Seed Library of Planting Communities

Name (Latin / Variety / Regional / Common)

Growth habit

Life cycle

Medicinal action

Pollination

Soil preference

Stem orientation

Storage Collection

Sun exposure

Use as ground cover

Water Requirements

Winter hardy

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Atriplex hortensis Rubra

Garden orach, Gartenmelde

Annual
/
Kitchen garden
Beta vulgaris subsp. Rhubarb Chard

Chard, Mangold

Biannual
/
Kitchen garden
Brassica oleracea var. acephala Karalahana

Kale, Blattkohl

Biannual
/
Kitchen garden
Capsicum annuum Pippin (Buena Mulata)

Chilli Buena Mulata

Perennial
/
Kitchen garden
Capsicum baccatum Azteco Nero

Aztec Black Chilli

Perennial
/
Kitchen garden
Cichorium intybus Silvatica da Campo

Wild chicory, Schnittzichorie

Biannual
/
Hardy annuals and bi-annuals
Cochlearia officinalis

Spoonwort, Löffelkraut

Biannual
/
Kitchen aromatics
Cucurbita maxima Green hokkaido

Green Hokkaido Pumpkin

Annual
/
Kitchen garden
Dysphania ambrosioides

Epazote, Mexican Tea

Annual
/
Medicinal
Echinacea purpurea Medicinal

Coneflower, Sonnenhüte

Short-Lived Perennial
/
Medicinal
Hypericum perforatum Medicinal

St. John's Wort, Johanniskraut

Short-Lived Perennial
/
Medicinal
Lathyrus sativus

Grasspea (English); Saat-Platterbse (German)

Annual
/
Grains and pulses
Leonurus cardiaca

Motherwort, Hertzgespan

Perennial
/
Medicinal
Malva verticillata Chinese mallow

Chinese mallow, Quirl-Malve

Annual
/
Hardy annuals and bi-annuals
Marrubium vulgare

White Horehound, Maurerandorn

Perennial
/
Medicinal
Melilotus officinalis

Yellow sweet clover, Gelber Steinklee

Biannual
/
Medicinal
Nepeta cataria

Catnip, Katzenminze

Short-Lived Perennial
/
Medicinal
Origanum vulgare Wild oregano, Dost

Oregano, wilder Majoran

Short-Lived Perennial
/
Kitchen aromatics
Physalis philadelphica Toma verde

Tomatillo, mexican husk tomato

Annual
/
Kitchen garden
Pisum sativum convar. axiphium Junileevke

Sweet pea, sugar pea, Zuckererbse

Annual
/
Kitchen garden
Plantago major

Broadleaf plantain, Breitwegerich

Perennial
/
Medicinal
Salvia officinalis

Sage, Echter Salbei

Perennial
/
Medicinal
Sanguisorba minor Cultivated form

Kleiner Wiesenknopf, Pimpinelle (German); Salad Burnet (English)

Perennial
/
Perennial edibles
Solanum aethiopicum Melanzana rossa di Rotonda Basilicata

Ethiopian eggplant, Äthiopische Eierfrucht

Short-Lived Perennial
/
Kitchen garden
Solanum lycopersicum Plat de Haiti

Tomato

Annual
/
Kitchen garden
Solanum lycopersicum Spore’s Red Berry

Cherry tomato, Kirschtomate

Annual
/
Kitchen garden
Sorghum bicolor Sugar drip

Sorghum, Sorghumhirse

Annual
/
Grains and pulses
Symphitum officinale

Common Comfrey, Beinwell

Perennial
/
Medicinal
Valeriana officinalis

Valerian, Baldrian

Perennial
/
Medicinal
Verbascum densiflorum

Dense-flowered Mullein

Biannual
/
Medicinal