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Now available: Food Forest Plants for Mediterranean Conditions 350+ Perennial Plants For Mediterranean and Drier Food Forests and Permaculture Gardens. [Paperback and eBook]

This is the third in Plants For A Future's series of plant guides for food forests tailored to specific climate zones. Following volumes on temperate and tropical ecosystems, this book focuses on species suited to Mediterranean conditions—regions with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters, often facing the added challenge of climate change.

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Mediterranean Food Forest Book
Index of Common Names: F
Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Abies squamataFlaky FirTree30.0 5-9 SLMHFSNDM002
Acca sellowianaFeijoa, Pineapple GuavaShrub3.0 8-11 MLMHNDM402
Acer campestreField Maple, Hedge mapleTree15.0 4-8 FLMHSNM213
Aconitum fischeriFischer monkshoodPerennial0.0 0-0  LMHSNM01 
Aethusa cynapiumFool's ParsleyAnnual1.2 -  LMHFSNDM11 
Agave cantala agaveAgavePerennial2.0 9-12 FLMHNDM204
Ageratina herbaceaFragrant SnakerootPerennial2.0 5-9  LMHSNM01 
Akebia x pentaphyllaFive Leaved AkebiaClimber9.0 4-8  LMHFSNM402
Allium oleraceumField GarlicBulb0.6 4-8  LMNM321
Allium paradoxumFew-Flowered LeekBulb0.3 7-10  LMHFSNM521
Amaranthus fimbriatusFringed AmaranthAnnual0.6 5-10 FLMNDM500
Amianthium muscitoxicumFly PoisonBulb1.2 4-8  LMHSNM012
Amorpha fruticosaFalse Indigo, False indigo bushShrub4.5 4-8 MLMSNDM123
Aquilegia flabellataFan Columbine, Dwarf ColumbinePerennial0.3 3-9 SLMSNM201
Arisaema thunbergii Perennial0.6 -  LMFSNM01 
Arisarum vulgareFriar's CowlPerennial0.5 6-9  LMFSM203
Artemisia campestrisField SouthernwoodPerennial1.5 3-8  LMSNDM121
Artemisia frigidaFringed Wormwood, Prairie sagewortPerennial0.3 3-8  LMNDM223
Asclepias quadrifoliaFourleaf MilkweedPerennial0.5 4-8  LMSNDM223
Asparagus filicinusFern AsparagusPerennial0.7 7-10  LMHSNM21 
Boehmeria cylindricaFalse Nettle, Smallspike false nettlePerennial1.0 0-0  LMSNM001
Brassica rapa parachinensisFalse Pak ChoiBiennial0.3 6-9  LMHSNM400
Buglossoides arvensisField Gromwell, Corn gromwellAnnual0.5 6-10  LMHSNM110
Butomus umbellatusFlowering RushPerennial1.0 4-8 MLMHNWeWa301
Calendula arvensisField MarigoldAnnual0.3 5-9  LMHNM23 
Callirhoe digitataFinger Poppy Mallow, WinecupPerennial0.9 4-8  LNDM20 
Caltha natansFloating marsh marigoldPerennial0.3 0-0  LMHSNWeWa11 
Calypso bulbosaFairyslipperPerennial0.1 4-8  LMHFSMWe21 
Campanula cochleariifoliaFairies ThimblesPerennial0.2 5-9  LMNM40 
Carmona retusaFukien Tea, Philippine tea treeShrub3.0 10-12 FLMHNM242
Casimiroa edulisWhite Sapote, Mexican AppleTree16.0 8-11 MLMHNM532
Castanea pumilaChinquapin, Ozark chinkapinShrub4.0 4-8 SLMHNDM422
Castanea pumila asheiChinquapinShrub5.0 6-9  LMHNDM412
Casuarina torulosaForest OakTree15.0 8-11  LMHNDM003
Ceanothus fendleriFendler's CeanothusShrub2.0 4-8 FLMSNDM213
Cerastium arvenseField Mouse-Ear Chickweed, Field chickweedPerennial0.2 0-0  LMHNDM01 
Chenopodium albumFat Hen, LambsquartersAnnual0.9 0-0  LMHNM321
Chenopodium ficifoliumFig-Leaved GoosefootAnnual0.9 4-8  LMHNM201
Chenopodium graveolensFoetid GoosefootAnnual0.9 -  LMHNM211
Chionanthus virginicusFringe Tree, White fringetree, Old Man's Beard, Fringe TreeShrub5.0 4-9 FLMHSNM132
Cimicifuga foetidaFoetid BugbanePerennial1.5 3-7  LMHSM131
Clematis flammulaFragrant Virgin's Bower, Fragrant clematisClimber4.0 5-9 FLMHSNM103
Convolvulus arvensisField BindweedPerennial Climber2.0 4-8  LMSNDM121
Cornus floridaFlowering DogwoodShrub6.0 5-9 MLMHSNM223
Corydalis incisaIncised fumewortAnnual/Biennial0.3 6-10  LMSM110
Corydalis solidaFumewort, Spring fumewortPerennial0.2 5-9  LMSM13 
Corylus maximaFilbert, Giant filbertShrub6.0 4-8  LMHSNM505
Crambe cordifoliaFlowering sea kalePerennial2.0 5-9  LMHSNDM313
Crataegus chrysocarpaFireberry Hawthorn, Red haw, Piper's hawthorn,Tree6.0 4-8  LMHSNMWe322
Crataegus flabellataFanleaf hawthornShrub6.0 4-8  LMHSNMWe323
Crataegus pruinosaFrosted Hawthorn, Waxyfruit hawthornTree6.0 4-8  LMHSNMWe322
Crataegus succulentaFleshy hawthornShrub6.0 4-8  LMHSNDMWe422
Crepis runcinataFiddleleaf hawksbeard, Anderson's hawksbeard, Barber's hawksbeard, Hall's hawksbeardPerennial0.6 0-0  LMHSNM10 
Cuscuta umbellataFlatglobe dodder 0.0 0-0  LMHSNM100
Cymopterus fendleriFendler's SpringparsleyPerennial0.0 -  LMHSNDM20 
Cyperus fendlerianusFendler's FlatsedgePerennial1.5 -  LMNMWe202
Cyperus schweinitziiFlatsedge, Schweinitz's flatsedgePerennial0.8 0-0  LMNMWe202
Cyperus textilisFlat sedge, Basket grass,Perennial1.5 9-12 FLMHFSNMWeWa004
Cyrtanthus breviflorusFire LilyBulb0.3 8-11  LNMWe10 
Daphne gnidiumFlax-Leaved DaphneShrub1.5 7-10  MHSNDM01 
Descurainia sophiaFlixweed, Herb sophiaAnnual/Biennial0.9 0-0  LMHSNM221
Deutzia scabraFuzzy pride-of-rochester, DeutziaShrub3.0 5-8 MLMHSNM102
Dianella laevisFlax LilyPerennial1.0 8-11  LMNDM002
Dianella revolutaFlax LilyPerennial1.0 8-11  LMNDM202
Dianella tasmanicaFlax LilyPerennial1.0 8-9 MLMNDM002
Dianthus superbusFringed PinkPerennial0.6 4-8  LMHSNDM23 
Digitalis purpureaFoxglove, Purple foxglove, Common FoxgloveBiennial1.2 4-8 MLMHSNDM042
Dipsacus sativusFuller's Teasel, Indian teaselBiennial/Perennial1.8 4-8  LMHNM022
Disporum trachycarpumFairybellsPerennial0.5 4-8  LMHFSM21 
Dittrichia viscosaFalse yellowheadPerennial0.5 0-0  LMHNM001
Dryopteris fragransFragrant WoodfernFern0.2 3-7  LMHSM101
Eleusine coracanaFinger Millet, African finger milletAnnual0.3 8-11  LMHNM42 
Embelia ribesFalse black pepper, White-flowered EmbeliaClimber15.0 10-12 FLMHSM342
Equisetum arvenseField HorsetailPerennial0.6 3-11  LMHSNDM234
Eremurus spectabilisFoxtail LilyPerennial1.0 5-9 SLMNDM202
Eremurus stenophyllus aurantiacusFoxtail LilyPerennial1.5 5-10 MLMNDM10 
Erica cerinthoidesFire HeathShrub1.5 9-11  LMNM101
Eryngium campestreField EryngoPerennial0.6 5-9  LMNDM22 
Erythronium californicumFawn Lily, California fawnlilyBulb0.3 0-0  LMSM20 
Eucalyptus grandisFlooded Gum, Gum, Rose EucalyptusTree50.0 9-11 FLMHSNDM024
Eucalyptus tereticornisForest Red GumTree35.0 9-12 FLMHNMWe223
Euphorbia neriifoliaFleshy spurge, Hedge Euphorbia, Oleander spurgeShrub4.0 10-12 FLMSND222
Euryale feroxFoxnut, EuryalePerennial1.0 7-10  LMHNWa32 
Fagopyrum dibotrysPerennial BuckwheatPerennial1.0 0-0 FLMHSNDM420
Fagopyrum esculentumBuckwheatAnnual1.5 6-12 FLMHNDM434
Fagraea fragransIronwood, TembusuTree25.0 10-12 SLMHNMWe024
Fargesia nitidaFountain BambooBamboo4.0 4-8 SLMHFSNM003
Ferula assa-foetidaAsafoetida - Devil's Dung. Hing (Indian), AsafetidaPerennial2.0 7-10  LMHNDM332
Ferula communisGiant FennelPerennial2.5 7-10  LMHNDM112
Ferula gummosaGalbanumPerennial1.0 5-9  LMHNDM222
Ferula moschataMusk RootPerennial2.5 8-11  LMHNDM021
Ferula narthexFerulaPerennial2.5 7-10  LMHNDM221
Fibigia clypeata Perennial0.6 6-9  LMHNDM20 
Ficus annulataHuan wen rong, NizhangdeTree25.0 10-12 MLMHNM203
Ficus caricaFig, Edible fig, Fig CommonTree6.0 6-10 MLMHNDM422
Ficus coronataSandpaper FigTree12.0 8-11  LMHSNM313
Ficus elasticaRubber Plant. India Rubber TreeTree50.0 9-12 FLMHSNM223
Filipendula vulgarisDropwort, MeadowsweetPerennial0.8 3-10 MLMHNDM213
Fimbristylis sub-bispicata Perennial0.6 -  LMHSNM00 
Firmiana simplexChinese Parasol Tree, Chinese parasoltree, Japanese Varnish Tree, Chinese Parasol TreeTree15.0 7-10 FLMSNM112
Fitzroya cupressoidesAlerce, Patagonian cypressTree10.0 7-10 SLMHSNM002
Foeniculum vulgareFennel, Sweet fennelPerennial1.5 3-10 MLMHNDM534
Foeniculum vulgare azoricumFlorence FennelPerennial1.5 6-9  LMHNDM333
Foeniculum vulgare dulceSweet FennelPerennial1.5 6-9  LMHNDM434
Fontanesia phillyreoides fortuneiXue LiuShrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNM003
Forestiera neomexicanaWild OliveShrub3.0 5-9  LMHSNDM202
Fouquieria splendensOcotillo. Coach whipShrub6.0 8-11 MLMHND223
Fragaria bracteataWoodland StrawberryPerennial0.3 -  LMHSNM20 
Fragaria californicaCalifornian StrawberryPerennial0.3 0-0  LMHSNM210
Fragaria chiloensisBeach Strawberry, Pacific beach strawberry, Sandwich beach strawberryPerennial0.3 4-10 FLMHSNM313
Fragaria daltoniana Perennial0.3 -  LMHSNM213
Fragaria moschataHautbois StrawberryPerennial0.5 5-9 FLMHSNM303
Fragaria vesca 'Semperflorens'Alpine StrawberryPerennial0.3 4-8  LMHSNM53 
Fragaria virginianaScarlet Strawberry, Virginia strawberryPerennial0.3 3-7  LMHSNM322
Fragaria viridisGreen StrawberryPerennial0.3 5-9  LMHSNM303
Fragaria x ananassaStrawberryPerennial0.3 4-8 FLMHSNM503
Fraxinus americanaWhite AshTree25.0 4-9 FLMHSNDM124
Fraxinus angustifoliaNarrow-Leaved AshTree25.0 5-9  LMHNDM10 
Fraxinus chinensis rhynchophyllaHua Qu LiuTree25.0 5-9  LMHNM022
Fraxinus hookeri Tree0.0 -  LMHNM001
Fraxinus latifoliaOregon AshTree20.0 5-9  LMHNM013
Fraxinus longicuspis Tree8.0 5-9  LMHNM011
Fraxinus nigraBlack AshTree25.0 2-5 MLMHNMWe013
Fraxinus pennsylvanicaRed Ash, Green ash, Water AshTree20.0 3-9 FLMHNM113
Fraxinus velutinaArizona Ash, Velvet ash, Modesto Ash, Fantex AshTree12.0 7-10 FLMHNM003
Fremontodendron californicumFlannel Flower, California flannelbush, Common Flannel BushShrub6.0 9-11 MLMSNDM023
Fritillaria affinisChocolate Lily, Checker lilyBulb0.6 4-8  LMSNM300
Fritillaria sewerzowii Bulb0.3 4-8  LMSNDM01 
Fritillaria thunbergiiZhe Bei MuBulb0.6 7-10  LMSNM23 
Fuchsia coccineaScarlet fuchsiaShrub3.5 8-11 FLMHSNM401
Fuchsia denticulata Shrub4.0 9-11  LMHSNM300
Fuchsia magellanicaFuchsia, Hardy fuchsiaShrub3.6 5-7 MLMHSNM213
Fuchsia procumbensTrailing FuchsiaShrub0.2 8-11  LMSNM203
Fuchsia splendensPlatanilloShrub2.0 8-11  LMHFSNM400
Fumaria officinalisFumitory, Drug fumitoryAnnual0.3 4-8  LMSNM131
Furcraea andinaPacpa, FiquePerennial2.5 10-12 FLMNDM114
Furcraea cabuyaCabuyaPerennial2.0 9-11 FLMSNDM002
Furcraea hexapetalaFique, Cuban HempPerennial1.0 9-11 FLMHNDM012
Galium spuriumFalse CleaversAnnual0.8 0-0  LMHSDM121
Galium triflorumFragrant BedstrawPerennial0.6 0-0  LMHSDM122
Garrya fremontiiFever Bush, BearbrushShrub3.0 6-9 MLMHFSNDM01 
Gaultheria fragrantissimaFragrant WintergreenShrub1.0 8-11  LMFSM222
Gelsemium sempervirensFalse Jasmine, Yellow Jessamine, Evening Trumpetflower, Carolina JasmineClimber3.0 7-9 FLMHSNM04 
Gentianella amarellaFelwort, Autumn dwarf gentianBiennial0.3 0-0  LMHSNM03 
Geocaulon lividumFalse ToadflaxPerennial0.0 -  LMHSNM11 
Glyceria fluitansFloating Manna Grass, Water mannagrassPerennial0.5 4-8  LMHNWeWa301
Glyceria striataFowl Manna Grass, Fowl mannagrassPerennial1.5 0-0  LMHSNWeWa10 
Gnaphalium uliginosumMarsh CudweedAnnual0.2 -  LMSNM021
Gymnadenia conopseaFragrant OrchidBulb0.3 6-9  LMHSNM22 
Helianthemum canadenseFrostweed, Longbranch frostweedPerennial0.4 6-9  LMNDM02 
Heliopsis helianthoidesFalse sunflower, Oxeye sunflowerPerennial1.5 3-9 FLMHSNDM202
Helosciadium nodiflorumFool's-water-cressPerennial1.0 5-11 FLMHSNMWe301
Hibiscus trionumFlower Of An HourAnnual/Perennial0.6 9-11 FLMHNDM212
Hordeum jubatumFoxtail Barley, Intermediate barleyPerennial0.3 4-8  LMHNDM110
Hordeum vulgareBarley, Common barleyAnnual1.0 4-8  LMHNM432
Hydrangea macrophyllaFrench hydrangea , Florist's Hydrangea, Bigleaf HydrangeaShrub3.0 5-9 MLMHSNM323
Hymenopappus lugensFineleaf hymenopappusPerennial1.0 0-0  LMHSNM11 
Inga cinnamomeaInga Assu, Inga AcuTree12.0 10-12 FLMHNM403
Inga edulisIce Cream Bean, Monkey TamarindTree18.0 9-12 FLMHSNDMWe423
Inga insignisGuaba de zorroTree8.0 10-12 MLMHSNDM400
Inga jinicuilIce Cream Bean, JinicuilTree20.0 10-12 FLMHNM401
Inga veraIce cream bean, River koko, Guaba, Pois DouxTree15.0 10-12 FMHNM223
Juniperus squamataFlaky JuniperShrub4.0 4-7 SLMHNDM013
Kickxia elatineFluellen, Sharpleaf cancerwortAnnual0.5 0-0  LMSNM010
Knautia arvensisField Scabious, Field scabiosaPerennial1.0 5-9  LMHSNDM02 
Lathyrus sylvestrisFlat pea, Wood peaPerennial Climber1.5 6-9 FLMHSNM003
Lavandula dentataFrench LavenderShrub1.0 8-11 MLMHNDM013
Lavandula multifidaFernleaf LavenderShrub0.5 8-11 MLMNDM023
Lavandula stoechasFrench LavenderShrub0.8 7-10 MLMHNDM024
Ledebouriella seseloidesFang FengPerennial0.3 -  LMHSNM12 
Ligularia hiberniflorum Perennial0.5 -  LMHSNM10 
Ligusticum filicinumFernleaf Licorice Root 0.0 -  LMHSNM01 
Lilium bulbiferumFire Lily, Orange lilyBulb1.2 6-9  LMHSNM30 
Lilium formosanumFormosa lilyBulb1.0 4-8  LMSNM20 
Linum usitatissimumFlax, Common flaxAnnual0.7 4-8  LMNM434
Liquidambar formosanaFormosan Gum, Chinese Sweet Gum, Formosa Sweet GumTree12.0 6-9 MLMHSNM033
Lomatium dissectumFernleaf Biscuitroot, Carrotleaf biscuitrootPerennial1.4 6-10  LMHNDM422
Lonicera canadensisFly Honeysuckle, American fly honeysuckleShrub1.5 3-7  LMHNM11 
Loropetalum chinenseFringe Flower, Chinese Fringe BushTree2.0 7-10 SLMHSNM02 
Lycopodium selagoFir ClubmossFern0.3 -  LMFSM121
Maclura tinctoriaFustic TreeTree20.0 10-12 MLMHNDM224
Mahonia fortuneiFortune's MahoniaShrub2.0 7-9 SLMHFSNM32 
Melaleuca linariifoliaFlax-Leaved Paper-Bark, Cajeput treeShrub10.0 8-11  LMHNM032
Melissa officinalisLemon BalmPerennial0.7 4-8 FLMSNDM353
Menziesia ferrugineaFalse Huckleberry, Rusty menziesiaShrub1.8 5-9  LMSNM21 
Mirabilis multifloraFour O'clock Plant, Colorado four o'clockPerennial1.0 7-10  LMHSNM12 
Myrica fayaFaya BayberryShrub10.0 9-11 FLMHNDM203
Nothofagus betuloides Tree20.0 6-9 FLMHNM002
Nothofagus cunninghamiiMyrtle BeechTree55.0 8-11 FLMHNM002
Nothofagus fuscaRed BeechTree35.0 8-11 FLMHNM003
Nothofagus menziesiiSilver BeechTree20.0 8-11 FLMHNM003
Nothofagus obliquaRoblé, Roble beechTree20.0 6-9 FLMHNM003
Nothofagus pumilioLengaTree40.0 6-9 MLMHNM101
Nothofagus solanderiBlack BeechTree30.0 7-10 FLMHNM002
Nymphaea odorataFragrant Water Lily, American white waterlilyPerennial0.0 4-8  LMHNWa330
Ophrys insectiferaFly OrchidPerennial0.5 5-9  LMHSNM22 
Osmanthus fragransFragrant OliveShrub6.0 8-11  LMHSNM222
Pandanus amaryllifoliusFragrant PandanTree4.0 8-11 MLMHSNMWe323
Paulownia tomentosaFoxglove Tree, Princesstree, Empress Tree, Royal Paulownia,Tree15.0 6-9 FLMHNM122
Pausinystalia macrocerasFalse johimbeTree18.0 10-12 SMHSM052
Pennisetum setaceumFountain grassPerennial1.5 8-11 FLMHSNDM302
Phacelia tanacetifoliaFiddleneck, Lacy phaceliaAnnual0.6 0-0  LMHNM002
Phaseolus filiformisFrijolilloAnnual Climber2.0 7-10  LMHNDM202
Phaseolus vulgarisFrench Bean, Kidney beanAnnual2.0 2-11  LMHNM522
Phoradendron leucarpumFalse Mistletoe, Oak mistletoeShrub1.0 5-9 SLMHSNM01 
Phyla nodifloraFrogfruit, Turkey tangle fogfruitPerennial0.2 8-12  LMHNDM123
Physalis variovestitaField groundcherry 0.0 0-0  LMHNM20 
Pisum sativum arvenseField PeaAnnual2.0 -  LMNM323
Plagiobothrys fulvus campestrisFulvous PopcornflowerAnnual0.6 -  LMHSNM201
Plantago arenariaFrench PsylliumAnnual0.3 -  LMHNDM13 
Plantago psylliumFleawortAnnual0.6 -  LMHNDM231
Platycarya strobilacea Tree12.0 6-9  LMHSNM102
Plukenetia volubilisInca peanutClimber2.0 10-12 FLMHSNM303
Polygonum sagittatumFalse Buckwheat, Arrowleaf tearthumbAnnual0.6 0-0  LMHSNM01 
Potamogeton pectinatusFennel-Leaved PondweedPerennial0.0 - FLMHNWa31 
Prunus incisaFuji CherryShrub6.0 5-7 SLMHSNM312
Prunus trilobaFlowering Almond, Flowering plumShrub4.0 4-8  LMHNM211
Prunus triloba simplexFlowering AlmondShrub4.5 4-8  LMHNM211
Pterodon emarginatusFaveiro, sucupira, sucupira-brancaTree12.0 10-12 MLMNDM043
Pulicaria dysentericaFleabane, Meadow false fleabanePerennial0.6 6-9  LMHNMWe011
Pyracantha coccineaFirethorn, Scarlet firethorn, Pyracantha, FirethornShrub4.0 6-9 FLMHFSNM103
Pyracantha koidzumiiFormosa firethornShrub4.0 7-10  LMHSNM10 
Ranunculus ficariaLesser Celandine - Pilewort, Fig buttercupPerennial0.2 0-0 FLMHSNM123
Raphanus sativus oleiformisFodder RadishAnnual0.5 0-0 FLMHSNM333
Reichardia picroidesFrench Scorzonera, Common brighteyesPerennial0.5 7-10 FLMHSNM502
Reynoutria japonicaJapanese knotweed.Perennial2.0 4-8 FLMHSNM333
Rhamnus carolinianusIndian Cherry, Oak, Carolina BuckthornTree12.0 5-9 SLMHSNM212
Rhamnus frangulaAlder BuckthornShrub5.0 3-7 SLMHSNMWe033
Rhamnus purshianaCascara SagradaTree10.0 -  LMHSNM232
Ribes sanguineumFlowering Currant, Blood currantShrub2.5 5-9 MLMHSNM203
Ribes sanguineum glutinosumFlowering CurrantShrub2.7 5-9  LMHSNM203
Ribes speciosumFuchsia-flowered GooseberryShrub2.0 7-10 FLMSNDM103
Rosa gallicaFrench RoseShrub2.0 4-8 MLMHSNM223
Rubus corchorifoliusFingerberry, Brombeere, Jute-leaved raspberry,Shrub2.5 5-9  LMHSNM301
Rumex paucifoliusFewleaved Dock, Alpine sheep sorrelPerennial0.0 0-0  LMHSNMWe101
Rumex pulcherFiddle DockPerennial0.5 -  LMHSNDM101
Salix alaxensisFeltleaf WiillowTree10.0 3-7  LMHNMWe122
Setaria italicaFoxtail MilletAnnual0.5 10-12  LMHNM422
Sherardia arvensisField Madder, Blue fieldmadderAnnual0.3 0-0  LMHNDM001
Smilacina racemosaFalse SpikenardPerennial1.0 2-8  LMHFSM422
Smilax pseudochinaFalse China RootClimber2.0 -  LMHSNMWe32 
Solidago graminifoliaFlat-Topped GoldenrodPerennial1.5 3-7  LMHSNM111
Sonchus arvensisField Milk Thistle, Field sowthistle, Moist sowthistlePerennial1.2 0-0  LMHSNM213
Sonneratia caseolarisFirefly mangrove, mangrove appleTree15.0 10-12 MLMHNMWe224
Sorbaria sorbifoliafalse spiraeaShrub1.8 2-7 FLMHSNM10 
Sorbus latifoliaFrench HalesTree14.0 4-8 MLMHSNM40 
Sporobolus caroliFairy GrassPerennial0.4 -  LMNM10 
Tagetes patulaFrench Marigold, Dwarf French MarigoldAnnual0.5 2-11 FLMHNDM224
Tanacetum partheniumFeverfew, MatricariaPerennial0.6 5-8 MLMHNDM252
Telfairia occidentalisFluted GourdClimber15.0 10-12 FLMHFSNM422
Telfairia pedataOysternutClimber20.0 10-12 FLMHSNM422
Tellima grandifloraFringe Cups, Bigflower tellimaPerennial0.6 5-9  LMHSNM013
Tephrosia vogeliiFish-poison-bean,Shrub3.0 10-12 FLMHSNM022
Thamnocalamus spathaceusUmbrella BambooBamboo4.0 5-9  LMHFSNM002
Thysanotus tuberosusFringed LilyPerennial0.2 9-11  LMNDM10 
Tiarella cordifoliaFoamflower, Heartleaf foamflower, Clumping FoamflowerPerennial0.2 3-9 FLMHFSM022
Tilingia ajanensisfalse snowparsleyPerennial0.2 -  LMHNM10 
Trifolium ciliatumFoothill CloverAnnual0.5 0-0  LMHNM203
Trifolium ornithopodioidesBirdsfoot Fenugreek, Bird cloverAnnual/Perennial0.2 0-0  LMHNMWe103
Trigonella foenum-graecumFenugreek, Sicklefruit fenugreekAnnual0.6 5-9 FLMHNDM453
Uvularia grandifloraFairybells, Merry Bells, Bellwort, Largeflower bellwortPerennial0.3 4-9 MLMFSM03 
Vaccinium arboreumFarkleberryTree5.0 6-9  LMSNM213
Vaccinium myrsinitesFlorida Evergreen Blueberry, Shiny blueberryShrub0.5 6-9  LMSNM21 
Veronica agrestisField Speedwell, Green field speedwellAnnual0.1 0-0  LMHNM110
Vicia narbonensisFrench Vetch, Purple broad vetchAnnual1.0 0-0  LMHSNM20 
Vicia tenuifoliaFine-Leaved Vetch, Cow vetchPerennial0.0 5-9  LMHSNM103
Vitex keniensisFulu, Mkombachiko, MufuuTree25.0 10-12 FLMNM204
Vitis cordifoliaFrost GrapeClimber20.0 4-8 FLMHSNDM201
Vitis vulpinaFrost GrapeClimber25.0 4-8  LMHSNDM312
Woodfordia fruticosaFire-flame bushShrub5.0 10-12 MLMHNM224
Yushania maculataMaculata bambooBamboo5.0 6-10 FLMHSNM303
Zanthoxylum piperitumJapanese Pepper TreeShrub2.0 5-9  LMHSNM321
Zanthoxylum schinifoliumPeppertreeShrub4.0 5-9  LMHSNM220

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water. Rating: 1 = Minor 5 = Great.

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