Edible Ontario Garden

Created by: sunash on 2024-03-17 • List type: wantlist • Visibility: Public

Edible native plants, to Ontario, that I would like to plant

Plant Type Color Days to maturity Drought resistant Edible Edible parts Edible uses Family Flowering Genus Growth Height Layer Life cycle Light requirement Medicinal Medicinal parts Nitrogen Fixing Nitrogen Usage Soil pH Soil type Water requirement Width Note
Allium cernuum
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves, Root Alliaceae 0.5 Herbs Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Allium tricoccum
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves, Root Alliaceae 0.3 Herbs Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium Moist
American Beech
Species
✔️ Inner bark, Leaves, Seed Oil, Coffee Fagaceae Slow 10.0 Trees Full sun, Partial sun/shade, Full shade Light (sandy), Medium Dry, Moist
American Plum
Species
✔️ Fruit, Seed Rosaceae Pollinator Attractant Medium 6.0 Understory Full sun, Partial sun/shade No Medium Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist 8
Beaked Hazel
Species
✔️ Seed Oil Betulaceae 3 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Black walnut
Species
✔️ Sap, Seed Oil, Sweetener Juglandaceae Fast 30.0 Tall trees Perennial Full sun True Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Blackberry
Species
✔️ Fruit, Leaves, Root, Shoots Tea Rosaceae Rubus Fast 3.0 Shrubs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade, Full shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist 1
Canada Violet
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves Tea Violaceae 0.4 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Chokeberry
Species
✔️ Fruit Pectin Rosaceae Medium 2.5 Shrubs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade True Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Chokecherry
Species
Fruit, Seed Rosaceae Fast 3.6 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade, Full shade 6.8-7.2 Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Common Milkweed
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves, Seed, Seedpod, Shoots Oil, Gum, Sweetener Asclepiadaceae Asclepias Medium 1.0 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium Dry, Moist
Cranberry
Species
✔️ Fruit Adoxaceae Medium 3.0 Shrubs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Ground Nut
Species
✔️ Root, Seed, Seedpod Fabaceae or leguminosae 1.2 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium Moist
Hog Peanut
Species
✔️ Root, Seed Fabaceae or leguminosae 1.5 Vines Perennial Partial sun/shade, Full shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Jerusalem artichoke
Species
True ✔️ Root Coffee, Sweetener Asteraceae or Compositae Fast 1.5-3.0m Roots Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade 4.5-8.2 Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist 1.7
Labrador Rose
Species
✔️ Flowers, Fruit, Seed Rosaceae 2.0 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Longleaf groundcherry
Species
Fruit Solanaceae 1.5 Herbs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Low serviceberry
Species
✔️ Fruit Rosaceae 1.8 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Mountain fly honeysuckle
Species
✔️ Fruit Caprifoliaceae Slow 1.5 Shrubs Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Northern Bayberry
Species
✔️ Fruit Condiment Myricaceae 3.0 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Northern Highbush Blueberry
Species
✔️ Fruit, Leaves Tea Ericaceae Medium 2.0 Shrubs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Acidic Moist 1
Ostrich Fern
Species
✔️ Leaves, Root Polypodiaceae Medium 1.0 Herbs Perennial Partial sun/shade 6.8-7.2 Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist 1.2
Paper Birch
Species
✔️ Flowers, Inner bark, Leaves, Sap, Shoots Sweetener, Tea Betulaceae Fast 20.0 Tall trees Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Pawpaw
Species
✔️ Fruit Annonaceae Slow 4.5 Trees Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Medium Moist 7
Pigweed
Species
✔️ Leaves, Seed Amaranthaceae 0.9 Annual Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Red raspberry
Species
✔️ Fruit, Root, Shoots, Stem Coffee, Tea Rosaceae Medium 2.0 Shrubs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist 1.5
Redbud
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod Condiment Fabaceae or leguminosae Medium 12 Trees Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium Moist
Riverbank Grape
Species
✔️ Fruit, Leaves, Sap, Shoots Vitaceae Fast 15.0 Vines Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Sambucus nigra spp canadensis
Species
✔️ Flowers, Fruit, Shoots Drink, Tea Caprifoliaceae Fast 4.0 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Scarlet Strawberry
Species
✔️ Fruit Tea Rosaceae 0.3 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Shagbark hickory
Species
✔️ Sap, Seed, Milk Juglandaceae Slow 30.0 Tall trees Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Sheepberry
Species
✔️ Fruit Adoxaceae Medium 9.0 Trees Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Shellbark hickory
Species
✔️ Sap, Seed Sweetener Juglandaceae Slow 30.0 Tall trees Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Silphium laciniatum
Species
Gum Asteraceae or compositae 2.0 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Smilacina racemosa
Species
✔️ Shoots Convallariaceae 1.0 Perennial Partial sun/shade, Full shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Snake Root
Species
Condiment Aristolochiaceae Slow 0.1 Perennial Partial sun/shade, Full shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Spice Bush
Species
Condiment, Tea Lauraceae Slow 3.0 Shrubs Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Spreading Orach
Species
✔️ Leaves, Seed Chenopodiaceae 0.8 Annual Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Moist
Staghorn sumac
Species
✔️ Fruit Oil, Drink Anacardiaceae Fast 6.0 Trees Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Sugar maple
Species
✔️ Inner bark, Leaves, Sap, Seed Sweetener Aceraceae Slow 30.0 Tall trees Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Virginia Waterleaf
Species
✔️ Leaves Hydrophyllaceae 0.6 Herbs Perennial Partial sun/shade True Roots Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
White Oak
Species
✔️ Seed Coffee Fagaceae Slow 20.0 Tall trees Full sun, Partial sun/shade Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Wild Bergamot
Species
✔️ Flowers, Leaves Condiment, Tea Lamiaceae or labiatae Medium 1.5 Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist 1
Wild Strawberry
Species
✔️ Fruit, Leaves Coffee, Tea Rosaceae 0.3 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Wild Yam
Species
✔️ Root Dioscoreaceae 3.0 Vines Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist