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Tender plants

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

Awi Tela
Awi Tela
Gigantochloa hasskarliana
Poaceaeedible
Azarole
Azarole
Crataegus azarolus
Rosaceaeediblemedicinal
Azorina vidalii
Azorina vidalii
Azorina vidalii
ediblemedicinal
Ba Jiao Hui Xian
Ba Jiao Hui Xian
Illicium verum
Illiciaceaeedible
Babaco
Babaco
Vasconcellea x heilbornii
edible
Babassu
Babassu
Attalea speciosa
edible
Baboon Root
Baboon Root
Babiana plicata
Iridaceaeedible
Baccharoides
Baccharoides
Baccharoides hymenolepis
Asteraceaeediblemedicinal
Bachelor's button
Bachelor's button
Kerria japonica
Rosaceaeedible
Bacupari
Bacupari
Garcinia gardneriana
edible
Bacupari
Bacupari
Garcinia brasiliensis
edible
Bael Tree
Bael Tree
Aegle marmelos
Rutaceaeedible
Bahia Piassava
Bahia Piassava
Attalea funifera
edible
Baku
Baku
Tieghemella heckelii
edible
Bakuri
Bakuri
Platonia insignis
edible
Balam suntei tree
Balam suntei tree
Payena leeri
edible
Balata
Manilkara bidentata
Sapotaceaeedible
Balloon Flower
Balloon Flower
Platycodon grandiflorus
Campanulaceaeedible
Balu Andean tree bean
Balu Andean tree bean
Erythrina edulis
edible
Bamboo
Bamboo
Pseudosasa japonica
ediblemedicinal
Bamboo
Bamboo
Bambusa textilis
edible
Ban Xia
Ban Xia
Pinellia ternata
Araceaeedible
Banana
Banana
Musa x paradisiaca
Musaceaeedible
Banana Passion Fruit
Banana Passion Fruit
Passiflora mollisima
Passifloraceaeediblemedicinal
Banana Passionfruit
Banana Passionfruit
Passiflora tripartita mollissima
Passifloraceaeediblemedicinal
Banana Passionfruit
Banana Passionfruit
Passiflora antioquiensis
ediblemedicinal
Banksia Rose
Banksia Rose
Rosa banksiae
ediblemedicinal
Barbed goatgrass
Barbed goatgrass
Aegilops triuncialis
Poaceaeedible
Barca
Barca
Couma macrocarpa
edible
Barnyard Millet
Barnyard Millet
Echinochloa crus-galli
Poaceaeedible
Barro
Barro
Quercus brantii
ediblemedicinal
Basil
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
ediblemedicinal
Bastard Breadnut
Bastard Breadnut
Brosimum guianense
edible
Bastard Cedar West Indian elm
Bastard Cedar West Indian elm
Guazuma ulmifolia
Moraceaeedible
Bastard Fig
Bastard Fig
Opuntia phaeacantha
Cactaceaeedible
Bastard Oleaster
Bastard Oleaster
Elaeagnus latifolia
edible
Bath Asparagus
Bath Asparagus
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum
edible
Bay tree
Bay tree
Laurus nobilis
ediblemedicinal
Bayberry
Bayberry
Myrica heterophylla
ediblemedicinal
Bayonet bromeliad
Bayonet bromeliad
Bromelia serra
Bromeliaceaeedible
Beach Hibiscus
Beach Hibiscus
Talipariti tiliaceum
edible
Beach Hibiscus
Beach Hibiscus
Hibiscus tilliaceus
ediblemedicinal
Beach Strawberry
Beach Strawberry
Fragaria chiloensis
ediblemedicinal
Beach Sugar Apple
Beach Sugar Apple
Annona salzmannii
Annonaceaeedible
Bead Plant
Bead Plant
Nertera granadensis
edible
Bead Tree
Bead Tree
Melia azederach
Meliaceaeedible
Bear Huckleberry
Bear Huckleberry
Gaylussacia ursina
edible
Bee Orchid
Bee Orchid
Ophrys apifera
ediblemedicinal
Beleric Myrobalan
Beleric Myrobalan
Terminalia bellirica
edible
Bengal Bamboo Spineless Indian bamboo
Bengal Bamboo Spineless Indian bamboo
Bambusa tulda
Poaceaeedible
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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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