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.