Hardy perennial vegetables for temperate climates

A list of resilient, low maintenance and hardy perennial vegetables for temperate climates.

Organized by edible parts.

Plant		Type	Edible uses	Medicinal parts	Note
All parts
	American Water Lotus Nelumbo lutea	Species	Oil
	Common Day Lily Hemerocallis fulva	Species
	Honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis	Species
	Miner's Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata	Species
	Potato Onion Allium cepa aggregatum	Species
	Willow Herb Epilobium angustifolium	Species	Tea
Leaves
	Allium fistulosum Allium fistulosum	Species
	Allium ursinum Allium ursinum	Species
	Caucasian spinach Hablitzia tamnoides	Species
	Chives Allium schoenoprasum	Species
	Good King Henry Blitum bonus-henricus	Species
	Hosta undulata Hosta undulata	Species
	Lovage Levisticum officinale	Species	Condiment, Tea
	Sea Kale Crambe maritima	Species
	Sorrel Rumex acetosa	Species	Curdling agent
	Turkish Rocket Bunias orientalis	Species
	Urtica dioica Urtica dioica	Species	Oil, Colouring, Curdling agent, Drink
	Walking onion Allium × proliferum	Species
	Watercress Nasturtium officinale	Species
	Wild arugula Diplotaxis tenuifolia	Species
	Wood Sorrel Oxalis acetosella	Species	Curdling agent
Leaves, Fruits
	Prickly Pear Opuntia fragilis	Species
Leaves, Roots
	Canadian Garlic Allium canadense	Species
	Common Silverweed Argentina anserina	Species
	Poppy Mallow Callirhoe involucrata	Species
Pods
	Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca	Species	Oil, Gum, Sweetener		Pods must be cooked before eating.
Stalks/shoots
	Asparagus Asparagus officinalis	Species	Coffee
	Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris	Species			Fiddleheads are collected in spring, and must be well-cooked (steaming is best) before consumption.
	Rhubarb Rheum × hybridum	Species
	Udo Aralia cordata	Species
Tubers/roots
	Arrow Head Sagittaria sagittifolia	Species
	Ground Nut Apios americana	Species
	Horseradish Armoracia rusticana	Species	Condiment	Roots
	Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus	Species	Coffee, Sweetener

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