Thursday, December 26, 2013

My Ongoing List of Plants for the New Garden

This list is for me to add to over time as I collect or think of plants to add to the New Garden  
D - Deciduous




Food Forest Plants

Tamarillo
Babaco
Thornless Youngberry (Mainly as a forage crop for the kids)
Thornless Blackberry (Same as above)
Youngberry (plenty of thorns but a good producer)
Fig (Green) D
Fig (Striped) D
Mulberry (M. macroura 'Shatoot') D - smaller growing mulberry tree with long white fruit. It is said to be the best mulberry for home gardens as it is a small tree which does not produce fruit that stains. It is native to India, Pakistan, southern China and Sri Lanka. This variety is on my wishlist.
Cherimoya
Roseapple - Syzygium
Capulin Cherry  - Prunus salicifolia
Jelly Palm - Butia capitata
Cavendish Banana
Avocado
Passionfruit -
Passionfruit - Banana
Choko - Green
Choko -  White
Guava
Grape - Dark (currently growing, will need propagating)
Grape - White
Grape - Sultana
Grapes - Currant (rescued cuttings, variety still to be confirmed
Loquat


Lower storey Food Forest
Turmeric
Cardomom
Galangal
Borage
Comfrey
Lemongrass
Yacon
Strawberries





Fruit Trees for Swales
Apricot  D (Grown from seed from a local tree, produces small but tasty fruits)
Lemon - Eureka - on my wishlist
Apple -
Apple -
Apple - Golden Blush - on the wishlist.
Persimmon - on my wishlist
Tahitian Lime - to replace the current one we have
Blood Orange - on the wishlist.
Navel Orange - on the wishlist
Imperial Mandarin - on the wishlist




Pioneer Plants
Tagesaste
Tagetes marigolds
Nasturtium

Herbs
Oregano
Lavendar
Fishmint
Salad Burnet
Mints - various in pots
Basil
Coriander
Dill
Bergamot


Insect Attractors & Bee Pasturage
Buddleja - trimmed to produce a profusion of flowers as butterfly feeder
Milkweed - interplanted amongst other plants to attract butterflies and nurture caterpillars esp. Monarch
Buckwheat
Salvia
Cosmos
Valerian
Echinacea
Carrot
Dill
Coriander
Borage
Comfrey
Bronze Fennel


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