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Tender plants

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

Allium cepa
Allium cepa
Allium cepa
ediblemedicinal
Allium cernuum
Allium cernuum
Allium cernuum
ediblemedicinal
Allium chinense
Allium chinense
Allium chinense
ediblemedicinal
Allium cupanii
Allium cupanii
Allium cupanii
ediblemedicinal
Allium drummondii
Allium drummondii
Allium drummondii
ediblemedicinal
Allium fistulosum
Allium fistulosum
Allium fistulosum
ediblemedicinal
Allium geyeri
Allium geyeri
Allium geyeri
ediblemedicinal
Allium macleanii
Allium macleanii
Allium macleanii
Alliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium neapolitanum
Allium neapolitanum
Allium neapolitanum
Alliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium orientale
Allium orientale
Allium orientale
ediblemedicinal
Allium paradoxum
Allium paradoxum
Allium paradoxum
Alliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium platycaule
Allium platycaule
Allium platycaule
ediblemedicinal
Allium porrum
Allium porrum
Allium porrum
ediblemedicinal
Allium przewalskianum
Allium przewalskianum
Allium przewalskianum
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium ramosum
Allium ramosum
Allium ramosum
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium roseum
Allium roseum
Allium roseum
ediblemedicinal
Allium sativum ophioscorodon
Allium sativum ophioscorodon
Allium sativum ophioscorodon
Alliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium scorodoprasum
Allium scorodoprasum
Allium scorodoprasum
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium scorodoprasum rotundum
Allium scorodoprasum rotundum
Allium scorodoprasum rotundum
Alliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium semenovii
Allium semenovii
Allium semenovii
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium stipitatum
Allium stipitatum
Allium stipitatum
ediblemedicinal
Allium subhirsutum
Allium subhirsutum
Allium subhirsutum
ediblemedicinal
Allium thunbergii
Allium thunbergii
Allium thunbergii
ediblemedicinal
Allium tricoccum
Allium tricoccum
Allium tricoccum
ediblemedicinal
Allium triquetrum
Allium triquetrum
Allium triquetrum
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium unifolium
Allium unifolium
Allium unifolium
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Allium validum
Allium validum
Allium validum
ediblemedicinal
Allium victorialis
Allium victorialis
Allium victorialis
ediblemedicinal
Allium wallichii
Allium wallichii
Allium wallichii
ediblemedicinal
Allocasuarina littoralis
Allocasuarina littoralis
Allocasuarina littoralis
edible
Almond-leaved pear
Almond-leaved pear
Pyrus amygdaliformis
Rosaceaeedible
Almondette
Almondette
Buchanania lanzan
edible
Alnus rhombifolia
Alnus rhombifolia
Alnus rhombifolia
Betulaceaeedible
Alnus sinuata
Alnus sinuata
Alnus sinuata
edible
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Alocasia macrorrhizos
Alocasia macrorrhizos
edible
Aloe arborescens
Aloe arborescens
Aloe arborescens
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Aloe ferox
Aloe ferox
Aloe ferox
Asphodelaceaeediblemedicinal
Alpine Blueberry
Alpine Blueberry
Vaccinium deliciosum
Ericaceaeediblemedicinal
Alpine Totara
Alpine Totara
Podocarpus nivalis
Podocarpaceaeedible
Alpine Wintergreen
Alpine Wintergreen
Gaultheria humifusa
edible
Alstroemeria haemantha
Alstroemeria haemantha
Alstroemeria haemantha
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Alstroemeria ligtu
Alstroemeria ligtu
Alstroemeria ligtu
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Alstroemeria pelegrina
Alstroemeria pelegrina
Alstroemeria pelegrina
Liliaceaeedible
Alstroemeria versicolor
Alstroemeria versicolor
Alstroemeria versicolor
Liliaceaeediblemedicinal
Alternanthera sissoo
Alternanthera sissoo
Alternanthera sissoo
edible
Alum Root
Alum Root
Heuchera micrantha
Saxifragaceaeedible
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthaceaeedible
Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus blitoides
Amaranthus blitoides
edible
Amaranthus cruentus
Amaranthus cruentus
Amaranthus cruentus
edible
Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranthus hybridus
Amaranthus hybridus
edible
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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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