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FlowersAgapanthusAgapanthus spp.Full sunHalf-hardyAgastacheFlowersAgastacheAgastache foeniculum90–120 daysFull sunHardyAgeratumFlowersAgeratumAgeratum houstonianum70–90 daysFull/Part sunTenderAloe VeraHerbsAloe VeraAloe vera1–2 yrsFull sunTenderAlyssumFlowersAlyssumLobularia maritima50–60 daysFull/Part sunHardyAmaranthLeafy greensAmaranthAmaranthus spp.30–45 daysFull sunTenderAngelicaHerbsAngelicaAngelica archangelica1 yrPart sunHardyHerbsAnisePimpinella anisum70–120 daysFull sunTenderAppleFruitAppleMalus domestica3–5 yrsFull sunHardyApricotFruitApricotPrunus armeniaca3–5 yrsFull sunHardyArtichokeOtherArtichokeCynara scolymus1 yrFull sunHardyAsparagusOtherAsparagusAsparagus officinalis2–3 yrsFull sunVery HardyAster, AnnualFlowersAster, AnnualCallistephus chinensis90–110 daysFull sunTenderAster, PerennialFlowersAster, PerennialAster spp.365–365 daysFull sunHardyAvocadoFruitAvocadoPersea americana3–6 yrsFull sunTenderFlowersBaby's BreathGypsophila spp.Full sunHardyBalsamFlowersBalsamImpatiens balsamina70–100 daysPart sunTenderBambooOtherBambooBambusa spp.2–3 yrsFull sunHardyBananaFruitBananaMusa spp.270–365 daysFull sunTenderBarleyGrasses & GrainsBarleyHordeum vulgare70–90 daysFull sunHardyBasilHerbsBasilOcimum basilicum25–35 daysFull sunTenderBay LaurelHerbsBay LaurelLaurus nobilis1–3 yrsFull/Part sunHardyBean, AdzukiBeans & peasBean, AdzukiVigna angularis90–120 daysFull sunTenderBean, SnakeBeans & peasBean, SnakeVigna unguiculata sesquipedalis60–80 daysFull sunTenderBeansBeans & peasBeansPhaseolus vulgaris50–65 daysFull sunTenderBee BalmFlowersBee BalmMonarda didyma90–120 daysFull/Part sunVery HardyBeetrootRootsBeetrootBeta vulgaris55–70 daysFull/Part sunHardyFlowersBegoniaBegonia semperflorens-cultorumPart sunTenderBitter MelonPumpkins & melonsBitter MelonMomordica charantia55–70 daysFull sunTenderFlowersBlack-eyed SusanRudbeckia hirtaFull sunHardyBlackberryFruitBlackberryRubus fruticosus agg.1–2 yrsFull sunHardyBlackcurrantFruitBlackcurrantRibes nigrum1–2 yrsFull/Part sunHardyBlood OrangeFruitBlood OrangeCitrus sinensis3–5 yrsFull sunTenderBlueberryFruitBlueberryVaccinium corymbosum1–2 yrsFull sunHardyBok ChoyBrassicasBok ChoyBrassica rapa subsp. chinensis45–60 daysFull/Part sunHardyBorageFlowersBorageBorago officinalis55–70 daysFull/Part sunHardyFruitBoysenberryRubus ursinus × R. idaeus1–2 yrsFull sunHardyBroad BeanBeans & peasBroad BeanVicia faba80–100 daysFull sunHardyBroccoliBrassicasBroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italica80–100 daysFull sunHardyBrussels SproutsBrassicasBrussels SproutsBrassica oleracea gemmifera90–120 daysFull sunVery HardyCabbageBrassicasCabbageBrassica oleracea var. capitata70–120 daysFull sunHardyCabbage, WombokBrassicasCabbage, WombokBrassica rapa subsp. pekinensis70–90 daysFull sunHardyCalendulaFlowersCalendulaCalendula officinalis50–60 daysFull sunHardyFlowersCanna LilyCanna spp.Full sunTenderCapsicumTomatoes & peppersCapsicumCapsicum annuum70–90 daysFull sunTenderHerbsCarawayCarum carvi1 yrFull sunHardyCarrotRootsCarrotDaucus carota70–80 daysFull sunHardyCassavaRootsCassavaManihot esculenta240–360 daysFull sunTenderFlowersCatmintNepeta × faasseniiFull/Part sunHardyCauliflowerBrassicasCauliflowerBrassica oleracea botrytis80–100 daysFull sunHardyCeleriacRootsCeleriacApium graveolens var. rapaceum110–140 daysFull sunHardyCeleryOtherCeleryApium graveolens100–130 daysFull/Part sunHardyCelosiaFlowersCelosiaCelosia argentea80–100 daysFull sunTenderCeltuceLeafy greensCeltuceLactuca sativa var. augustana60–90 daysFull/Part sunHardyChamomile, AnnualFlowersChamomile, AnnualMatricaria chamomilla60–70 daysFull sunHardyPumpkins & melonsChayoteSechium edule120–180 daysFull sunTenderCherryFruitCherryPrunus avium3–5 yrsFull sunHardyCherry GuavaFruitCherry GuavaPsidium cattleianum2–4 yrsFull/Part sunTenderCherry TomatoTomatoes & peppersCherry TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme55–75 daysFull sunTenderChervilHerbsChervilAnthriscus cerefolium40–60 daysPart sunHardyChiaGrasses & GrainsChiaSalvia hispanica120–150 daysFull sunTenderChickpeaBeans & peasChickpeaCicer arietinum90–120 daysFull sunHardyChilli PepperTomatoes & peppersChilli PepperCapsicum frutescens70–100 daysFull sunTenderChinese Broccoli / Gai LanBrassicasChinese Broccoli / Gai LanBrassica oleracea var. alboglabra45–65 daysFull/Part sunHardyChinese CeleryHerbsChinese CeleryApium graveolens var. secalinum80–110 daysPart sunHardyChivesOnions & garlicChivesAllium schoenoprasum60–90 daysFull/Part sunVery HardyChoy SumBrassicasChoy SumBrassica rapa var. parachinensis35–55 daysFull/Part sunHardyChrysanthemumFlowersChrysanthemumChrysanthemum morifolium90–120 daysFull sunHardyBeans & peasClimbing BeanPhaseolus vulgaris60–85 daysFull sunTenderCollardsBrassicasCollardsBrassica oleracea var. viridis60–85 daysFull sunHardyCorianderHerbsCorianderCoriandrum sativum25–35 daysFull/Part sunHardyCornGrainsCornZea mays65–90 daysFull sunTenderCornflowerFlowersCornflowerCentaurea cyanus60–70 daysFull sunHardyCosmosFlowersCosmosCosmos bipinnatus55–65 daysFull sunTenderCucumberPumpkins & melonsCucumberCucumis sativus50–70 daysFull sunTenderCurrantFruitCurrantRibes spp.1–2 yrsFull/Part sunVery HardyCurry TreeHerbsCurry TreeMurraya koenigii1–2 yrsFull sunTenderDahliaFlowersDahliaDahlia spp.90–120 daysFull sunTenderDaikon RadishRootsDaikon RadishRaphanus sativus var. longipinnatus45–70 daysFull sunHardyDaisy, ShastaFlowersDaisy, ShastaLeucanthemum x superbum365–365 daysFull sunVery HardyDandelionFlowersDandelionTaraxacum officinale30–60 daysFull/Part sunVery HardyFlowersDelphiniumDelphinium spp.Full sunHardyFlowersDianthus/PinksDianthus spp.Full sunHardyDillHerbsDillAnethum graveolens40–60 daysFull sunHardyDragon FruitFruitDragon FruitSelenicereus undatus1–2 yrsFull sunTenderEchinaceaFlowersEchinaceaEchinacea purpurea365–365 daysFull sunVery HardyEdamameBeans & peasEdamameGlycine max75–100 daysFull sunTenderEggplantTomatoes & peppersEggplantSolanum melongena65–80 daysFull sunTenderEgyptian SpinachLeafy greensEgyptian SpinachCorchorus olitorius45–70 daysFull sunTenderLeafy greensEndiveCichorium endivia45–80 daysFull/Part sunHardyHerbsEpazoteDysphania ambrosioides45–70 daysFull sunTenderEscaroleLeafy greensEscaroleCichorium endivia var. latifolium60–85 daysFull/Part sunHardyFeijoaFruitFeijoaAcca sellowiana2–4 yrsFull sunHardyFennelHerbsFennelFoeniculum vulgare60–90 daysFull sunHardyHerbsFenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecum30–120 daysFull sunHalf-hardyFeverfewFlowersFeverfewTanacetum parthenium90–120 daysFull sunHardyFigFruitFigFicus carica1–2 yrsFull sunTenderFinger LimeFruitFinger LimeCitrus australasica3–5 yrsFull/Part sunTenderFlorence FennelOtherFlorence FennelFoeniculum vulgare var. azoricum75–100 daysFull sunHardyFlowersFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFull/Part sunHardyGalangalRootsGalangalAlpinia galanga270–365 daysPart sunTenderGarlicOnions & garlicGarlicAllium sativum240–270 daysFull sunHardyFlowersGazaniaGazania rigensFull sunTenderFlowersGeraniumPelargonium spp.Full sunTenderGingerRootsGingerZingiber officinale270–300 daysPart sunTenderGomphrenaFlowersGomphrenaGomphrena globosa85–100 daysFull sunTenderGooseberryFruitGooseberryRibes uva-crispa1–2 yrsPart sunHardyGotu KolaHerbsGotu KolaCentella asiatica60–90 daysPart sunTenderGrapeFruitGrapeVitis vinifera2–3 yrsFull sunHardyGrapefruitFruitGrapefruitCitrus × paradisi3–5 yrsFull sunTenderGuavaFruitGuavaPsidium guajava2–4 yrsFull sunTenderHollyhockFlowersHollyhockAlcea rosea1 yrFull sunHardyHoly BasilHerbsHoly BasilOcimum tenuiflorum60–90 daysFull sunTenderHoneydew MelonPumpkins & melonsHoneydew MelonCucumis melo (Inodorus Group)80–100 daysFull sunTenderHorseradishRootsHorseradishArmoracia rusticana240–300 daysFull sunHardyFlowersHydrangeaHydrangea macrophyllaPart sunHardyHyssopFlowersHyssopHyssopus officinalis90–120 daysFull sunHardyFlowersImpatiensImpatiens wallerianaPart sunTenderJalapeñoTomatoes & peppersJalapeñoCapsicum annuum70–90 daysFull sunTenderJerusalem ArtichokeRootsJerusalem ArtichokeHelianthus tuberosus150–180 daysFull sunVery HardyJoseph's Coat AmaranthFlowersJoseph's Coat AmaranthAmaranthus tricolor30–60 daysFull sunTenderKaleBrassicasKaleBrassica oleracea var. sabellica55–75 daysFull sunVery HardyKang KongLeafy greensKang KongIpomoea aquatica30–60 daysFull sunTenderKiwifruitFruitKiwifruitActinidia deliciosa3–5 yrsFull sunHardyKohlrabiBrassicasKohlrabiBrassica oleracea gongylodes45–60 daysFull sunHardyKumquatFruitKumquatCitrus japonica2–4 yrsFull sunTenderLavenderFlowersLavenderLavandula angustifolia120–180 daysFull sunHardyLeekOnions & garlicLeekAllium porrum120–150 daysFull sunVery HardyLemonFruitLemonCitrus limon2–4 yrsFull sunTenderLemon BalmHerbsLemon BalmMelissa officinalis70–90 daysPart sunHardyLemon MyrtleHerbsLemon MyrtleBackhousia citriodora1–3 yrsFull/Part sunTenderLemon VerbenaHerbsLemon VerbenaAloysia citrodora90–120 daysFull sunTenderLemongrassHerbsLemongrassCymbopogon citratus75–100 daysFull sunTenderLentilBeans & peasLentilLens culinaris80–110 daysFull sunHardyLettuceLeafy greensLettuceLactuca sativa45–65 daysFull/Part sunHardyLima BeanBeans & peasLima BeanPhaseolus lunatus75–100 daysFull sunTenderLimeFruitLimeCitrus aurantiifolia2–4 yrsFull sunTenderFlowersLobeliaLobelia erinusFull/Part sunTenderLoquatFruitLoquatEriobotrya japonica3–5 yrsFull sunTenderFlowersLotusNelumbo nuciferaFull sunTenderLovageHerbsLovageLevisticum officinale85–100 daysPart sunHardyLuffaPumpkins & melonsLuffaLuffa aegyptiaca90–120 daysFull sunTenderMakrut LimeHerbsMakrut LimeCitrus hystrix1–3 yrsFull sunTenderMalabar SpinachLeafy greensMalabar SpinachBasella alba55–75 daysFull sunTenderMandarinFruitMandarinCitrus reticulata2–4 yrsFull sunTenderMangoFruitMangoMangifera indica3–6 yrsFull sunTenderMarigoldFlowersMarigoldTagetes spp.45–60 daysFull sunTenderMarjoramHerbsMarjoramOriganum majorana60–80 daysFull sunTenderMeyer LemonFruitMeyer LemonCitrus × meyeri2–4 yrsFull sunTenderMintHerbsMintMentha spicata30–40 daysFull/Part sunHardyMizunaBrassicasMizunaBrassica rapa var. japonica25–45 daysPart sunHardyMulberryFruitMulberryMorus spp.1–2 yrsFull sunHardyMustardBrassicasMustardBrassica juncea30–50 daysFull/Part sunHardyNasturtiumFlowersNasturtiumTropaeolum majus55–65 daysFull/Part sunTenderNative River MintHerbsNative River MintMentha australis60–90 daysPart sunHardyNectarineFruitNectarinePrunus persica var. nucipersica3–5 yrsFull sunHardyOkraOtherOkraAbelmoschus esculentus50–65 daysFull sunTenderOliveFruitOliveOlea europaea3–6 yrsFull sunHardyOnionOnions & garlicOnionAllium cepa100–175 daysFull sunHardyOnion, BulbingOnions & garlicOnion, BulbingAllium cepa100–175 daysFull sunHardyOnion, BunchingOnions & garlicOnion, BunchingAllium fistulosum60–80 daysFull/Part sunHardyOrangeFruitOrangeCitrus sinensis3–5 yrsFull sunTenderOreganoHerbsOreganoOriganum vulgare80–90 daysFull sunHardyPak ChoyBrassicasPak ChoyBrassica rapa subsp. chinensis35–55 daysPart sunHardyPansyFlowersPansyViola × wittrockiana70–90 daysPart sunHardyPapayaFruitPapayaCarica papaya270–365 daysFull sunTenderParsleyHerbsParsleyPetroselinum crispum70–90 daysFull/Part sunHardyParsnipRootsParsnipPastinaca sativa100–120 daysFull sunVery HardyPassionfruitFruitPassionfruitPassiflora edulis1 yrFull sunTenderPeachFruitPeachPrunus persica1–2 yrsFull sunHardyPearFruitPearPyrus spp.1–4 yrsFull sunVery HardyPeasBeans & peasPeasPisum sativum55–70 daysFull/Part sunHardyPersimmonFruitPersimmonDiospyros kaki3–5 yrsFull sunHardyFlowersPetuniaPetunia × atkinsianaFull sunTenderPineappleFruitPineappleAnanas comosus1–2 yrsFull sunTenderPlumFruitPlumPrunus domestica1–2 yrsFull sunHardyPoblanoTomatoes & peppersPoblanoCapsicum annuum75–95 daysFull sunTenderPomegranateFruitPomegranatePunica granatum2–4 yrsFull sunHardyPoppyFlowersPoppyPapaver rhoeas80–110 daysFull sunHardyFlowersPortulaca/Moss RosePortulaca grandifloraFull sunTenderPotatoTomatoes & peppersPotatoSolanum tuberosum70–120 daysFull sunTenderPumpkinPumpkins & melonsPumpkinCucurbita maxima90–120 daysFull sunTenderQueen Anne's LaceFlowersQueen Anne's LaceDaucus carota90–120 daysFull sunHardyFruitQuinceCydonia oblonga3–5 yrsFull sunHardyRadicchioLeafy greensRadicchioCichorium intybus60–80 daysFull/Part sunHardyRadishRootsRadishRaphanus sativus25–45 daysFull/Part sunHardyRaspberryFruitRaspberryRubus idaeus1–2 yrsFull sunVery HardyRedcurrantFruitRedcurrantRibes rubrum1–2 yrsFull/Part sunHardyRhubarbOtherRhubarbRheum x hybridum1–2 yrsFull/Part sunVery HardyRocketLeafy greensRocketEruca vesicaria28–40 daysFull/Part sunHardyRockmelonPumpkins & melonsRockmelonCucumis melo reticulatus75–100 daysFull sunTenderRoma TomatoTomatoes & peppersRoma TomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. pyriforme70–85 daysFull sunTenderFlowersRoseRosa spp.Full sunHardyRosellaFlowersRosellaHibiscus sabdariffa120–180 daysFull sunTenderRosemaryHerbsRosemarySalvia rosmarinus85–95 daysFull sunHardyRunner BeanBeans & peasRunner BeanPhaseolus coccineus60–90 daysFull sunTenderRyeGrasses & GrainsRyeSecale cereale70–100 daysFull sunVery HardySageHerbsSageSalvia officinalis75–80 daysFull sunHardySalsifyRootsSalsifyTragopogon porrifolius120–150 daysFull sunHardySalviaFlowersSalviaSalvia spp.90–120 daysFull sunVariesShallotOnions & garlicShallotAllium cepa aggregatum90–120 daysFull sunHardyShisoHerbsShisoPerilla frutescens60–80 daysPart sunTenderSilverbeetLeafy greensSilverbeetBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris50–60 daysFull/Part sunHardySnapdragonFlowersSnapdragonAntirrhinum majus90–120 daysFull sunHardySnow PeaBeans & peasSnow PeaPisum sativum var. saccharatum60–70 daysFull/Part sunHardySorrelHerbsSorrelRumex acetosa50–70 daysPart sunHardySpinachLeafy greensSpinachSpinacia oleracea40–55 daysFull/Part sunHardySpring OnionOnions & garlicSpring OnionAllium fistulosum60–80 daysFull/Part sunHardySquash, SummerPumpkins & melonsSquash, SummerCucurbita pepo45–55 daysFull sunTenderSquash, WinterPumpkins & melonsSquash, WinterCucurbita maxima/moschata80–110 daysFull sunTenderSteviaHerbsSteviaStevia rebaudiana90–120 daysFull sunTenderStockFlowersStockMatthiola incana90–120 daysFull sunHardyStrawberryFruitStrawberryFragaria × ananassa60–90 daysFull sunHardySugar CaneGrasses & GrainsSugar CaneSaccharum officinarum1 yrFull sunTenderBeans & peasSugar Snap PeaPisum sativum var. macrocarpon55–75 daysFull sunHardySummer SavoryHerbsSummer SavorySatureja hortensis60–80 daysFull sunTenderSunflowerFlowersSunflowerHelianthus annuus70–100 daysFull sunTenderSwedeRootsSwedeBrassica napus napobrassica90–120 daysFull sunHardySweet PeaFlowersSweet PeaLathyrus odoratus90–120 daysFull sunHardySweet PotatoRootsSweet PotatoIpomoea batatas90–150 daysFull sunTenderTahitian LimeFruitTahitian LimeCitrus × latifolia2–4 yrsFull sunTenderTansyFlowersTansyTanacetum vulgare90–120 daysFull sunHardyTaroRootsTaroColocasia esculenta210–300 daysPart sunTenderTarragonHerbsTarragonArtemisia dracunculus var. sativa60–80 daysFull sunHardyTatsoiBrassicasTatsoiBrassica rapa subsp. narinosa30–50 daysPart sunHardyThai BasilHerbsThai BasilOcimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora45–70 daysFull sunTenderThymeHerbsThymeThymus vulgaris80–90 daysFull sunHardyTomatilloTomatoes & peppersTomatilloPhysalis philadelphica65–85 daysFull sunTenderTomatoTomatoes & peppersTomatoSolanum lycopersicum60–85 daysFull sunTenderToreniaFlowersToreniaTorenia fournieri80–100 daysPart sunTenderTurmericRootsTurmericCurcuma longa270–300 daysPart sunTenderTurnipRootsTurnipBrassica rapa rapa35–60 daysFull sunHardyFlowersVerbenaVerbena spp.Full sunHalf-hardyVietnamese CorianderHerbsVietnamese CorianderPersicaria odorata40–60 daysPart sunTenderVincaFlowersVincaCatharanthus roseus70–90 daysFull sunTenderViolaFlowersViolaViola tricolor60–90 daysPart sunHardyWarrigal GreensLeafy greensWarrigal GreensTetragonia tetragonioides50–70 daysFull sunTenderLeafy greensWatercressNasturtium officinale30–60 daysFull/Part sunHardyWatermelonPumpkins & melonsWatermelonCitrullus lanatus80–100 daysFull sunTenderFlowersWatsoniaWatsonia spp.Full sunHalf-hardyWheatGrasses & GrainsWheatTriticum aestivum90–120 daysFull sunHardyWinged BeanBeans & peasWinged BeanPsophocarpus tetragonolobus75–100 daysFull sunTenderWinter SavoryHerbsWinter SavorySatureja montana80–100 daysFull sunHardyWitloof ChicoryLeafy greensWitloof ChicoryCichorium intybus var. foliosum120–180 daysFull sunHardyYaconRootsYaconSmallanthus sonchifolius180–240 daysFull sunTenderYamRootsYamDioscorea spp.240–360 daysFull/Part sunTenderYardlong BeanBeans & peasYardlong BeanVigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis55–75 daysFull sunTenderYarrowFlowersYarrowAchillea millefolium90–120 daysFull sunHardyZinniaFlowersZinniaZinnia elegans60–75 daysFull sunTenderZucchiniPumpkins & melonsZucchiniCucurbita pepo45–60 daysFull sunTender

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