Achillea ageratum
English Mace/Sweet
Nancy
Acmella oleracea
Toothache Plant
Allium cepa Proliferum Group
Top setting onion
Allium porrum
Leaves can be used in cooking
to flavour soups and stews or
raw in salads
Edible flower buds - gives a
zing to a salad. Good for
toothache!
Use leaves, bulbs, scapes and
flowers in all types of dishes.
H7 - Hardy in the severest European
continental climates (< -20)
Full Sun/not shade
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full sun
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun
Leek
Edible stems
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
Full Sun
Allium schoenoprasum 'ChaCha'
Chives
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Allium tuberosum
Garlic Chives
Leaves can be used in cooking
to flavour soups and stews and
in salads
Leaves have a mild garlic
flavour ideal for salads.
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
Full Sun
Aloysia citriodora
Lemon Verbena
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun
Aloysia gratissima
Lemon Verbena
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun
Amaranthus tricolor 'Red
Army'
Amaranth
Leaves can be used in cooking
and for making a refreshing
tea.
Leaves can be used in cooking
and for making a refreshing
tea.
Seeds when cooked, young
leaves in salads
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun
Arbutus unedo
Killarney Strawberry
Tree
Edible Fruit
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the
UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Full sun
Artemisia dracunculus
Tarragon
Excellent culinary herb with a
delicate aniseed flavoured leaf
H7 - Hardy in the severest European
continental climates (< -20)
Full Sun
Atriplex hortensis 'Rubra'
Red Mountain
Spinach
Beta vulgaris
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
Full Sun
Chard
Use leaves and stems as you
would spinach or young leaves
in salads
Edible leaves and stems
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the
UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Beta vulgaris 'Bull's Blood'
Beetroot
Salad leaves
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun
Borago officinalis 'Alba'
Borage
Kale
Brassica oleracea capitata
Cabbage
Edible leaves and stems
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the
UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Brassica oleracea
Leaves have a cucumber
flavour.
Edible leaves and stems
Brassica rapa var. purpurea
Purple Choy Sum
Pot Marigold
Canna
Indian Shot Plant
Canna indica
Indian Shot Plant
Capsicum
Chilli
Castanea sativa
Sweet Chestnut
Edible fruit/nut
Chenopodium giganteum
Pink Goosefoot
Chicorium intybus
Chicory
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun
Claytonia perfoliata
Miner's lettuce
Wild Basil
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H7 - Hardy in the severest European
continental climates (< -20)
Shade to partial shade
Clinopodium vulgare
Corylus colurna
Turkish Hazel
Use leaves and stems as you
would spinach or young leaves
in salads
Blanched leaves can be used
raw or cooked. The root can be
used as a vegetable or to make
a coffee type drink.
Whole plant is edible - useful
as a cut-and-come-again crop
Use leaves in oriental dishes,
salads and to make a
refreshing tea
Edible fruit/nut
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the
UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
Full Sun
Calendula officinalis
Use leaves and stems in salads
and stir fry dishes
Edible flowers give colour to
salads.
Edible tubers - cook as with a
potato
Edible tubers - cook as with a
potato
Edible fruit
Full sun
Crithmum maritimum
Rock Samphire
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
The succulent leaves can be
used in salads
Full Sun
Full Sun
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Full sun
Full sun
Full sun
Full Sun
Full Sun
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Cryptotaenia japonica
Mitsuba
Curcurbita pepo
Courgette
Young leaves have a celeryish
flavour, can be used in salads
or stir fry dishes
Edible fruit
Cynara cardunculus
Globe Artichoke
Edible Flower bud
Dahlia
Dahlia
Dahlia
Dahlia
Dahlia Karma Chocolate
Dahlia
Dianthus 'Mrs Sinkins'
Dianthus
Drimys lanceolata
Tasmanian Mountain
Pepper
Edible tubers - cook as with a
potato
Edible tubers - cook as with a
potato
Edible tubers - cook as with a
potato
Edible flowers - add decoration
to a salad
Peppery leaves - can be used
in place of bay leaves for extra
zing
Edible Fruit - a productive
hedge!
Edible fruit and flowers
Elaeagnus x ebbingei
Feijoa sellowiana
Pineapple Guava
Foeniculum vulgare
'Purpureum'
Fennel
Fragaria vesca
Fuchsia riccartonii
Woodland/wild
strawberry
Fuchsia
Fuchsia spendens
Fuchsia
Edibe fruit
Galium odoratum
Sweet Woodruff
Hemerocallis
Day Lily
Hosta Montana
Hosta
Hosta sieboldii var. elegans
Hosta
Hyssopus officinalis (Blue)
Hyssop - Blue
Leaves can be used in salads
or drinks. Flowers can be used
as a garnish
All parts are edible especially
flower buds
Edible young shoots - eaten in
Japan
Edible young shoots - eaten in
Japan
Leaves can be use sparingly to
flavour fish and meat dishes
Use leaves and seeds as a
flavouring for fish and pork
dishes.
Fragrant Fruits
Edibe fruit
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
Partial Shade
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
Full sun
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the
UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the
UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
H1c - Can be grown outside in the summer
(5 - 10)
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
Full Sun
H7 - Hardy in the severest European
continental climates (< -20)
H7 - Hardy in the severest European
continental climates (< -20)
H7 - Hardy in the severest European
continental climates (< -20)
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Full Sun
Full Sun
Full Sun
Full Sun
Full Sun
Full sun
Full sun
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Partial Shade
Partial Shade
Partial Shade
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Hyssopus officinalis 'Albus'
Hyssop - White
Ipomea batatas
Sweet Potato
Leaves can be use sparingly to
flavour fish and meat dishes
Edible tuber
Juglans regia
Walnut
Edible fruit/nut
Laurus nobilis Junior
Bay
Edible leaves
Lavender 'Munstead'
Lavender
Leptospermum scoparium
Manuka
Lonicera caerulea
Honeyberry
Leave can be sparingly used to
flavour sweet and savoury
dishes
Leaves can be used to make
home-made version of Manuka
honey and warming teas.
Unusual edible fruit
Lotus tetragonolobus
Asparagus Pea
Unusual edible pod
Matteuccia struthopteris
Shuttlecock Fern
Melissa officinalis
Lemon balm
Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata'
Pineapple mint
Monarda didyma
Bergamot
Nepeta Cataria
Catmint
Ocimum basilicum var. Horapha
Sweet basil
Origanum 'French'
Oregano
Origanum 'Rosenkuppel'
Oregano
Edible young shoots - eaten in
Japan
Leaves give a citrus twist to
stuffings and salads. Also
make a good tea infusion.
Leaves can be used to flavour
vegetable, salads and fruit
salads
Leaves and young shoot tips raw or cooked. They are used
as a flavouring in salads, fruit
salads, drinks etc.
The mint-like leaves can be
used to flavour food and to
make a refreshing tea.
Use aniseed scented leaves in
many dishes especially Indian
and Thai
Aromatic leaves can be used
with meat and vegetable
dishes
Leaves can be used in cooking
Origanum vulgare 'Nanum'
Oregano
Leaves can be used in cooking
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the
UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H7 - Hardy in the severest European
continental climates (< -20)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
H7 - Hardy in the severest European
continental climates (< -20)
Full sun
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the
UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Full Sun
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the
UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Full Sun
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
Full Sun
H1c - Can be grown outside in the summer
(5 - 10)
Full Sun
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Full sun
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Full Sun
Full sun
Partial shade/full shade
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Perilla frutescens - purple
Japanese Shiso
Use leaves in oriental dishes
Perilla frutescens -green
Japanese Shiso
Use leaves in oriental dishes
Petroselinum crispum
Curled Parsley
Phaseolus coccineus
Runner Bean
Leaves can be used in cooking
and salads
Edible pods
Phaseolus vulgaris
Dwarf Bean
Edible pods
Phaseolus vulgaris
French Bean
Edible pods
Physalis philadephica
Tomatillo
Edible Fruit
Punica granata
Pomegranate
Edible Fruits
Rosa rugosa
Dog Rose
Edible petals and hips
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Majorca
Pink'
Rumex scutatus
Rosemary
Salvia elegans 'Tangerine'
Tangerine Sage
Salvia officinalis Tricolor'
Tricolour Sage
Leaves can be used in
Mediterranean dishes
Apple flavoured leaves that
can be used in salads
Leaves have tangerine scent,
can be used in fruit salads
Leaves can be used in cooking
Salvia purpurascens
Purple Sage
Leaves can be used in cooking
Salvia viridis var Comata
Painted Sage
Smallanthus sonchifolius
Yacon
Solanum lycopersicum
Tomato
Aromatic leaves can be added
to salads and soups. Seeds can
be added to fermenting liquors
to increase the potency!
Delicious sweet edible root
which can be chopped into
salads or eaten as with
chestnuts
Edible fruit
Sorrel
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full sun
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
H4 - Hardy through most of the UK (-10
to -5)
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the
UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full sun
Full Sun
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Full sun
Full sun
Full sun
Full Sun
Full Sun
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Full Sun
Full Sun
Full Sun
Full Sun
Stachys affinis
Chinese artichoke
Thymus 'Redstart'
Thyme
Tropaeolum 'Black Velvet'
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum 'Empress of India'
Nasturtium
Tropaeolum majus 'Alaska
Series
Nasturtium
Ugni molinae
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the
UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Full Sun/Partial Shade
H6 - Hardy in all of UK and northern
Europe (-20 to -15)
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun
Chilean Guava
Edible tubers/crosnes - can be
eaten raw in salad or stir fried
in Chinese dishes
Leaves can be used in Italian
dishes
Edible Flowers to decorate
salads. Leaves have a peppery
taste
Edible Flowers to decorate
salads. Leaves have a peppery
taste
Edible Flowers to decorate
salads. Leaves have a peppery
taste
Edible Fruits
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
Full Sun/Partial Shade
Vicia faba 'Crimson Flowered'
Crimson Broad Bean
Edible beans
Full sun
Viola cornuta
Viola
Edible flowers - add decoration
to a salad
H3 - Hardy in coastal and relatively mild
parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H5 - Hardy in most places throughout the
UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
Full Sun
Full Sun/Partial Shade