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Find the perfect plants and flowers for your garden

Discover the most ideal plants based on climate, special needs, and your gardening style

What type of plant?

Annuals

Aquatic

Bamboo

Bulbs and bulblike plants

Cacti and succulents

Deciduous

Decorative fruit or berries

Edible fruit

Evergreen

Ferns

Flowers

Ground covers

Herbs

Orchids and bromeliads

Ornamental grasses and grasslike plants

Palms and cycads

Perennials

Semi-evergreen

Shrubs

Trees

Turf Grasses

Vegetables

Vines

What is your Sunset Climate Zone?

How much water?

Ample

Moderate

Minimal

How much sun ?

Full

Partial

Shade

What height?

0 - 1 ft.

1 - 2 ft.

2 - 3 ft.

3 - 5 ft.

5 - 15 ft.

15 - 25 ft.

25 - 40 ft.

Over 40 ft.

What spread?

0 - 1 ft.

1 - 5 ft.

5 - 10 ft.

10 - 15 ft.

15 - 30 ft.

30 - 45 ft.

Over 45 ft.

What color flower?

Blue

Green

Multicolored

Orange

Pink

Purple

Red

White-Cream

Yellow

What color foliage?

Blue-Blue-Gray

Chartreuse-Lime

Gray-Silver

Purple-Bronze

Red

Variegated

Yellow-Gold

What plant types?

Annuals

Aquatic

Bamboo

Bulbs and bulblike plants

Cacti and succulents

Deciduous

Decorative fruit or berries

Edible fruit

Evergreen

Ferns

Flowers

Ground covers

Herbs

Orchids and bromeliads

Ornamental grasses and grasslike plants

Palms and cycads

Perennials

Semi-evergreen

Shrubs

Trees

Turf Grasses

Vegetables

Vines

Any special needs?

Attracts birds, butterflies, or hummingbirds

Autumn foliage color

Damp soil & shallow water

Dry areas (arid gardens)

Dry shade

Fragrance

Hedges & screens

Houseplants

Lawn substitute

Plants for cut arrangements

Plants for rock gardens

Plants for tropical effects

Slopes

Trees & shrubs for containers

Any problem solvers?

Deer-resistant

Plants for around swimming pools

Plants for seacoast gardens

Small space solutions

Windy areas

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