Vegetable for the Urban Gardener™

Welcome to the Urban Gardener plant library where you'll find plants that are great for container gardens for your patio, deck and window boxes. You can view plants by common name or botanical name then scroll through the list to view a small image and overview. Click on "more info" to see detailed information about that particular plant.

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Capasicum Hybrid 'Red Beauty' Common Name: Red Beauty Bell Pepper Plant produces good yields of 4" long by 4" wde sweet bell peppers. Peppers turn from green to red when mature. Excellent for salads, stuffing, gourmet dishes. Disease Resistant.... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Common Name: Pepper Pepper Capsicum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Common Name: Pepper Pepper Capsicum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Common Name: Hot Pepper Hot Pepper Capsicum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Common Name: Pepper ... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum 'Italian Roaster' Common Name: Pepper Mild Chili Pepper that is perfect for grilling or broiling. These peppers are best used in the green stage, before they turn red. It is an improved chili variety that offers thicker walls and slightly more pugent taste.... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum ''Better Belle'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Better Belle' Capsicum Annuum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum ''New Ace'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'New Ace' Capsicum Annuum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum 'Better Belle' Common Name: Pepper Better Belle The Sweet Bell Pepper Better Belle F1, 'Capsicum annuum', is an early great-tasting variety with very blocky and thick-walled four-lobed peppers. Better Belle pepper plants maintain large fruit size and good production all season. Beter Belles are al... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum 'Red' Common Name: Bell Pepper Peppers are easy to grow and very rewarding. Red fruits add color to fresh salads, and are superb stuffed with meat or tomatoes and herbs.... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum ''Jalapeno'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Jalapeno' Capsicum Annuum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum 'Jalapeno' Common Name: Pepper Jalapeno Jalapeno Hot peppers are Very HOT, thick walled peppers, 3 inches long by 1 to 1-1/2 inches wide. Jalapeno peppers are good to use fresh, cooked, pickled and dried.... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum 'Chili' Common Name: Pepper Pepper Chili Capsicum Annuum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum ''California Wonder'' Common Name: Sweet Bell Pepper Sweet Bell Pepper 'California Wonder' Capsicum Annuum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum 'Habanero' Common Name: Pepper One of the most potent of all hot peppers, 10 to 20 times hotter than Jalapeno! The Pepper Chile Habenero, 'Capsicum chinense', is the hottest known pepper in the world! It adds fire and a distinctive citrus flavor to salsas, chutneys and soups. The ... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum ''Lady Bell'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Lady Bell' Capsicum Annuum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum ''Italian Roaster'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Italian Roaster' Capsicum Annuum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum ''California Wonder'' Common Name: Sweet Bell Pepper Sweet Bell Pepper 'California Wonder' Capsicum Annuum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum ''Northstar'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Northstar' Capsicum Annuum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum ''Big Bertha'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Big Bertha' Capsicum Annuum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum 'Marconi Sweet Yellow' Common Name: Pepper Marconi Sweet Yellow Pepper Bred in Italy, this pepper's also an All America Selections winner. Large, tapered fruits are 8" long x 3" wide and can be picked green or left on the plant a little longer and harvested red. The fruits mature earlier to red than other varieties. Gro... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum 'California Wonder' Common Name: Pepper Create delicious gourmet meals with home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow. Smooth, thick walls are ideal for stuffing or fresh salads. Fuller maturing produces sweeter, crimson red pe... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum annuum ''Marconi Sweet Yellow'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Marconi Sweet Yellow' Capsicum Annuum... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Hybrid ''Red Beauty'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Red Beauty' Capsicum Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Hybrid ''Flamingo 500'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Flamingo 500' Capsicum Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Hybrid ''Carmen'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Carmen' Capsicum Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Hybrid ''Purple Beauty'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Purple Beauty' Capsicum Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Hybrid ''Red Beauty'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Red Beauty' Capsicum Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Hybrid Common Name: Frying Pepper Frying Pepper Capsicum Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Hybrid 'Big Chili II' Common Name: Pepper Big Chilli Gigantic yields of green chilies in the mild Anaheim or California Chile class, but so much bigger! Huge, 8 to 10", 4 oz. fruits with thick flesh and low pungency (about as hot as the new mild Jalapenos) taste delicious roasted, broiled and diced. Co... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Hybrid ''Carmen'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Carmen' Capsicum Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Hybrid ''Big Chili II'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'Big Chili Ii' Capsicum Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Capsicum Hybrid ''El Hombre'' Common Name: Pepper Pepper 'El Hombre' Capsicum Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Cucumis sativus 'Homemade Pickles' Common Name: Cucumber Homemade Pickles The Cucumber Homemade Pickles, 'Cucumis satiovus', is arguably the best cucumber available for pickles. Homemade Pickles has a solid and crisp interior that is perfect for 1 to 5 inch pickles. Making pickles at home is easy with Homemade Pickles. Thi... [ More Info ]

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Cucumis sativus Common Name: Hamburger Pickle Cucumber The perfect cuke for home gardens. Works well for fresh or canned pickles.... [ More Info ]

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Cucumis sativus 'Salad Bush' Common Name: Cucumber Create delicious gourmet meals with home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow. Space-Saving Vine with Big Yields of Delicious Fruits! 8-inch cukes are great for slicing... [ More Info ]

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Cucumis sativus 'Marketmore' Common Name: Cucumber Marketmore This variety is a high quality slicing cucumber with a small, semi bush vine that promotes easier picking. Fruit is 8 to 9 inches long, straight sided and dark green. Resistant to downy mildew, powdery mildew, scab and mosaic virus, this variety is a... [ More Info ]

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Cucumis sativus ''Bush Crop'' Common Name: Cucumber Cucumber 'Bush Crop' Cucumis Sativus... [ More Info ]

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Cucumis sativus ''Salad Bush'' Common Name: Cucumber Cucumber 'Salad Bush' Cucumis Sativus... [ More Info ]

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Cucumis sativus 'Bush Crop' Common Name: Cucumber Bush Crop No room for vines? Bush types take one-third the space, so they're great for containers and raised beds. Bush Champion. 55 days. Huge 11" cukes make this our favorite mini. You won't believe the large number of crisp, bright green slicers you'll get ... [ More Info ]

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Cucumis sativus 'English' Common Name: Cucumber A longer cuke, perfect for slicing into salads or marinating for a tasty side dish.... [ More Info ]

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Cucumis sativus ''Marketmore'' Common Name: Cucumber Cucumber 'Marketmore' Cucumis Sativus... [ More Info ]

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Cucumis sativus ''Homemade Pickles'' Common Name: Cucumber Cucumber 'Homemade Pickles' Cucumis Sativus... [ More Info ]

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Cucurbita pepo 'Spaghetti' Common Name: Squash Produces oblong fruit with the flesh resembling spaghetti. An excellent, low-calorie substitute for spaghetti.... [ More Info ]

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Cucurbita pepo ''Wee-B-Little'' Common Name: Pumpkin Pumpkin 'Wee-B-Little' Cucurbita Pepo... [ More Info ]

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Cucurbita pepo 'Green' Common Name: Squash Produces high yields of medium green fruit.... [ More Info ]

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Cucurbita pepo 'Green' Common Name: Zucchini Squash Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Cucurbita pepo 'Yellow' Common Name: Squash Squash are easy to grow and produce high yields if kept picked. Steam, stir-fry or slice raw into salads. At the dinner table (or straight from the plant!), you'll appreciate the rich, smooth bite for which yellow summer sqaush is justly famous. Thes... [ More Info ]

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Cucurbita pepo 'Green' Common Name: Zucchini Squash Zucchini Squash Green Cucurbita Pepo... [ More Info ]

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Cucurbita pepo 'Wee-B-Little' Common Name: Pumpkin Wee-B-Little ... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Cherry' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Window-Box Roma'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Window-Box Roma' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Beefsteak'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Beefsteak' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Mountain Fresh'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Mountain Fresh' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Mountain Fresh' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Tomande French Heirloom' Common Name: Tomato Tomande French Heirloom ... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Sugar Snack'' Common Name: Cherry Tomato Cherry Tomato 'Sugar Snack' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Brandywine'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Brandywine' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum 'La Roma' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Yellow Pear'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Yellow Pear' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum Common Name: Tomato ... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Husky' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Husky'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Husky' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Tumbling Tom'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Tumbling Tom' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Grape' Common Name: Tomato Long clusters of tiny Tomatoes shaped just like grapes. Very rich, sweet flavor. Indeterminate plants bear early and continue right up to frost. Disease resistant.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Husky'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Husky' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum Common Name: Tomato Tomato Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Beefsteak' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Sugar Snack' Common Name: Tomato Sugar Snack Sugar Snack produces impressive clusters of sweet and attractive cherry tomatoes, similar in appearance to Sweet 100. Unlike Sweet 100, Sugar Snack fruits are much less likely to crack. Ranked the #2 cherry tomato by the garden editors of Sunset Maga... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Husky'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Husky' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Brandywine' Common Name: Heirloom Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow. Brandywine produces a pink fleshed fruit that has a spicy flavor.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Tomande French Heirloom'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Tomande French Heirloom' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Fasano Plum' Common Name: Tomato Heirloom provides a continuous supply of deep red, oval fruits from summer to frost. Sweet, rich flavor is great for salads or preserves.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Window-Box Roma' Common Name: Tomato Window-Box Roma Window Box Roma has been specially bred to produce yield after yield of wonderful, pear-shaped, 2 to 2-1/2 oz. fruits with excellent flavor and extra-long shelf life. Dark green foliage on upright, dwarf plants looks pretty as a picture in containers... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Cherry'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Cherry' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Sugar Snack'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Sugar Snack' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''La Roma'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'La Roma' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Christmas Grapes'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Christmas Grapes' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum Common Name: Tomatoberry Tomatoberry Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum 'Giant Oxheart' Common Name: Tomato Very flavorful heirloom selection provides firm, heart-shaped fruit. Meaty flesh and few seeds make great purees and sauces. Also good for stuffing.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum Common Name: Tomatoberry Tomatoberry's delightful strawberry shaped fruits are eye-catching. They have the delicious sweet taste and slightly chewy texture found in other varieties of grape tomatoes. The fruits are 1" x 1" and colored deep red with broad shoulders that taper... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Sugary'' Common Name: Cherry Tomato Cherry Tomato 'Sugary' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon esculentum ''Grape'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Grape' Lycopersicon Esculentum... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid 'Patio Picnic' Common Name: Tomato Patio Picnic ... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Early Girl'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Early Girl' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Husky Cherry Red'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Husky Cherry Red' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid 'Early Girl' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow. They are a very early slicing tomato, bearing 4 to 6-oz fruit throughout the summer.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Bush Early Girl'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Bush Early Girl' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Husky Cherry Red'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Husky Cherry Red' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Bush Champion'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Bush Champion' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Sweet 100'' Common Name: Cherry Tomato Cherry Tomato 'Sweet 100' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid 'Big Boy' Common Name: Tomato One of the most popular varieties. Vigorous, indeterminate plants with heavy foliage yield fruit until frost.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Patio Picnic'' Common Name: Patio Tomato Patio Tomato 'Patio Picnic' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Bush Goliath'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Bush Goliath' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid 'Health Kick' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid 'Husky Cherry Red' Common Name: Tomato Husky Cherry Red Great flavored, perfect 1-inch fruits, bearing high yields till frost.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Health Kick'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Health Kick' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid 'Better Boy' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow. Better Boy produces globed-shaped, deep red fruit with a meaty interior.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Sunsugar'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Sunsugar' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid 'Sunsugar' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow. Judged the best tasting cherry tomato by the garden and food staff of Sunset Magazine. How could we resist off... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Better Boy'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Better Boy' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Patio'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Patio' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Patio Picnic'' Common Name: Cherry Tomato Cherry Tomato 'Patio Picnic' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Patio Picnic'' Common Name: Cherry Tomato Cherry Tomato 'Patio Picnic' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Heartland'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Heartland' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid 'Bush Champion' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid 'Big Beef' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.Vigorous, indeterminate plants produce 4 to 6 inch tomatoes which are crack resistant. Sweet, slightly acidic f... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid 'Patio Picnic' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid ''Big Beef'' Common Name: Tomato Tomato 'Big Beef' Lycopersicon Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid 'Patio' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicon Hybrid 'Bush Early Girl' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Lycopersicum esculentum 'Grape' Common Name: Tomato Nothing beats the flavor of fresh, home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Phaseolus vulgaris 'Pole' Common Name: Beans Beans Pole Phaseolus Vulgaris... [ More Info ]

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Phaseolus vulgaris ''Blue Lake'' Common Name: Bush Bean Bush Bean 'Blue Lake' Phaseolus Vulgaris... [ More Info ]

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Phaseolus vulgaris 'Pole' Common Name: Beans Create delicious gourmet meals with home grown vegetables! Fresh vegetables surpass anything you can buy, and are surprisingly easy to grow.... [ More Info ]

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Pisum sativum var. sativum 'Patio Wonder' Common Name: Peas, Patio Wonder ... [ More Info ]

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Pisum sativum var. sativum ''Patio Wonder'' Common Name: Peas Peas 'Patio Wonder' Pisum Sativum Var. Sativum... [ More Info ]

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Solanum Hybrid ''Hansel'' Common Name: Eggplant Eggplant 'Hansel' Solanum Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Solanum Hybrid ''Ichiban'' Common Name: Eggplant Eggplant 'Ichiban' Solanum Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Solanum Hybrid ''Gretel'' Common Name: Eggplant Eggplant 'Gretel' Solanum Hybrid... [ More Info ]

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Solanum melongena ''Fairy Tale'' Common Name: Eggplant Eggplant 'Fairy Tale' Solanum Melongena... [ More Info ]

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Solanum melongena ''Fairy Tale'' Common Name: Eggplant Eggplant 'Fairy Tale' Solanum Melongena... [ More Info ]

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Solanum melongena 'Purple' Common Name: Eggplant Eggplant is a favorite to those who have tried its delicious taste. Popular in Italian and Mediterranean dishes.... [ More Info ]

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Solanum melongena 'Little Fingers' Common Name: Eggplant Little Fingers ... [ More Info ]

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Solanum melongena ''Little Fingers'' Common Name: Eggplant Eggplant 'Little Fingers' Solanum Melongena... [ More Info ]

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Solanum melongena ''Black Beauty'' Common Name: Eggplant Eggplant 'Black Beauty' Solanum Melongena... [ More Info ]

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Solanum melongena 'Fairy Tale' Common Name: Eggplant Fairy Tale ... [ More Info ]