Edible Perennials - Zone 7 New England

Created by: kristi on 2021-11-13 • List type: wantlist • Visibility: Public

The most appealing perennial edibles I’ve found so far, along with notes on each.

Plant Type Note

Greens

Salad Burnet
Species
Cucumber-flavored leaves, if you pick from center of plant
Sea Kale
Species
Flavor: Kale plus fish.
Sorrel
Species
Young leaves taste like lemony baby spinach. Large leaves are bitter, but excellent cooked.
Watercress
Species
Peppery tasting salad green, can be cooked.

Vegetables

Asparagus
Species
Comes in purple!
Chinese Yam
Species
Tastes like potatoes
Common Day Lily
Species
Harvest buds and fry them like okra. But then you will miss the flowers!
Earthnut Pea
Species
Another nutty tuber.
Globe Artichoke
Species
Prefer Fiesole or Violet De Provence (because purple!)
Ground Nut
Species
Nutty Potatoes.
Hog Peanut
Species
Shelled peas taste similar to green beans. A lot of shelling for little beans though.
Hosta undulata
Species
Early spring shoots can be cooked like asparagus.
Jerusalem artichoke
Species
Nutty potato flavor - but high in inulin which can cause digestive issues.

Ungrouped

Perennial Lettuce
Species
Runner Bean
Species
Sweet Tea Vine
Species
Turkish Rocket
Species
Walking onion
Species
Wild Basil
Species
Wild arugula
Species