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Tender plants

USDA zone 9+. Frost-sensitive subtropical species. We've filtered our catalogue down to 50 matchs.

Indigo
Indigo
Indigofera pseudotinctoria
Fabaceaeedible
Indigo Bush
Indigo Bush
Indigofera heterantha
Fabaceaeedible
Indigofera cassioides
Indigofera cassioides
Indigofera cassioides
edible
Indigofera hebepetala
Indigofera hebepetala
Indigofera hebepetala
Fabaceaeedible
Indonesian Ebony
Indonesian Ebony
Diospyros celebica
Rrosaceaeedible
Inga Assu
Inga Assu
Inga cinnamomea
Fabaceaeedible
Intermediate wheatgrass
Intermediate wheatgrass
Elymus hispidus
Poaceaeedible
Ipomoea batatas
Ipomoea batatas
Ipomoea batatas
edible
Ipomoea pandurata
Ipomoea pandurata
Ipomoea pandurata
Convolvulaceaeedible
Iranian knapweed
Iranian knapweed
Centaurea depressa
Asteraceaeedible
Iron Cross Plant
Iron Cross Plant
Oxalis deppei
Fumariaceaeedible
Ironwood
Ironwood
Bumelia tenax
edible
Italian lords and ladies
Italian lords and ladies
Arum italicum
edible
Itauba
Itauba
Mezilaurus itauba
edible
Ivory Coast Raffia Palm
Ivory Coast Raffia Palm
Raphia hookeri
edible
Ivy Geranium
Ivy Geranium
Pelargonium australe
ediblemedicinal
Ivy Gourd
Ivy Gourd
Coccinia grandis
edible
Ivy-Leaved Geranium
Ivy-Leaved Geranium
Pelargonium peltatum
ediblemedicinal
Ixtle
Ixtle
Agave lechuguilla
edible
Jaboticaba
Jaboticaba
Plinia cauliflora
edible
Jack In The Pulpit
Jack In The Pulpit
Arisaema triphyllum
Araceaeedible
Jackfruit
Jackfruit
Artocarpus heterophyllus
Moraceaeedible
Jaggary Palm
Jaggary Palm
Caryota urens
Asparagaceaeedible
Jambolan
Jambolan
Syzygium cumini
Myrtaceaeediblemedicinal
Jambos
Jambos
Syzygium jambos
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Angelica Tree
Japanese Angelica Tree
Aralia elata
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Avens
Japanese Avens
Geum japonicum
Rosaceaeedible
Japanese Banana
Japanese Banana
Musa basjoo
Musaceaeedible
Japanese Black Pine
Japanese Black Pine
Pinus thunbergii
Pinaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Chess
Japanese Chess
Bromus japonicus
edible
Japanese Chinquapin
Japanese Chinquapin
Castanopsis cuspidata
Fagaceaeedible
Japanese Dodder
Japanese Dodder
Cuscuta japonica
edible
Japanese Evergreen Oak
Japanese Evergreen Oak
Quercus acuta
Fagaceaeediblemedicinal
Japanese Hawthorn
Japanese Hawthorn
Rhaphiolepis umbellata
Rosaceaeedible
Japanese Hazel
Japanese Hazel
Corylus sieboldiana
edible
Japanese Holly
Japanese Holly
Mahonia japonica
Berberidaceaeedible
Japanese Honeysuckle
Japanese Honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica
edible
Japanese Horseradish
Japanese Horseradish
Wasabia japonica
edible
Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed
Polygonum japonicum
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Lime
Japanese Lime
Tilia japonica
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Oak
Japanese Oak
Lithocarpus glaber
Fagaceaeedible
Japanese Pepper Tree
Japanese Pepper Tree
Zanthoxylum piperitum
Rutaceaeedible
Japanese Photinia
Japanese Photinia
Photinia glabra
Rosaceaeedible
Japanese Plum Yew
Japanese Plum Yew
Cephalotaxus harringtonia nana
edible
Japanese Plum Yew
Japanese Plum Yew
Cephalotaxus harringtonia drupacea
edible
Japanese Plum Yew
Japanese Plum Yew
Cephalotaxus harringtonia
Pinaceaeedible
Japanese Privet
Japanese Privet
Ligustrum japonicum
edible
Japanese Sage
Japanese Sage
Artemisia japonica
ediblemedicinal
Japanese Sago Palm
Japanese Sago Palm
Cycas revoluta
edible
Japanese Snake Gourd
Japanese Snake Gourd
Trichosanthes ovigera
Cucurbitaceaeedible
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Frequently asked

What are good tender plants?

We catalogue 50 matching species. See the list above. Each links to its full profile with cultivation, dosage, and companion notes.

How do I pick from this list?

Filter further by your other constraints — edible vs medicinal, mature size, USDA zone. Each plant profile has the full attribute table.

Are these plants verified?

Each plant entry is sourced from Permapeople + Trefle databases and reviewed before publication. Cultivation data marked 'high confidence' comes from horticultural references; lower confidence flags less-certain attributions.

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