Native plants of Northern Europe & the taiga
These 43 plants belong to Northern Europe & the taiga. They were here before the gardens were: they know the weather, live on the rain that falls, and feed the insects and birds that grew up alongside them. Plant a few and your yard starts to fit its place.
Signature plant: Arctic bramble, native here and in no other world region on this list.
Fruit trees (3)
- Manchurian apricot · zones 3–7
- Siberian crabapple · zones 2–7
- Ussurian pear · zones 2–7
Berries and small fruit (11)
- Arctic bramble · zones 1–5
- Bilberry · zones 3–7
- Bog bilberry · zones 1–5
- Cloudberry · zones 1–4
- Currant · zones 3–7
- Haskap (honeyberry) · zones 2–7
- Lingonberry · zones 2–7
- Raspberry · zones 3–8
- Sea buckthorn · zones 3–7
- Steppe cherry (Mongolian cherry) · zones 2–7
- Woodland strawberry · zones 3–8
Nut trees (2)
- Korean pine (pine nut) · zones 3–7
- Siberian pine (kedr) · zones 2–6
Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (7)
- Angelica · zones 4–7
- Caraway · zones 3–8
- Chives · zones 3–9
- Hops · zones 3–8
- Rhodiola (golden root) · zones 1–5
- Sea kale · zones 4–8
- Stinging nettle · zones 3–10
Annual vegetables, herbs and grains (3)
- Oats · zones 2–10
- Rutabaga (swede) · zones 3–9
- Rye · zones 3–9
Native and wild plants (16)
- Arctic willow · zones 1–6
- Black alder · zones 3–7
- Cattail · zones 3–10
- Common juniper · zones 2–7
- Crowberry · zones 1–6
- Dwarf fireweed (paunnat, river beauty) · zones 1–6
- Fireweed · zones 2–7
- Labrador tea · zones 1–5
- Mountain sorrel (qunguliq) · zones 1–6
- Osier (basket willow) · zones 4–8
- Prickly wild rose · zones 1–6
- Rowan · zones 2–7
- Scots pine · zones 2–7
- Silver birch · zones 2–7
- White spruce (spruce tips) · zones 1–5
- Yarrow (native) · zones 3–9
Helper plants for soil, wildlife and biomass (1)
- Creeping thyme · zones 4–9
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General guidance, not professional advice. Conditions vary by yard and year; for local specifics ask your county extension office. Never eat a wild plant you cannot identify with certainty. Traditional uses are shared as history, not medical advice. © 2026 Sean Priest · Irie Orchard. Terms & credits · Privacy · Home