Plant Wishing List

Many of the following plants will either be very familiar or will be completely unknown. That is the great thing about alternative food crops....we find familiar plants with unfamiliar uses (e.g. Dandilion coffee) and unfamiliar plants with familiar uses (e.g. the potato-like root of the Indian Cucumber). This list will be continuously added to, so please leave a comment if you can think of any others. Most of them and their uses can be found online, especially on websites like the Plants For a Future Database.

Groundcover:

All edible, many native. Spreading, tough and can be walked on. Used in between beds and shrubs. Idealy our paths would also be planted with (made up of) this.

Strawberries; Clover; Lawn Chamomile; Dandilion; Alfalfa; Bugle (Ajuga reptans); Daisy (Belis perenis); Cat's Ear (Hypohoeris radiata); Plantain (Common or Hoary); Self Heal (Prunella vulgaris); Pennyroyal (Mentha pelegium); Snake Root (Asarum canadense); Native Thyme (Thymus serpyllum); Sweet violet (Viola odorata); Pink Purslane (Montia sibirica); Miners Lettuce (Montia perfoliata); Lungwort (Pulmonaria officinalis); Periwinkle (Vinca minor)

Rhizosphere (roots):

Edible, perennial rootcrops. These can be planted in the mound beds as will need good, fine soil to develop their roots.

Hamburg Parsley (Petroselinum crispum); Salsify (Raphanus sativus); Toothwort (Dentaria laciniata); Indian Cucumber (Medeola virginica); Cucumber Root (Streptopus amplexifolius); Wild Garlic (Allium ursinum); Three Cornered Leek (Allium triquetrum); Dogs Tooth Violet (Erythronium dens-canis); Erythronium albidum, americana & revolutum; Tiger Nuts (Cyperus esculentus); Yam (Dioscorea batatus); Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus); Earth Nut Pea (Lathyrus tuberosus); Oca (Oxalis tuberosus); Yacon (Polymnia edulis); Silverweed (Potentilla anserinia); Quamash (Camassia quamash); Burdock (Arctium lappa); Rampion (Campanula rapunculus); Turnip-Rooted Chervil (Chaerophyllum bulbosum)

Herbaceous:

For beds. Perennial or easily self-seeding. many parts edible (leaves, stems, flowers etc). Many are multipurpose.

Amaranth, Quinoa, Chick Pea, Sunflower, Lupins, Nigella spp., Poppy, Millet, Good King Henry, Sorrel. Tree Onion, Sea Kale, Cardoon, Spinach, Runner Beans, Globe Artichokes, Asparagus, Chicory, Horseradish, Lovage, Mitsuba, Watercress, Chard, Endive, Lemaon Balm, Borage, Buckwheat, Comfrey, Marigold, Columbine, Milkweeds, Yellow Asphodel, Campanula spp., Day Lilly, Malva spp. (eg Musk Mallow), Iron Cross Plant, Everlasting Onion, Wild Cabbage, Perennial Kale, Turkish Rocket, Perennial Rye, Rhubarb, French Tarragon, Liquorice, Angelica, Golden Saxifrage, Pignut, Sweet Cicely, Mint, Nasturtium, Sage, Sweet Cicely, Tansy, Centaury, Fennel, Feverfew, Horehound, Hyssop, Lavender, Marjoram, Rosemary, Rue, Teasel, Yarrow, Anise Hyssop, Alium spp., Chives, Carlic Cress, Fire Lilly, Tiger Lilly, Orach, Borage, Pot Marigold,Chop Suey Greens, Rocket, Purslane.

Climbers:

Kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa), Passion Fruit (Passiflora caerula, P. incarnata), Schisandra grandiflora, Brant Vine (Vitis vinifera), Northern Fox Grape (Vitis labrusca), Honey Suckle