Hardy perennial vegetables for temperate climates

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

Organized by edible parts.

Plant	Latin name	Notes	Actions
All parts
American Water Lotus Nelumbo lutea	Nelumbo lutea	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Common Day Lily Hemerocallis fulva	Hemerocallis fulva	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis	Cryptotaenia canadensis	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Miner's Lettuce Claytonia perfoliata	Claytonia perfoliata	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Potato Onion Allium cepa aggregatum	Allium cepa aggregatum	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Willow Herb Epilobium angustifolium	Epilobium angustifolium	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Leaves
Caucasian spinach Hablitzia tamnoides	Hablitzia tamnoides	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Chives Allium schoenoprasum	Allium schoenoprasum	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Good King Henry Chenopodium bonus-henricus	Chenopodium bonus-henricus	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Hosta undulata Hosta undulata	Hosta undulata	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Lovage Levisticum officinale	Levisticum officinale	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Sea Kale Crambe maritima	Crambe maritima	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Sorrel Rumex acetosa	Rumex acetosa	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Stinging Nettle Urtica dioica	Urtica dioica	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Turkish Rocket Bunias orientalis	Bunias orientalis	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Walking onion Allium × proliferum	Allium × proliferum	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Watercress Nasturtium officinale	Nasturtium officinale	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Welsh Onion Allium fistulosum	Allium fistulosum	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Wild Garlic Allium ursinum	Allium ursinum	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Wood Sorrel Oxalis acetosella	Oxalis acetosella	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Leaves, Fruits
Prickly Pear Opuntia fragilis	Opuntia fragilis	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Leaves, Roots
Poppy Mallow Callirhoe involucrata	Callirhoe involucrata	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Silverweed Potentilla anserina	Potentilla anserina	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Pods
Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca	Asclepias syriaca	Pods must be cooked before eating. Pods must be cooked before eating.	Note Pods must be cooked before eating.
Stalks/shoots
Asparagus Asparagus officinalis	Asparagus officinalis	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris	Matteuccia struthiopteris	Fiddleheads are collected in spring, and must be well-cooked (steaming is best) before consumption. Fiddleheads are collected in spring, and must be well-cooked (steaming is best) before consumption.	Note Fiddleheads are collected in spring, and must be well-cooked (steaming is best) before consumption.
Rhubarb Rheum × hybridum	Rheum × hybridum	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Udo Aralia cordata	Aralia cordata	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Tubers/roots
Arrow Head Sagittaria sagittifolia	Sagittaria sagittifolia	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Ground Nut Apios americana	Apios americana	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Horseradish Armoracia rusticana	Armoracia rusticana	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️
Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus	Helianthus tuberosus	No notes here! 🤷‍♂️	Note No notes here! 🤷‍♂️

All parts

Leaves

Leaves, Fruits

Leaves, Roots

Pods

Stalks/shoots

Tubers/roots