2332 Easy Plants | 2026 Guide - Page 41
Discover 2332 easy plants for your garden. Complete care guide.
2332 Easy Plants
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Mexican feather grass
Nassella tenuissima
Nassella tenuissima, also known as Mexican feather grass, is a fine-textured ornamental bunchgrass native to Mexico, Texas, and Argentina. It forms soft, silky, thread-like blades that ripple and shimmer in the slightest breeze, turning from bright green to golden-tan as the seed heads mature in summer. Prized in xeriscaping and modern garden design, it thrives in poor, well-draining soil and full sun with minimal care once established. Note that it self-seeds readily and is considered invasive in parts of California and Australia.
Goldfish Plant
Nematanthus gregarius
Nematanthus gregarius, popularly known as the Goldfish Plant, is an epiphytic plant native to the Brazilian tropical forests. Its leaves are small, oval, succulent in texture, and bright dark green. The common name comes from its tubular orange flowers that have a bulge on the lower part, closely resembling a small goldfish or 'platy'. It is a trailing plant, ideal for hanging baskets.
Mauve Nemesia
Nemesia fruticans
Nemesia fruticans is a perennial plant native to South Africa, valued as a cool-season ornamental for its abundant and showy flowers in a wide range of colors: white, yellow, orange, pink, red, purple, and blue. It belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family and grows in a compact, bushy habit, reaching between 8 and 20 inches (20-50 cm) in height. It is ideal for pots, hanging baskets, garden borders, and pollinator gardens. It blooms most vigorously in spring and fall when temperatures are cool, and may slow its flowering during the hottest summer months.
Cape Jewels
Nemesia strumosa
Nemesia strumosa, commonly known as Cape jewels, is a compact, cool-season flowering annual native to the southwestern Cape provinces of South Africa. A relative of snapdragons, it produces masses of small, pouch-shaped, often bicolored flowers in shades of white, cream, yellow, orange, pink, red, and purple from spring through fall. Its fast growth and mounding habit make it a popular choice for borders, containers, and hanging baskets, though it tends to decline once summer heat sets in.
Walking Iris
Neomarica caerulea
Neomarica caerulea, commonly known as Walking Iris or Apostle Plant, is a rhizomatous perennial native to Brazil. It forms dense upright clumps of sword-shaped, fan-like dark green leaves. In late spring through summer, branching flower stems bear a succession of stunning blue-purple iris-like flowers adorned with intricate white, yellow, and cinnamon markings — each lasting only one day but appearing in waves for weeks.
White Walking Iris
Neomarica candida
The White Walking Iris is a perennial rhizomatous herb from the Iridaceae family, native to the Brazilian coast (from Espírito Santo to Rio Grande do Sul). It forms clumps of fan-shaped leaves, resembling a small lily or orchid. Between spring and summer, it produces delicate flowers with white sepals streaked with brown at the base and three recurved blue petals; each flower lasts only one day but they renew continuously. It is a hardy plant that tolerates sea spray and wind, and it "walks" through the garden by forming plantlets at the tips of its flower stalks.
Apostle Plant
Neomarica gracilis
Neomarica gracilis, commonly called the apostle plant or walking iris, is a rhizomatous perennial in the Iridaceae family, native to Brazil. Its nickname comes from an unusual habit: after flowering, small plantlets form at the tips of the flower stalks, which arch over under their own weight until they touch the soil and take root, letting the plant "walk" outward from the parent clump. The sword-shaped, fan-arranged leaves are evergreen, and the striking flowers — white outer petals with violet, blue, and brown markings on the inner segments — bloom in succession through spring and summer, though each individual flower lasts only a single day.
Blushing Bromeliad
Neoregelia
Neoregelia is a large genus of tropical bromeliads native to the rainforests of Brazil, grown almost entirely for their bold, colorful rosettes rather than their flowers. Broad, strap-shaped leaves form a tight cup ("tank") at the center, and as the plant nears bloom the innermost leaves "blush" red, pink or purple, giving the genus its common name. Small tubular white or blue flowers appear low in the cup and are easy to miss. Most Neoregelia are epiphytic or semi-epiphytic in the wild but adapt readily to pots, making them popular, low-maintenance houseplants and patio accents in warm climates.
Blushing Bromeliad
Neoregelia carolinae
Neoregelia carolinae is a bromeliad native to the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, prized for its glossy leaves forming a flat rosette. When it blooms, the center of the rosette turns a vibrant red, earning it the name "Blushing Bromeliad." Its small purple-blue flowers emerge from the central tank formed by the leaves. It is an epiphytic plant that naturally grows on tree trunks, absorbing water and nutrients through its central rosette.
Blushing Bromeliad
Neoregelia sp
Neoregelia sp is a genus of bromeliads native to Brazil, widely cultivated for their vibrant ornamental foliage and hardiness. The leaves form a characteristic rosette with a central cup that collects water, creating a unique miniature ecosystem. Before flowering, the center of the rosette typically turns an intense color — red, pink, or purple — making it a visually striking plant.
Common Swamp Pitcher-Plant
Nepenthes mirabilis
Nepenthes mirabilis, known as the common swamp pitcher-plant, is one of the most widespread carnivorous pitcher plants in the world, ranging from southern China through Southeast Asia to northern Australia. A vigorous climbing vine, it produces distinctive jug-shaped pitchers that trap and digest insects to supplement the poor nutrient content of its native boggy, sunny habitats. Its adaptability and relative ease of care make it a popular starter species for carnivorous plant enthusiasts.
Catnip
Nepeta cataria
Nepeta cataria, commonly known as catnip or catmint, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the Lamiaceae family, native to Europe, Asia, and Africa. Famous worldwide for its euphoric effect on cats, this aromatic herb also offers valuable medicinal properties for humans, including calming, antispasmodic, and carminative effects. It produces clusters of small white to lavender flowers on long spikes from late spring through fall, attracting bees and butterflies. Vigorous and easy to grow, it thrives in garden borders, herb gardens, and containers.
Persian Catmint
Nepeta racemosa
Nepeta racemosa, commonly known as Persian Catmint, is a low-growing aromatic perennial herb native to the Caucasus and southwestern Asia. It produces cascading mounds of gray-green foliage adorned with abundant lavender-blue flowers from late spring through fall, making it a beloved choice for garden borders, rock gardens, and pollinator gardens. Unlike true catnip (Nepeta cataria), it is valued primarily as an ornamental and is highly attractive to bees and butterflies.
Catmint
Nepeta sp
Catmint (Nepeta sp) is a hardy, aromatic perennial herb from the Lamiaceae family, native to Europe and Asia. Known for its lavender-purple flower spikes and silvery-gray foliage, it is beloved in gardens for its long blooming season, drought tolerance, and irresistible attraction to cats. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soils, making it ideal for borders, rock gardens, and pollinator gardens.
Giant Sword Fern
Nephrolepis biserrata
Nephrolepis biserrata, commonly known as Giant Sword Fern or Macho Fern, is a large tropical fern native to pantropical regions across Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Its lush, arching fronds can exceed 2 meters in length, making it one of the most striking ferns in cultivation. It thrives in warm, humid environments and is widely used in tropical gardens, hanging baskets, and as an air-purifying houseplant.
Asian Sword Fern
Nephrolepis brownii
Nephrolepis brownii, commonly known as the Asian Sword Fern, is a perennial fern native to most of Southeast Asia, extending north to China and Japan, west to Sri Lanka and India, east to the Pacific Islands, and south to Australia. Its lush, arching fronds make it a popular ornamental plant for both indoor and outdoor settings.
Narrow Sword Fern
Nephrolepis cordifolia
Nephrolepis cordifolia, commonly known as the Narrow Sword Fern or Tuberous Sword Fern, is a robust pantropical fern distinguished by its upright, narrow fronds and distinctive underground tubers. Native to tropical and subtropical regions worldwide, it has naturalized across many continents due to its exceptional adaptability. The plant forms lush arching clumps of bright green pinnate fronds, making it an elegant choice for both indoor and outdoor settings.
Kimberley Queen Fern
Nephrolepis obliterata
Nephrolepis obliterata, commonly known as the Kimberley Queen Fern or Australian Sword Fern, is a robust fern native to northern Australia and the Pacific Islands. Unlike most ferns, it produces stiff, upright fronds that form a compact, elegant clump. It is notably more tolerant of low humidity than the Boston Fern, making it an excellent choice for indoor environments.
Oleander
Nerium oleander
Nerium oleander is a vigorous, evergreen shrub or small tree valued for its abundant and long-lasting floral display. Native to the Mediterranean region, it features leathery, lance-shaped leaves and clusters of funnel-shaped flowers. It is exceptionally hardy, drought-tolerant, and salt-tolerant, though all parts of the plant contain cardiac glycosides and are extremely toxic if ingested.
Flowering Tobacco
Nicotiana
Nicotiana, commonly known as flowering tobacco, is a genus of herbaceous plants in the Solanaceae family, grown for its trumpet-shaped, sweetly scented flowers that open in the evening. Native to the Americas, it is cultivated worldwide as an annual or short-lived tender perennial in warm climates.
Jasmine Tobacco
Nicotiana alata
Nicotiana alata, commonly known as jasmine tobacco or flowering tobacco, is a herbaceous plant in the Solanaceae family, native to South America (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Bolivia). It is grown for its fragrant, star-shaped tubular flowers that open in the evening and release a sweet scent to attract night-flying moth pollinators. Upright stems reach up to 1.5 m tall, with large sticky basal leaves and blooms in white, red, burgundy, yellow, and lime-green. It is grown as a perennial in warm climates (USDA zones 10-11) and as a frost-tender annual elsewhere. The entire plant contains nicotine and is toxic if ingested.
Tree Tobacco
Nicotiana glauca
Nicotiana glauca, commonly known as tree tobacco, is a shrub or small tree in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to Argentina and Bolivia. It grows 3–7 meters tall, with thick bluish-green leaves and striking tubular yellow flowers that attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Extremely drought-tolerant and adaptable to poor soils, it is widely naturalized across the world, though all parts are highly toxic.
Tobacco
Nicotiana tabacum
Nicotiana tabacum, commonly known as tobacco, is an annual herbaceous plant in the Solanaceae family, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, with origins in Bolivia and the Andean region. It grows 1 to 3 meters tall, with large, sticky, aromatic leaves that can exceed 50 cm in length. It produces branched panicle inflorescences with tubular white, pink, or cream flowers in summer and fall. It is the main species used commercially to produce tobacco leaf.
Bird's-nest Bromeliad
Nidularium innocentii
Nidularium innocentii, commonly known as the Bird's-nest Bromeliad, is a compact rosette bromeliad native to Brazil's Atlantic Forest. It forms a dense, layered nest of dark green leaves from which vibrant red bracts and small white flowers emerge. Suited both as a terrestrial and epiphytic plant, it thrives in shaded, humid environments.
Love-in-a-mist
Nigella damascena
Love-in-a-mist is a beloved cottage-garden annual, its saucer-shaped blue, white, or pink flowers nestled in a haze of thread-fine, feathery foliage. Once pollinated, the blooms give way to striking inflated seed pods prized for dried arrangements. Easy to grow from seed, it self-sows readily and suits informal borders, wildflower patches, and containers.
Montauk Daisy
Nipponanthemum nipponicum
Montauk daisy is a shrubby, clump-forming perennial native to coastal Japan, where its Japanese name, hamagiku, literally means "beach chrysanthemum." It bears thick, glossy, dark green, coarsely toothed leaves on woody stems, giving the plant a slightly succulent, evergreen-shrub appearance even though it is technically deciduous in colder climates. From late summer into fall it produces large, daisy-like flowers with bright white rays around a yellow-green center disk, providing valuable color after most other perennials have finished blooming. It is the sole species in its genus, having been split out from Chrysanthemum due to its distinct woody, salt-tolerant habit.
Ponytail Palm
Nolina recurvata
Nolina recurvata (a widely used synonym of Beaucarnea recurvata), commonly known as the ponytail palm or elephant's foot, is a succulent native to eastern Mexico prized for its swollen, bulb-like trunk that stores water, making it extremely drought tolerant. Long, thin, curling leaves cascade from the top of a woody caudex that resembles an elephant's foot.
Slender False Garlic
Nothoscordum gracile
Nothoscordum gracile, known as slender false garlic, is a perennial bulbous plant appreciated for its delicate, bell-shaped white flowers that emit a soft fragrance. Although native to the Americas and cultivated as an ornamental, its high dispersal capacity through seeds and small lateral bulblets often causes it to be seen as an invasive plant in gardens and lawns. Its leaves are long, narrow, and vibrant green, resembling those of common garlic but without the characteristic strong odor.
Red Indian Water Lily
Nymphaea rubra
Nymphaea rubra, known as the Red Indian Water Lily, is a stunning aquatic plant native to India and Southeast Asia. This night-blooming lily produces large, fragrant flowers in shades of deep red to pinkish-purple, typically 9–15 cm wide, that open at dusk and close by mid-morning. Its floating leaves create a beautiful display on ponds and water gardens.
Yellow Floating Heart
Nymphoides peltata
The Yellow Floating Heart (Nymphoides peltata) is a perennial aquatic plant in the Menyanthaceae family, native to Europe and temperate Asia. Its round, heart-shaped leaves, resembling a miniature water lily, float on the water's surface and can reach 6 inches in diameter, often featuring a purple-tinted underside. From June to September, it produces a succession of bright yellow, five-petaled flowers with fringed edges. Although each bloom lasts only a single day, they are continuously renewed throughout the summer. Vigorous and hardy down to -4°F (-20°C), it quickly forms a floating carpet and helps purify pond water by absorbing excess nitrogen and phosphorus.
Basil (genus)
Ocimum
Ocimum is a genus of aromatic herbs and shrubs in the family Lamiaceae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, and the Americas. The best-known species include Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil) and Ocimum tenuiflorum (holy basil or tulsi). They are widely grown for their fragrant leaves valued for culinary, medicinal, and ornamental purposes.
Lemon Basil
Ocimum × citriodorum
Lemon basil (Ocimum × citriodorum) is a fragrant annual herb in the mint family (Lamiaceae), prized for its bright lemon scent derived from the compound citral. A natural hybrid between sweet basil and African basil, it grows 20–60 cm tall with narrow, slightly serrated leaves and small white flower spikes. Widely used in Southeast Asian, Middle Eastern, and Mediterranean cuisines, it is also valued for its aromatic and mild medicinal properties.
Hoary Basil
Ocimum americanum
Hoary basil (Ocimum americanum) is an annual aromatic herb native to tropical Africa and South Asia, now naturalized across the tropics, including Brazil. Its small, slightly hairy leaves release a citrusy, lime-like aroma. It is more disease-resistant than sweet basil, especially against downy mildew.
Sweet Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) is a popular annual aromatic herb native to India and Southeast Asia. Widely cultivated worldwide for culinary, medicinal, and aromatic uses, it features bright green oval leaves and small white to pink flowers that bloom in summer.
Greek Basil
Ocimum basilicum var. minimum
Greek basil (Ocimum basilicum var. minimum) is a compact, bushy variety of common basil in the mint family (Lamiaceae). Also known as bush basil or dwarf basil, it forms a dense, rounded mound up to 30 cm tall, covered in small, intensely aromatic oval leaves. It is a tender annual herb (or short-lived perennial in warm climates) prized both in Mediterranean cooking and as an ornamental container plant for patios and windowsills. Small white to pale lavender flowers appear in summer, attracting bees and other pollinators. Thanks to its compact habit and fast growth, it is one of the most popular culinary herbs for small-space and indoor gardening.
African Basil
Ocimum gratissimum
African Basil (Ocimum gratissimum) is a woody, shrubby basil species native to Tropical Africa and Asia, widely cultivated in Brazil and West Africa. Unlike common basil, it grows into a large shrub up to 3 meters tall with strongly aromatic leaves rich in eugenol and thymol — giving it a clove-like scent. It is highly valued both as a culinary herb across West Africa and as a medicinal plant used to treat infections, fever, diabetes, and inflammation.
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.