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Fast Growing Plants

Plants that are especially fast growing are given this symbol. Start with some fast-growing plants to get your new garden "up and running" even if you haven't finished your overall design plan.

	Scientific Name	Common Names
	Annual Plants and Flowers
	Antirrhinum majus	common snapdragon
	Brassica juncea	mustard greens
	Brassica rapa var. rapifera	turnip
	Calendula officinalis	calendula
	Calibrachoa X hybrida	Calibrachoa hybrids
	Coreopsis tinctoria	calliopsis
	Cosmos bipinnatus	cosmos
	Cosmos sulphureus	orange cosmos
	Eruca sativa	arugula
	Helianthus annuus	common sunflower
	Hibiscus sabdariffa	roselle
	Lactuca sativa	lettuce
	Melampodium divaricatum	butter daisy
	Papaver somniferum	opium poppy
	Phaseolus vulgaris	common bean
	Tagetes spp.	marigold
	Tithonia rotundiflora	Mexican sunflower
	Tropaeolum majus	nasturtium
	Grasses and Grasslike Plants
	Arundo donax	giant reed
	Cortaderia selloana	pampas grass
	Cymbopogon citratus	lemongrass
	Cyperus involucratus	umbrella sedge
	Cyperus papyrus	papyrus
	Imperata cylindrica	Japanese blood grass
	Pennisetum macrostachyum	fountain grass
	Setaria palmifolia	palm grass
	Tripsacum dactyloides	gamma grass
	Palms and Palmlike Plants
	Carpentaria acuminata	Carpentaria palm
	Caryota mitis	fishtail palm
	Caryota urens	jaggery palm
	Chamaedorea microspadix	hardy bamboo palm
	Phoenix reclinata	Senegal date palm
	Roystonea regia	royal palm
	Syagrus romanzoffiana	queen palm
	Washingtonia robusta	Washington palm
	Wodyetia bifurcata	foxtail palm
	Perennial Plants
	Ajuga reptans	carpet bugleweed
	Alpinia zerumbet	variegated shell ginger
	Canna X generalis	canna
	Catharanthus roseus	Madagascar periwinkle
	Chlorophytum comosum	spider plant
	chrysanthemum hybrids	chrysanthemum
	Coleus x hybridus	Flame Nettle
	Colocasia esculenta	taro
	Coreopsis grandiflora	coreopsis
	Coronilla varia	crown vetch
	Costus speciosus	crepe ginger
	Crocosmia X crocosmiiflora	montbretia
	Cuphea ignea	cigar plant
	Echinacea purpurea	purple coneflower
	Ensete ventricosum	Abyssinian banana
	Hedychium coronarium	ginger lily
	Iris pseudacorus	yellow flag
	Mirabilis jalapa	four o' clock
	Monarda punctata	spotted horsemint
	Ophiopogon japonicus	mondo grass
	Pelargonium x hortorum	garden geranium
	Pentas lanceolata	pentas
	Philodendron bipinnatifidum	cut-leaf philodendron
	Protasparagus densiflorus	asparagus fern
	Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii	orange coneflower
	Ruellia brittoniana	Mexican petunia
	Salvia coccinea	scarlet sage
	Salvia 'Indigo Spires'	Indigo Spires sage
	Scaevola aemula	scaevola
	Solidago odora	common goldenrod
	Taraxacum officinale	dandelion
	Tithonia diversifolia	Bolivian sunflower
	Tradescantia fluminensis	green wandering Jew
	Tradescantia zebrina	wandering Jew
	Verbena bonariensis	purpletop verbena
	Vinca major	large periwinkle
	Vinca minor	common periwinkle
	Zingiber zerumbet	pinecone ginger
	Shrubs
	Buddleja davidii	butterfly bush
	Callicarpa americana	American beautyberry
	Clerodendrum ugandense	blue butterfly bush
	Duranta erecta	golden dewdrop
	Elaeagnus angustifolia	Russian olive
	Elaeagnus pungens	thorny elaeagnus
	Euphorbia pulcherrima	poinsettia
	Fatshedera (X) lizei	fatshedera
	Forsythia spp.	forsythia
	Hibiscus mutabilis	confederate rose
	Hibiscus tiliaceus	Mahoe
	Hydrangea paniculata	peegee hydrangea
	Ilex cornuta 'Burfordii'	Burford's holly
	Ilex x attenuata 'Savannah'	Savannah holly
	Justicia brandegeana	shrimp plant
	Justicia spp.	jacobinia
	Kerria japonica	Japanese kerria
	Lantana camara	lantana
	Lantana montevidensis	trailing lantana
	Ligustrum japonicum	Japanese privet
	Lonicera maackii	Amur honeysuckle
	Malvaviscus penduliflorus	Turk's cap
	Myrica cerifera	southern bayberry
	Nandina domestica	heavenly bamboo
	Nerium oleander	oleander
	Photinea x fraseri	red top
	Pittosporum tobira	Japanese mockorange
	Pyracantha coccinea	firethorn
	Rhus copallinum	R. copallina (syn.)
	Ricinus communis	castor bean
	Rosa banksiae	Lady Banks rose
	Rosa laevigata	Cherokee rose
	Rosa Radrazz	Knock Out™ rose
	Salvia elegans	pineapple sage
	Salvia greggii	autumn sage
	Salvia mexicana	Mexican sage
	Sambucus canadensis	American elder
	Schefflera actinophylla	brassaia
	Schinus terebinthifolius	Brazilian pepper
	Senna pendula	Cassia bicapsularis (syn.)
	Spiraea japonica	Japanese spirea
	Spiraea cantoniensis	Reeves' spirea
	Tabernaemontana divaricata	crepe jasmine
	Tecoma stans	yellow elder
	Tibouchina urvilleana	princess flower
	Viburnum odoratissimum	sweet viburnum
	Viburnum rhytidophyllum	leatherleaf viburnum
	Viburnum x pragense	Prague viburnum
	Trees
	Acer negundo	boxelder
	Acer platanoides	Norway maple
	Acer rubrum	red maple
	Acer saccharinum	silver maple
	Aesculus pavia	red buckeye
	Albizia julibrissin	silk tree
	Aleurites fordii	tung tree
	Bauhinia variegata	orchid tree
	Betula nigra	river birch
	Betula papyrifera	canoe birch
	Betula pendula	European white birch
	Bursera simaruba	gumbo-limbo
	Carica papaya	papaya
	Casuarina equisetifolia	Australian pine
	Catalpa bignonioides	southern catalpa
	Catalpa speciosa	Northern catalpa
	Cecropia peltata	trumpet tree
	Cedrus deodara	deodar cedar
	Cercis canadensis	eastern redbud
	Chorisia speciosa	silk floss tree
	Cryptomeria japonica	Japanese cedar
	Cupressocyparis Leylandii	Leyland cypress
	Delonix regia	royal poinciana
	Ficus aurea	strangler fig
	Gleditsia triacanthos	honeylocust
	Jacaranda acutifolia	jacaranda
	Juniperus virginiana	eastern redcedar
	Koelreuteria paniculata	golden rain tree
	Lagerstroemia indica	crape myrtle
	Ligustrum lucidum	glossy privet
	Liquidambar styraciflua	sweetgum
	Liriodendron tulipifera	tulip poplar
	Magnolia tripetala	umbrella magnolia
	Melaleuca quinquenervia	melaleuca
	Melia azedarach	Chinaberry
	Metasequoia glyptostroboides	dawn redwood
	Morus alba	white mulberry
	Parkinsonia aculeata	Jerusalem thorn
	Peltophorum pterocarpum	yellow poinciana
	Pinus clausa	sand pine
	Pinus echinata	shortleaf pine
	Pinus elliottii	slash pine
	Pinus nigra	Austrian pine
	Pinus strobus	eastern white pine
	Pinus taeda	loblolly pine
	Platanus occidentalis	sycamore
	Platanus X acerfolia	London planetree
	Populus alba	white poplar
	Populus deltoides	eastern cottonwood
	Prunus campanulata	Taiwan flowering cherry
	Prunus serotina	black cherry
	Prunus subhirtella	higan cherry
	Prunus x yedoensis	Yoshino cherry
	Quercus coccinea	scarlet oak
	Quercus hemisphaerica	laurel oak
	Quercus nigra	water oak
	Quercus palustris	pin oak
	Quercus virginiana	live oak
	Rhus typhina	staghorn summac
	Robinia pseudoacacia	black locust
	Salix babylonica	weeping willow
	Salix nigra	black willow
	Sapium sebiferum	Chinese tallow
	Sassafras albidum	sassafras
	Sequoia sempervirens	redwood
	Sorbus aucuparia	mountain ash
	Spathodea campanulata	African tuliptree
	Taxodium distichum	bald-cypress
	Thuja plicata	western redcedar
	Ulmus parvifolia	Chinese elm
	Ulmus pumila	Siberian elm
	Vines
	Allamanda cathartica	allamanda
	Antigonon leptopus	Mexican creeper
	Aristolochia elegans	Calico flower
	Bignonia capreolata	cross vine
	Campsis radicans	trumpet creeper
	Canavalia rosea	beach bean
	Clematis armandii	Armand's clematis
	Clerodendrum splendens	flaming glorybower
	Clytostoma callistegioides	violet trumpet vine
	Cuscuta spp	dodder
	Dolichos lablab	hyacinth bean
	Gelsemium sempervirens	Carolina yellow jasmine
	Gloriosa superba	glory lily
	Helianthus debilis	beach sunflower
	Ipomoea alba	moonflower vine
	Ipomoea coccinea	red morning glory
	Ipomoea pes-caprae	railroad vine
	Ipomoea quamoclit	cypress vine
	Ipomoea spp.	Ornamental sweet potato vine
	Ipomoea tricolor	morning glory
	Jasminum multiflorum	downy jasmine
	Jasminum polyanthum	winter jasmine
	Lonicera japonica	Japanese honeysuckle
	Luffa aegyptiaca	loofah
	Lygodium spp.	climbing fern
	Mandevilla spp.	mandevilla
	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Virginia creeper
	Passiflora incarnata	maypop
	Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides	Mexican Flame Vine
	Pueraria lobata	kudzu vine
	Pyrostegia venusta	Flame vine
	Solandra maxima	chalice vine
	Solanum seaforthiana	Brazilian nightshade
	Thunbergia battiscombei	scrambling sky flower
	Thunbergia grandiflora	Bengal clock vine
	Wedelia trilobata	wedelia
	Wisteria sinensis	Chinese wisteria

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