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21 Plants that are Easy to Grow and Sell Like Crazy!

Updated : March 25, 2022

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21 Plants that are Easy to Grow and Sell Like Crazy

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The following 21 plants are really easy to grow and they sell like hot cakes. They always have been really good sellers and they always will be really good sellers. And this list is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to plants that you can grow and sell that people want to buy.

My original list was supposed to be 21 plants, but ended up at something like 37 but then Our Members added a lot more to the list. Enjoy! -Mike McGroarty

  1. Forsythia
  2. 2. Red Weigela
  3. 3. Varigated Weigela
  4. 4. Pink Flowering Weigela
  5. 5. Red Twig Dogwood
  6. 6. Fragrant Viburnums
  7. 7. All Flowering Viburnums
  8. 8. Potentilla
  9. 9. Dappled Willow
  10. 10. Pussy Willow
  11. 11. Daylillies
  12. 12. Hosta
  13. 13. Huchera
  14. 14. All kinds of Perennials
  15. 15. Armeria
  16. 16. Boxwood
  17. 17. Japanese Hollies
  18. 18. English Hollies
  19. 19. Rhododendrons
  20. 20. PJM Dwarf Rhododendron
  21. 21. Hydrangeas
  22. 22. Rose of Sharon
  23. 23. Dwarf Alberta Spruce
  24. 24. White Dogwood trees
  25. 25. Chinese Dogwoods
  26. 26. Blue Rug Juniper
  27. 27. Gold Flame Spirea
  28. 28. Gold Mound Spirea
  29. 29. Ornamental Grasses of all kinds
  30. 30. Crimson Pygmy Barberry
  31. 31. Rosy Glow Barberry
  32. Okay, that’s 31 and I could go on forever.

Here are some plants for warmer zones, 8,9, and 10

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Fragrant Tea Olive

Gardenia,

Camellia,

Azalea,

Jasmines

Palm trees

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Tropical Hibiscus

Burgundy Chinese Fringe Flower

Bogainvilla

Owari & Hamlin Oranges

Satsuma

Kumquat

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Azalea (out the wazoo down here)

Crepe Myrtle (ditto)

Lilies

Camelias

amaryllis

hybrids such as Blossom Peacock and Papillo

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Japanese Pieris

Satsuma’s

Star gazer lilies

Crape Myrtles of all kinds

Gardenia varieties-evergreen

Azalea varieties-evergreen & deciduous(native)

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Camellia varieties-evergreen

Fragrant Tea Olive-evergreen

Nandina varieties-evergreen

Loropetalum/Chinese fringe flowers

Chase Tree

Abelia -so many new exciting varieties -good for zones 6-10!

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Viburnums

Daphne

Cleyera-evergreen

Burning Bush/ Euonymus varieties…

Spirea -especially Bridalwreath, Little Princess, Goldmound…

Butterfly Bushes

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Jasmines (vines-Carolina, Confederate)

Confederate Rose

Lady Banks Rose

Anise (check out Florida Sunshine)

Holly-Soft Touch/Sky Pencil/Youpon/Burfordii….

Crape Myrtles

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Japanese Magnolias(Saucer, Betty, Royal Star…)

Southern Magnolias

Dogwoods

Red Buds

Japanese Maples

Evergreen hedge trees/shrubs

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Leyland Cypress

Murray/Arborvitae

Japanese Cedar(cryptomeria)

false cypress(Chamaecyparis…)

Junipers-Blue Rug, Sargentii, Blue Point,…

Trees:

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Chinense Pistache

Fruitless Mulberry

Weeping Willow

Live oak

Red oak

Catalpa

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Vitex (or Chaste Tree)

Desert Willow

Shrub:

Nellie R Stevens

Wax Myrtle

Red Tip Photinia

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Korean Boxwood

Radicans Gardenia

Loropetalum

Yaupon Holly

Perennials:

Salvias

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Sedums

Butterfly Bush

Reeves Spiraea

Van Houtti Spiraea

Vines:

Honeysuckle (coral)

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Crossvine

Star Jasmine

Gary Lovett shared this list for zone 7

If I have the following on hand, I expect to sell everyone. My spelling might not be good. But you will recognize them.

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All types of Hosta, Stella de ora daliliy, happy returns daylily, viburnum carcephalum, viburnum sterile, viburnum popcorn, jane magnolia, ann magnolia, leonard messel magnolia, green giant arborvitae, emerald green arborvitae, degroot spirae arborvitae, Ogdon spirae, goldmound spirae, goldflame spirae, little princess spirae, neon flash spirae, autumn fire sedum, palace purple heuchera, red pixie lilac, miss kim lilac, Lynwood gold forsythia,kumson forsythia, peegee hydrangea, silver dollar hydrangea(my favorite paniculate), Annabelle hydrangea, phantom hydrangea(some people believes this one is better than limelight), pink diamond hydrangea, penny mac hydrangea, all summer beauty hydrangea, mock orange, all types of crapemyrtles, burning bush, boxwoods, globosa nana, pink poppett weigelia, tango weigelia, variegated weigelia, red prince weigelia, all types of azaleas, apple trees, peach trees, pear trees, nanking bush cherry, rabbiteye blueberries, blackberries, ceasear’s brother iris, Japanese maples, clematises, major wheeler honeysuckle, and roses.

I think that is fifty. I have sold all of the ones listed above except carcephalum and popcorn viburnum. I am sure there are a lot that I left out. Just taking a break from working, and thought I would start a post.

This year I have peonies and bleeding hearts. I think they will be a success. Hope this post helps someone, especially newbies looking for something to grow in zone 7. These should all work in the Midsouth.

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Giving this a bump by replying, but also chiming in with flowering quince, flowering currant, escallonia, and ceanothus (California lilac) for warmer zones. They’re easy to propagate, grow fast, and sell well (for me anyway). The escallonia and ceanothus work great as either hedge or specimen plants. The quince and ceanothus tend to bloom early (April-ish) here in western WA. I think the quince and currant are good for colder zones too.

Questions, comments, mean things to say? Post them below and I will respond. Until then, by any and all means stay inspired!

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Comments

  1. Christine Sanchezlepe says

    May 16, 2022 at 4:38 pm

    I want to root some fig cuttings from a tree that the elderly lady who lived here before us had planted years ago. Is it possible to do when there are figs growing? I’m in Virginia & it’s mid-May.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      May 17, 2022 at 7:25 am

      Christine,

      Try June. https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2015/01/easy-summertime-plant-propagation-techniques-can-home/

      Reply
  2. Tamara Macmillan says

    May 14, 2022 at 10:21 pm

    Hi mike
    Can i take cuttings from lilacs to propagate the way you show in your video.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      May 15, 2022 at 7:48 am

      Tamra,

      Sure, Lilacs can be tricky so stick a lot of them to increase your chances of success.

      Reply
  3. B. Johnson says

    April 28, 2022 at 9:46 am

    HI Mike,
    Thanks for the list! In your recent video, you mentioned that you only propagate via hardwood cuttings: annabelles, rose of sharon, purple flower sandcherry dappled willow and any curled willows. So would you say that the others on this list are best propagated with softwood cuttings?
    Thanks for all you do!

    Reply
    • Mike says

      April 29, 2022 at 8:15 am

      Yes, most things are done via softwood cuttings. https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2015/01/easy-summertime-plant-propagation-techniques-can-home/

      Reply
  4. Alva says

    April 12, 2022 at 9:17 pm

    Also where can I get wholesale boxwood cuttings or any kind of cuttings?

    Thanks!

    Reply
    • Mike says

      April 13, 2022 at 8:19 am

      Alva,

      The best place to get all kinds of small plants at wholesale prices is in our members area. http://backyardgrowers.com/join, you can buy in small quantities. I have other wholesale sources but I can’t share them here publicly.

      Reply
      • Alva says

        April 13, 2022 at 9:03 am

        Thanks! So I basically have to be a member to be able to get those benefits?

        Reply
        • Mike says

          April 14, 2022 at 8:12 am

          Alva,

          You can test drive the members area for only $7 for 30 days to see what it’s really about and have access to all the benefits that permanent members have. I hope you understand that I’ve spent tens of thousands of hours creating and providing free content across at least 4 different websites. All available free of charge. But if you want to make money with plants there are a few things that you have to pay for. http://backyardgrowers.com/join

          Reply
  5. Ang says

    April 11, 2022 at 5:45 am

    Hey Mike, I am so excited to have found your site! What a wealth of information! I am a huge nerd when it comes to growing, gardening and the like. I can’t wait to try propagating /growing/creating this way . I’m starting my little bed for cuttings and am now reading about your watering system, (which makes so much sense, but i don’t know how to do correctly yet, still reading 🙂 ) Thank you for creating your site so that i can have step-by-step help and with no-nonsense instructions and videos. (you-tubeies, or whatever people refer to them as now) Appreciate all the advice and help on my beginner’s journey & I’ll be checking in again soon, as a member, sooo excited to learn that my fun and joy in growing can also be my paycheck……woo-hoo

    Reply
    • Mike says

      April 11, 2022 at 7:54 am

      Ang,

      Have fun! Our Automatic Plant Propagation System is very easy and comes with two how to set it up videos. https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/mikes-plant-propagation-kit/

      Reply
  6. Kristin says

    April 10, 2022 at 4:31 am

    Thank you Mike for all the info you share,I have learned alot and hopefully one day I can sell plants , I love getting my hands in the dirt ,it is my way of escaping stress!

    Reply
  7. Tricia B says

    April 8, 2022 at 3:47 pm

    Thanks, Mike! I’ve been having a lot of luck growing (nonpatented) shrub rose from cuttings here in Zone 8/9 northern California, and also growing Rose of Sharon from seed–frankly, they’re almost a pest–along with cuttings of spirea, crepe myrtle, etc., AND Blueberries (rabbiteye, Southern highbush)! Thanks for all of your advice and support.

    Reply
  8. Phillip Moss says

    April 6, 2022 at 5:02 pm

    I bought your cd’s some years ago. I have gotten a knee replaced last August and am now having tome for garden and greenhouse. I have 3 plus acres to grow shrubs, plants and do cuttings and grafting and a small greenhouse. I am interested in joining your associated group. I need a source for root graft stock to graft fruit trees. Any sources??

    Reply
    • Mike says

      April 7, 2022 at 8:10 am

      Phillip,

      We have several sources of root stock material available just for the asking in the members area. http://backyardgrowers.com/join This has been a pretty hot topic in the past few weeks with a lot of great info.

      Reply
  9. Kit Carson says

    April 6, 2022 at 11:17 am

    I’m moving to Arkansas from Mexico in a few months. I would like to try this. Does anyone have a problem with authorities telling you that you can’t do it, or regulating it?

    Thanks,

    👩‍🌾 🌻

    Kit

    Reply
    • Mike says

      April 7, 2022 at 8:16 am

      Kit,

      We have a number of super successful members, http://backyardgrowers.com/join, in Arkansas. All growers must be licensed in each state and of course I hope you move into an area where the zoning is not super restrictive. We have members in areas where zoning is an issue and there is always a solution. But having favorable zoning is much easier.

      Reply
  10. John Fulton says

    April 6, 2022 at 8:34 am

    Hey Mike, I saw that you had fragrant Tea Olive on your list. My Mom had one years ago and I would love to get some cuttings. Any suggestions on who sells them?
    Thanks,
    Pops

    Reply
    • Mike says

      April 7, 2022 at 8:17 am

      John,

      I’m sure we have members that grow them, that’s how they ended up on my list.

      Reply
  11. John Fulton says

    April 6, 2022 at 8:29 am

    Man, I’m having a ball rooting plants with my grandkids! We started with Elderberry and Forsythia, black Walnut, fig, butterfly bush and whatever we could find. The Elderberries are out performing my expectations and doing great. My 7 YO grandson sees dollar signs already and wants to know when he can start selling them. 50+ years ago in college I worked at a nursery and we rooted English Ivy in buckets of sand. One weekend I delivered 12,000, yes thousands, cutting to one buyer! Any suggestions for me and my grandkids?
    Thanks,
    John Fulton, aka Pops

    Reply
    • Mike says

      April 7, 2022 at 8:18 am

      John,

      Best advice I have is test drive our members area for 30 days. http://backyardgrowers.com/join

      It’s only $7 for the first 30 days and you’ll get more information from very knowledgeable people.

      Reply
  12. Dottie Konarski says

    April 5, 2022 at 8:04 pm

    I have had a flowering quince that I moved here from my mom’s 35 years ago. I’m in CT (Zone 6 or 6A). It is right by the foundation and one year my husband cut it t0 about 3 inches and I was wild. The following year, just as he said, it grew back as beautiful as ever. The only complaint is all the runner shoots that start away fro the plant. Almost impossible to dig them out. Still, the flowers are a pretty salmon. The ‘apples’ are for the animals if they want them. I heard that they are very sour.

    Reply
    • Ann Smyers says

      April 6, 2022 at 2:01 pm

      My Granny used to make Jelly from the apples! Great taste but needs lots of sugar.

      Reply
  13. Eloine Chapman says

    April 5, 2022 at 7:47 pm

    You mentioned that you can’t sell plants that are patent plants. How do we know if we are legal selling the plants we grew from cuttings?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      April 6, 2022 at 7:57 am

      Eloine,

      You should only be rooting cuttings from plants that you purchased and were properly tagged. Patented plants are clearly marked on the tag that they are patented. See this, https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2021/11/what-is-a-plant-patent-and-how-do-they-work/

      Reply
  14. Bob Mozer says

    April 5, 2022 at 6:10 pm

    Of those plants listed, Mike, are there any copyright issues with any of them?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      April 6, 2022 at 7:59 am

      Bob,

      For instance I listed things like Hosta, Weigela, things like that. Some hosta are patented, most are not. You have to check the tag on the plant that you are propagating. See this, https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2021/11/what-is-a-plant-patent-and-how-do-they-work/

      Reply
      • Stacey says

        April 6, 2022 at 11:58 am

        I have a TON of landscape plants in my yard, that is very established…..they came with the house when we moved in. I was not the original purchaser of the plants/trees/hedges, etc. So…can I not propagate any of them? I could have an entire nursery just with cuttings!!

        Reply
        • Mike says

          April 7, 2022 at 8:14 am

          Stacey,

          I hate to say this, but you’d have a entire nursery of mis-labeled plants. Start off on the right foot and propagate only from things for which you have the tag. Trust me, you’ll be so glad to did it the right way. And you cannot look at photos to identify things. It just doesn’t work, there are way too many varieties that are really, really similar.

          Reply
  15. Alva says

    April 5, 2022 at 5:57 pm

    Is it easy to root boxwood cuttings? If so what are the best steps?

    Reply
    • Mike says

      April 6, 2022 at 7:59 am

      Alva,

      It is, do them in the summer as softwood cuttings. https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2015/01/easy-summertime-plant-propagation-techniques-can-home/

      Reply
  16. Chad says

    April 3, 2022 at 7:07 pm

    I need 23 new Glen St. Mary Eleagenus shrubs and I have 3 fully grown ones that I can get cuttings from. Any tips? Ease of rooting? Timing? I just discovered you on youtube. By the way, I live in zip code 38834 and its early April 2022.

    Reply
    • Mike says

      April 4, 2022 at 7:02 am

      Chad,

      Try them in late spring as softwood cuttings. See this, https://mikesbackyardnursery.com/2015/01/easy-summertime-plant-propagation-techniques-can-home/

      Reply

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