Native plants of Temperate Europe
These 59 plants belong to Temperate Europe. 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: European beech, native here and in no other world region on this list.
Fruit trees (5)
- Cherry plum (myrobalan) · zones 4–9
- Cornelian cherry · zones 4–8
- Damson · zones 5–8
- Service tree · zones 5–8
- Sweet cherry · zones 5–8
Berries and small fruit (9)
- Bilberry · zones 3–7
- Currant · zones 3–7
- Dog rose · zones 4–8
- European elder · zones 4–8
- Gooseberry · zones 3–7
- Raspberry · zones 3–8
- Sea buckthorn · zones 3–7
- Sloe (blackthorn) · zones 4–8
- Woodland strawberry · zones 3–8
Nut trees (1)
- Hazelnut · zones 4–8
Vines (1)
- Wine grape · zones 6–9
Perennial vegetables, greens and herbs (14)
- Asparagus · zones 3–8
- Caraway · zones 3–8
- Chives · zones 3–9
- Good King Henry · zones 3–8
- Hops · zones 3–8
- Horseradish · zones 3–9
- Marshmallow · zones 3–9
- Oregano · zones 4–9
- Ramsons (wild garlic) · zones 4–7
- Rhodiola (golden root) · zones 1–5
- Rock samphire · zones 7–11
- Sea kale · zones 4–8
- Skirret · zones 5–9
- Stinging nettle · zones 3–10
Annual vegetables, herbs and grains (12)
- Beet · zones 2–11
- Blue fenugreek (utskho suneli) · zones 4–9
- Cabbage · zones 2–11
- Carrot · zones 2–11
- Celeriac · zones 3–9
- Flax (linseed) · zones 3–10
- German chamomile · zones 2–9
- Kale · zones 2–11
- Oats · zones 2–10
- Parsnip · zones 2–9
- Rutabaga (swede) · zones 3–9
- Rye · zones 3–9
Native and wild plants (13)
- Black alder · zones 3–7
- Cattail · zones 3–10
- Common hawthorn · zones 4–8
- Common juniper · zones 2–7
- English oak · zones 4–8
- European beech · zones 4–7
- European crab apple · zones 4–8
- Fireweed · zones 2–7
- Osier (basket willow) · zones 4–8
- Rowan · zones 2–7
- Scots pine · zones 2–7
- Silver birch · zones 2–7
- Yarrow (native) · zones 3–9
Helper plants for soil, wildlife and biomass (4)
- Creeping thyme · zones 4–9
- Daffodil · zones 3–9
- Hairy vetch · zones 4–9
- White clover · zones 3–10
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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