garden plant

Backyard botanical specimen

A garden plant is any plant cultivated in a garden rather than growing wild or used for agriculture.

The term distinguishes ornamental or kitchen-garden specimens from houseplants, field crops, or native vegetation: Tomatoes are popular garden plants, She moved her garden plants indoors before the frost.

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daffodil · tomato · goldenrod · milkweed · bamboo · chrysanthemum · aloe vera · lily · philodendron · coleus · hanging basket · tulip · sunflower · window box · echinacea · sedum · ground cover · calendula

Opposites
cultivation status

garden plantweed

Uninvited plant

invasive species · noxious weed · groundsel · dandelion · bindweed

habitat/location

garden plantwoodland plant

Flora of forested areas

wildflower · native plant · desert plant · alpine plant · houseplant

domestication level

garden plantwildflower

Uncultivated flowering plant

native species

Family

plant, garden

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G