Permaculture Plant Lists for Temperate Climates
By Penny Livingston-Stark
Fruits and Nuts
Apples
Pears
Plums
Apricots
Plumcots & Pluots Grape
Persimmon
Olive Olea Europa Mulberries
Cherry
Hansen’s Cherry Nanking Cherry Highbush Cranberry Elderberry
Honey Berry-Lonicera edulis
Guomi Eleagnus multiflora
Chilean Guava - Ugni molinae
Chilean Wintergreen - Pernettya mucronata Quince - Cydonia oblonga – Aromatenya Aronia melanocarpa Autumn Olive Eleagnus umbellata
Blueberry
Huckleberry
Currant
Gooseberry
Walnut
Almond
Asian Pear
Rosa rugosa *Manzanita
*Toyon
*Hazelnut
Filbert
Chestnut
Fig
Peach
Magnolia or Strawberry Vine – Schizandra Oregano
Rosemary
Sage – Salvia and Artemesia spp. Tarragon
Lemon Verbena *Lemon Balm Purslane
Vegetables and Tubers
Garlic
Radish, Daikon, Horseradish
Rhubarb
Chard
Kale, Cauliflower, Broccoli, Cabbage
New Zealand Spinach Corn Salad, Rocket, Mache
Pak Choi,Tat Soi Jerusalem Arichokes Walking Onion Sunflowers
Mustards
Lettuce, Arugula
Squash, Zuccini, Pumpkin Beans,
Peas
Carrots
Tomato
Cucumber
Mashua, Yakon, Ulluca, Oca from Andes Artichoke
Asparagus
Potato
Onion
Nectarine Strawberry Caneberries Timber, Fiber and Coppice
*Willow
*Dogwood
*Alder
Black Locust – Robinia pseudoacacia Paulownia
Bamboo
*Fir
*Redwood
*Oak
*Madrone
*Tan Oak
*Pine
*Bay or Myrtle – Umbellularia californica *Redbud cercis occidentalis
*Dogbane – Apocynum *Sedge spp.
*Cattails
*Rush – Scirpus spp. Hemp
Cypress
Beech
Black Walnut
*Poplar or Cottonwood
Herbs & Vines
Dill & Fennel Parsley
Cilantro or Coriander Celery & Lovage Borage
Chamomile Tobacco - Nicotiana Fenugreek
Mint
Hops Vine
Flowers and Medicinals
Comfrey Nasturtium Calendula Echinacea
Ginseng
Arnica Ashwagancha
Self Heal – Prunella Boneset
Blessed Thistle – Bnicus benedictus
Burdock
California Poppy
Milk Thistle – Silybum marianum
Chickweed
Skullcap
Goldenseal
Dandelion
Mallow
Curly or Yellow Dock Elecampagne
Evening Primrose Rose Geranium Feverfew
Hyssop
Alchemilla vulgaris Lemonbalm Angelica
Lavender
Sweet Pea Amaranth Chrysanthemum Lupine
Mullien
Marigold – Perennial Hollyhock
Chives
Day Lily
Violet
Pansy
Golden Rod
Sage, Lilac, Thyme
Habitat Species for California and Pacific Northwest
Ceanothus
Manzanita
Oak
Redwood
Pine
Doug Fir
Alder
Willow Elderberry Cedar
Y ew
Hemlock
Wax Myrtle
Maple
Bay
Nut Trees
Fruit Trees
Berry Bushes
Toyon
Coffeeberry
Cascara
Lupine
Mahonia
Mullien
Bunch grasses (native) Brush Piles
Standing Dead Trees (Snags)
Water, pond, birdbath etc.