. Prized for its prolific, colorful blooms that brighten shaded garden beds and containers from spring through fall. Available in a wide palette of colors including white, pink, red, orange, purple, and coral, making it one of the most popular bedding plants worldwide.
Japanese blood grass
Imperata cylindrica 'Red Baron'
Japanese blood grass 'Red Baron' is a decorative ornamental grass cultivar of Imperata cylindrica, known for its slender blades that transition from green at the base to an intense blood-red toward the tips, especially in full sun. This sterile cultivar forms dense, upright clumps 12-18 inches (30-45 cm) in height with a spread of up to 3 feet (90 cm) and is often used as a groundcover or edging plant. While 'Red Baron' itself is not considered invasive, the species Imperata cylindrica is listed as one of the world's most problematic weeds, so gardeners should remove any solid green shoots that the cultivar may occasionally revert to.
Hairy Inula
Inula hirta
Hairy Inula (Inula hirta) is a perennial herbaceous plant in the daisy family (Asteraceae) that reaches heights of 15 to 50 cm. The leaves and stems are conspicuously hairy, and the narrow-elliptical leaves are arranged alternately. From June to August, bright golden-yellow flower heads appear. The species grows in clumps with short rhizomes on nutrient-poor dry and semi-dry grasslands, preferring locations near open oak or pine forests on calcareous soils. Its distribution range extends from Central Asia and Siberia through Southeast Europe to Central Europe, where it is rare and protected at its western range limit. As a valuable bee pasture, it is visited by numerous species of wild bees and butterflies.
Moonflower
Ipomoea alba
Moonflower (Ipomoea alba) is a vigorous tropical vine in the Convolvulaceae family, prized for its large, fragrant white flowers that open at dusk and close by morning. Native to tropical regions of the Americas, it climbs rapidly over trellises and fences, reaching several meters in a single growing season.
Sweet Potato
Ipomoea batatas
Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a vigorous trailing vine native to Central and South America, cultivated for over 5,000 years. It is prized both for its edible tuberous roots and its ornamental foliage, which comes in shades of lime green, deep purple, and bronze. One of the world's most important food crops, it thrives in warm climates and adapts well to gardens, raised beds, and large containers.
Mile-a-minute vine
Ipomoea cairica
Ipomoea cairica, commonly known as mile-a-minute vine or Cairo morning glory, is a vigorous perennial climbing vine from the Convolvulaceae family, native to tropical Africa. It produces abundant funnel-shaped flowers in shades of purple, lavender, and pink with a darker center, blooming almost year-round. Its distinctive palmate leaves have five finger-like lobes. Widely used in landscaping for rapid coverage of walls, fences, and trellises.
Bush Morning Glory
Ipomoea carnea
Ipomoea carnea, commonly known as Bush Morning Glory, is a fast-growing tropical shrub in the Convolvulaceae family. Native to tropical Americas, it stands out for its trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of pink and lavender, blooming abundantly from spring through fall. Unlike the climbing species of Ipomoea, this variety grows as an upright shrub reaching up to 5 meters tall. It is widely cultivated in warm climates for its ornamental value and is considered invasive in several regions worldwide.
Cardinal Creeper
Ipomoea horsfalliae
Ipomoea horsfalliae, commonly known as Cardinal Creeper or Prince Kuhio Vine, is a vigorous tropical evergreen vine native to the Caribbean (West Indies). It produces stunning clusters of crimson to deep purple, funnel-shaped flowers year-round, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies. The palmate, glossy leaves create lush coverage on trellises, fences, and arbors.
Blue Morning Glory
Ipomoea indica
Blue Morning Glory (Ipomoea indica) is a vigorous perennial climbing vine in the Convolvulaceae family, native to the tropical Americas and widely naturalized across the globe. It produces large trumpet-shaped flowers 6-8 cm across that dramatically shift color throughout the day — brilliant blue at dawn, transitioning to blue-violet and finally to deep pink by evening. Leaves are heart-shaped or three-lobed. It is classified as invasive in numerous regions worldwide.
Japanese Morning Glory
Ipomoea nil
Ipomoea nil, commonly known as Japanese Morning Glory, is a vigorous annual climbing vine in the Convolvulaceae family, native to tropical Americas and now widely naturalized across Asia. It produces large, trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of blue, purple, and pink that open at dawn and close by midday. A popular ornamental plant for fences, trellises, and balconies, it is prized for its rapid growth and prolific summer-to-fall blooming.
Common Morning Glory
Ipomoea purpurea
Common Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) is a fast-growing annual vine native to Mexico and Central America. It produces trumpet-shaped flowers in shades of purple, pink, white, and blue that open at dawn and close by midday, creating a brief but spectacular daily display. Its twining stems can reach up to 10 feet (3 meters) in height, covering fences, pergolas, and walls with lush green foliage.
Mexican Morning Glory
Ipomoea tricolor
Ipomoea tricolor is a fast-growing annual (or tender perennial) twining vine native to the tropical regions of the Americas, particularly Mexico. It is best known through the cultivar 'Heavenly Blue', prized for its large, trumpet-shaped flowers in vivid blue with a white-to-golden throat that open in the morning and fade by afternoon. The heart-shaped leaves and twining stems can climb 4 meters or more given support. It is widely grown as an ornamental on trellises, fences, and arbors for its abundant summer and fall blooms. The seeds contain ergoline alkaloids (LSA) and are toxic if ingested.
Beach Moonflower
Ipomoea violacea
Beach Moonflower (Ipomoea violacea) is a fast-growing perennial tropical vine native to pantropical coastal regions worldwide. Its large, trumpet-shaped white flowers open at dusk and release a delicate fragrance, closing by morning. Grown primarily as an ornamental climber for pergolas, fences, and coastal gardens. WARNING: Seeds contain ergoline alkaloids and are highly toxic to humans, cats, and dogs.
Bloodleaf
Iresine diffusa
Bloodleaf (Iresine diffusa) is a tropical shrub in the Amaranthaceae family, native to the tropical Americas. Celebrated for its vivid pinkish-red foliage, it is widely grown as an ornamental plant in gardens and indoors. It holds a significant place in Brazilian and Caribbean folk medicine, where it has been traditionally used as an analgesic, diuretic, and anti-inflammatory remedy.
Bloodleaf
Iresine herbstii
Iresine herbstii is a stunning ornamental plant, famous for its oval and deeply colored leaves, ranging from crimson red to vibrant purple. Native to Brazil, it adds dramatic contrast to gardens and interiors. Its stems are also colored, creating a continuous visual effect. Although it produces small, greenish or whitish flowers, they are insignificant compared to the beauty of the foliage.
Iris (genus)
Iris
The genus Iris comprises over 300 species of rhizomatous or bulbous flowering plants native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Celebrated for their striking trilobed blooms in shades of purple, blue, yellow, white, and orange, irises are among the most beloved garden perennials worldwide.
Bearded Iris
Iris × germanica
Bearded Iris (Iris × germanica) is a hybrid herbaceous perennial of ancient Mediterranean origin, belonging to the Iridaceae family. Renowned for its spectacular flowers featuring distinctive fuzzy "beards" on the lower petals (falls), this robust plant produces fragrant blooms in shades of purple, blue, white, yellow, pink, and bicolor. Its sword-shaped leaves form elegant clumps that persist through most of the year.
Blackberry Lily
Iris domestica
The Blackberry Lily (Iris domestica) is a rhizomatous perennial in the Iridaceae family, native to Asia (from the Himalayas to the Russian Far East, including China and Japan). Its sword-shaped leaves grow in flattened, iris-like fans, and in summer it produces orange flowers speckled with red spots resembling leopard markings. After flowering, pear-shaped seed pods split open to reveal shiny black seeds clustered like blackberries, giving the plant its common name.
What are Easy Plants?
Easy Plants are ideal for beginners or people with little time for care. These species are tolerant of watering mistakes, light variations, and don't require constant attention. Perfect for those just starting out with plants.
Tips for Growing Easy Plants
To succeed with easy plants, remember: less is more. Avoid overwatering, choose a spot with adequate light, and let the soil dry between waterings. Most of these plants prefer to be 'forgotten' occasionally.