Usage patterns
〈物〉を育てるto grow/raise a plant
I'm growing plants on my balcony.
〈物〉に水をやるto water a plant
I water the plants every morning.
〈物〉が枯れるfor a plant to wither/die
I forgot to water it, and the plant withered.
〈物〉を栽培するto cultivate a plant (crop)
Various plants are cultivated in this region.