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Plant list for The World Garden


I’ve shared my list of plants that I’ve planted in Trondheim’s World Garden to a few people who’ve asked and now it’s available to anyone who is curious (follow the link).
The World Garden (Verdenshagen) is a garden I’ve created, starting in 2017, to show off the diversity of perennial vegetables, essentially my book Around the World in 80 Plants as a formal garden. Many are edimentals, edientomentals and ediavimentals (i.e, edimentals that are also useful to insects and birds respectively) and demonstrates how growing food can both look good and promote a large biodiversity. The plants are placed geographically around a 12m diameter circle with the centre representing the North Pole, where edibles from arctic and mountain regions of the world are planted.
A few are annuals or biennials, planted in the gaps as the perennials grow and expand. For those of you who like lists, a list of the 359 plants I’ve planted so far is included below the new drone pictures taken in 2024! (thanks to board member Dan Smith). NB! A few of the plants have died, so this isn’t a list of current plants in the garden! I’ve noted this in the list. In addition, a few are planted each spring and overwintered indoors, such as some of the South American tuber crops.

 

PLANTED IN THE WORLD GARDEN (as of January 2025)
Acanthopanax sessiliflorum (syn Eleutherococcus sessiliflorus); Korean Ginseng
Aegopodium podograria Variegata; Ground elder; Skvallerkål
Agastache foeniculum ; Anise Hyssop; Anisisop
Agastache foeniculum Aureum; Golden Anise Hyssop; Anisisop
Agastache spp.; ;
Alcea ficifolia; ;
Alcea rosea ; Hollyhock; Stokkrose
Allium altissimum “Goliath”; Persian shallot ; Persisk sjalott
Allium ampeloprasum “Elephant Garlic”; Elephant Garlic; Elefanthvitløk
Allium ampeloprasum “Oerprei”; ;
Allium ampeloprasum “Perennial Leek”; Perennial leek;
Allium ampeloprasum “Perennial”?; Perennial leek;
Allium ampeloprasum “Porrum”; Leek; Purre
Allium ampeloprasum var babingtonii; Babington’s Leek;
Allium angulosum x nutans “Norrlandsløk”; Norrland onion; Norrlandsløk
Allium carolinianum ; ;
Allium cernuum “Alan Kapuler”; Nodding onion; Prærieløk
Allium cernuum “Dwarf White”; Nodding onion; Prærieløk
Allium cernuum Miks; Nodding onion; Prærieløk
Allium cernuum Tall; Nodding onion ; Prærieløk
Allium douglasii; Douglas’ Onion;
Allium fistulosum “Ishikura”; Welsh onion; Pipeløk
Allium fistulosum “Nedre Gjetsiden”; Welsh onion; Takløk fra Gudbrandsdalen
Allium flavum “Blue Leaf” ; ;
Allium flavum tauricum; Small Yellow Onion; Doggløk
Allium hookeri var muliense; ;
Allium humile; ;
Allium karataviense; ;
Allium lusitanicum; ; Kantløk
Allium macranthum “Album”; ;
Allium moly; Golden Garlic; Lili Leek; Gull-løk
Allium nutans “Esmee” ; Blue Chives; Sibirsk nikkeløk
Allium nutans “Seedlings” ; Blue Chives; Sibirsk nikkeløk
Allium obliquum; Twistedleaf Garlic; Tvistebladløk
Allium ochotense (Allium ulleungense?); ;
Allium ochotense (syn Allium victorialis); Victory onion; Seiersløk
Allium pskemense; ;
Allium pskemense x fistulosum; Wietse’s onion; Wietsesløk
Allium sativum “Aleksandra”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Arkus”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Belarus”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Cledor”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Dukat”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Estisk Rød”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “German Hardneck”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Ljubasha”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Lochiel”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Morado”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Ornac”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Romania”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Tia Pink”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “USSR Rocambole”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Valdres”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Vallelado”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium sativum “Ävrö”; Garlic; Hvitløk
Allium schoenoprasum Alba; Chives; Gressløk
Allium schoenoprasum Dwarf; Chives; Gressløk
Allium schoenoprasum ssp boreale “Bente Marie Antonsen”; Siberian chives; Sibirgressløk
Allium scorodoprasum “Sandøy”; Sand leek; Bendelløk
Allium scorodoprasum “Abrahamsplassen, Lysthushaugen, Store Milde”; Sand leek; Bendelløk
Allium scorodoprasum “Borøya”; Sand leek; Bendelløk
Allium scorodoprasum “Gotland”; Sand leek; Bendelløk
Allium scorodoprasum “Homborsund fyr, Store Grønningen”; Sand leek; Bendelløk
Allium scorodoprasum “Leikerøya”; Sand leek; Bendelløk
Allium scorodoprasum “Møvik”; Sand leek; Bendelløk
Allium senescens ; ;
Allium sphaerocephalon; ;
Allium stipitatum; Persian shallot ; Persisk sjalott
Allium stipitatum “Mount Everest” ; Persian shallot ; Persisk sjalott
Allium ursinum; Ramsons; Ramsløk
Allium validum; Pacific onion; Stillehavsløk
Allium victorialis; Alpine Leek; Seiersløk
Allium victorialis “Nordland” ; Victory onion; Seiersløk
Allium wallichii Miks; Jimbur; Nepal-løk
Allium x cornutum ; ;
Allium x proliferum ; Walking onion; Luftløk
Allium x proliferum “5-Etasjers”; Walking onion; Luftløk
Allium x proliferum “Dømmesmoen”; Walking onion; Luftløk
Allium x proliferum “Labråten”; Walking onion; Luftløk
Allium x proliferum “Lachmanns Vei”; Walking onion; Luftløk
Allium x proliferum “Landeskogen Tuberkulose Sanatorie, Grendi”; Walking onion; Luftløk
Allium x proliferum “Lindesnes Fyr”; Walking onion; Luftløk
Allium x proliferum “Malvik, Trøndelag”; Walking onion; Luftløk
Allium x proliferum “Merete Lauen”; Walking onion; Luftløk
Allium x proliferum “Sunnfjord Folkemuseum”; Walking onion; Luftløk
Allium x proliferum “Tord Kvitrud”; Walking onion; Luftløk
Allium x proliferum “Tungenes Fyr”; Walking onion; Luftløk
Allium zebdanense; ;
Anchusa “Loddon Royalist”; ;
Anethum graveolens ; Dill; Dill
Anethum graveolens “Bouquet”; Dill; Dill
Angelica acutiloba ; ;
Angelica archangelica ssp archangelica v. Majorum “Vossakvann Markusteigen”; Angelica; Vossakvann
Angelica gigas; Korean Angelica/Giant Angelica; Rødkvann
Angelica keiskei; Ashitaba; (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Anredera cordifolia; Madeira Vine (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Anthriscus cerefolium ; Chervil; Hagekjørvel
Anthriscus sylvestris “Golden Fleece”; Cow parsley; Hundekjeks
Apium graveolens “Blush”; Celery ; Selleri
Apium nodiflorum; Fool’s Water-cress; European Marshwort;
Aquilegia caerulea (syn. coerulea); Rocky Mountain Columbine; Himmelakeleie
Aquilegia canadensis ; Wild Columbine; Kanadaakeleie
Arabis alpina; Alpine rock cress; Fjellskrinneblom
Aralia californica; ;
Aralia cordata ; Udo; Udo
Aralia cordata “Sun King”; Udo; Udo (died)
Aralia cordata var. sachalinensis; Udo; Udo
Aralia elata; Japanese Angelica Tree; Høstaralia
Aralia schmidtii; ;
Arctium lappa “Være Miks”; Great Burdock; Storborre
Artemisia dracunculus sativa “German”; German Tarragon; Tysk estragon
Asclepias incarnata “Soulmate”; Swamp Milkweed;
Asparagus officinalis ; Asparagus; Asparges
Asparagus officinalis “3lb Coffee Can”; Asparagus; Asparges
Asparagus officinalis “Meg’s Asparagus” ; Asparagus; Asparges
Asparagus officinalis “Purple Passion”; Asparagus; Asparges
Asparagus officinalis “Ringve”; Asparagus; Asparges
Asparagus officinalis “Tobacco box”; Asparagus; Asparges
Aster macrophylla “Twilight”; Big leaf aster;
Aster ovatus var yezoensis “Hakikomi Fu” (now Aster microcephalus);
Aster scaber; ;
Aster scaber “Ki Hakikomi Fu”; ;
Aster yomena; ;
Atriplex hortensis “Lille Næstved Skole” NGB26130; Orach; Hagemelde
Begonia aff. sinensis BWJ8133; (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Begonia miks (Colden Common); (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Begonia Plantearven #30; (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Bistorta officinalis; Bistort; Ormerot
Bistorta officinalis ssp pacifica “Hakikomi Fu”; Bistort; Ormerot
Brassica juncea “Giant Red”; Mustard Greens; Sennepsalat
Brassica oleracea “Couve de Estaca” ; Perennial Kale; Flerårig Kål
Brassica oleracea “Daubenton x Late Purple Sprouting Brokkoli / Low” ; Perennial Kale; Flerårig Kål
Brassica oleracea “Daubenton-like” ; Perennial Kale; Flerårig Kål
Brassica oleracea “Ehwiger Kohl” (syn “Eiiwig Moes”); Ehwiger cabbage;
Brassica oleracea “Homesteader’s Kale” ; Perennial Kale; Flerårig Kål
Brassica oleracea “Taunton Deane”; Ehwiger cabbage; Flerårig Kål
Brassica oleracea “Tree Collard” ; Perennial Kale; Flerårig Kål
Calendula officinalis ; Pot Marigold; Ringblomst
Calochortus palmeri; Palmer’s mariposa lily, Strangling mariposa;
Camassia cusickii “Zwanenburg”; Cusick’s Quamash; Stjernehyasint
Camassia quamash; Small Camas;
Camassia quamash “Orion”; Small Camas;
Campanula latifolia Ex-“Gloaming”; Giant Bellflower; Storklokke
Campanula latifolia Ex-“Lotzes Dark Bells”; Giant Bellflower; Storklokke
Campanula punctata “Alba”; ;
Campanula punctata “Beetroot / Rubrifolia”; Chinese Rampion; Prikk-klokke
Canna “Solveig Bakken”;(Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Canna edulis var warszewiczii (syn. Canna indica); Indian Shot; Queensland arrowroot; (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Capsella bursa-pastoris; Shepherd’s Purse; Gjetertaske
Carum carvi “Caraway Root” from Malvik; Caraway; Karve
Chaerophyllum bulbosum “Doreene”; Turnip-rooted Chervil; Knollkjeks (died)
Chenopodium ambrosioides ; Epazote; Sitronmelde (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Chrysanthemum coronarium “Double” CHRY69; Shungiku; Chopsuey Greens; Shungiku; Kronkrage
Chrysanthemum coronarium CHRY67 (Single flowered); Shungiku; Chopsuey Greens; Shungiku; Kronkrage
Chrysanthemum coronarium Double; Shungiku; Chopsuey Greens; Shungiku; Kronkrage
Chrysanthemum coronarium Double White; Shungiku; Chopsuey Greens; Shungiku; Kronkrage
Chrysanthemum segetum ; Corn Marigold; Gullkrage
Cichorium intybus; Chicory; Sikkori
Cichorium intybus “Soncino” iPK; Chicory; Sikkori
Cichorium intybus “Witloof Væres Venner”; Chicory; Sikkori
Cirsium canum; Queen Anne’s Thistle;
Cirsium eriophorum; Wooly Thistle; Ulltistel
Cirsium occidentale; Cobweb thistle;
Cirsium oleraceum; Siberian Thistle/Cabbage Thistle; Kåltistel
Cirsium rivulare “Atropurpureum”; ;
Cirsium tuberosum ; Tuberous Thistle; Knolltistel
Codonopsis ovata; ;
Codonopsis pilosula ; Dang Shen; Dang Shen
Coix lacryma-jobi “Mekong”; Job’s Tears; Jobståre
Conopodium majus; Pignut; Jordnøtt
Coriandrum sativum; Coriander; Koriander
Crambe cordifolia; Heartleaf Crambe; Buskstrandkål
Crambe maritima “Lily White” ; Sea kale; Strandkål
Crambe orientalis; ;
Crithmum maritimum; Rock Samphire; Sanktpeterskjerm (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Cryptotaenia canadensis; Honewort;
Cryptotaenia japonica ; Mitsuba; Japanese Parsley; Mitsuba; Japansk Persille
Cryptotaenia japonica “Dosaka Shiroguki” CRY1; Mitsuba; Japanese Parsley; Mitsuba; Japansk Persille
Cryptotaenia japonica Atropurpurea; Mitsuba; Japanese Parsley; Mitsuba; Japansk Persille
Cynara scolymus “Vert de Leon” ; Artichoke; Artiskokk (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Cyperus esculentus; Tiger Nuts/Chufa; Matkypergras (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Dahlia “Bishop of Dover”; (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Dahlia “Bishop of Llandaff”; (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Dahlia “Bløtkake”; (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Dahlia “Yellow Sneezy”; (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Dahlia pinnata “Festival”; ;
Diplotaxis tenuifolia “Wild Rocket Wildfire”?; Perennial Wall-rocket ; Steinsennep
Dystaenia takesimana;  Giant Ulleung Celery
Elatostema umbellata; ; (died)
Elsholtzia elata; Crested Late Summer-Mint; Kammynte
Fagopyrum dibotrys; Perennial Buckwheat; Flerårig Bokhvete (died)
Fagopyrum tataricum FAG98; Tartarian Buckwheat; Vill Bokhvete
Foeniculum vulgare “Bronze”; Fennel; Fennikel (died)
Fritillaria camschatcensis; Kamchatka Lily/Rice Lily; Svartlilje
Fuchsia magellanica; Hardy Fuchsia; Magellan-tåre
Glycyrrhiza glabra ; Licquorice; Lakrisrot (not all varieties have survived)
Glycyrrhiza glabra GLY18; Licquorice; Lakris
Glycyrrhiza glabra var glabra GLY23; Licquorice; Lakris
Glycyrrhiza glabra var glabra GLY8; Licquorice; Lakris
Glycyrrhiza glabra var glandulifera GLY1; Licquorice; Lakris
Glycyrrhiza glabra var glandulifera GLY7; Licquorice; Lakris
Hablitzia tamnoides; Hablitzia; Caucasian spinach; Stjernemelde
Helianthus annuus “Dwarf Yellow”; Sunflower; Solsikke
Helianthus annuus “Short Russian”; Sunflower; Solsikke
Helianthus strumosus “Herman”?; ;
Helianthus tuberosum “Bianca”; Jerusalem Artichoke; Jordskokk
Helianthus tuberosum “Dagnøytral Form”; Jerusalem Artichoke; Jordskokk
Helianthus tuberosum “Dagnøytral x Karl Aakerro’s Northern accessions; Jerusalem Artichoke; Jordskokk
Helianthus tuberosum “Dwarf Sunray”; Jerusalem Artichoke; Jordskokk
Helianthus tuberosum “Dwarf”; Jerusalem Artichoke; Jordskokk
Helianthus tuberosum “Fuseau”; Jerusalem Artichoke; Jordskokk
Helianthus tuberosum “Long Smooth”; Jerusalem Artichoke; Jordskokk
Helianthus tuberosum “NC-202”; Jerusalem Artichoke; Jordskokk
Hemerocallis; ;
Hemerocallis altissima; Day Lily; Daglilje
Hemerocallis citrina; Day Lily; Daglilje
Hemerocallis dumortieri; ;
Hemerocallis middendorfii; ;
Hemerocallis spp. ; ;
Hemerocallis spp. #2; Daylily; Daglilje
Heracleum sphondylium “Pink flowered”; Hogweed; Kystbjørnekjeks
Hosta “Blue Angel”; ;
Hosta “Empress Wu”; ;
Hosta montana?; ;
Hosta nigrescens; ;
Hosta sieboldiana “Big Daddy”; Plantain-Lily; Dugg-bladlilje
Hosta sieboldiana “Elegans”; ;
Humulus lupulus; Hops; Humle (Wild from Wisconsin)
Humulus lupulus Aureus ; Golden Hops; Gullhumle
Hydrophyllum appendiculatum; Great Waterleaf;
Hydrophyllum tenuipes; Pacific waterleaf, Slender-stem waterleaf;
Hydrophyllum virginianum; Eastern Waterleaf; Virginia Waterleaf;
Kalimeris pinnatifida “Hortensis” ; ;
Kalimeris yomena “Shogun”; ;
Laportea bulbilifera; ; (died)
Laportea canadensis ; Canadian Wood Nettle;
Lathyrus sativus; Chickling Pea; Fôrskolm
Levisticum officinale “Ullershov”; Lovage; Løpstikke
Lewisia longipetala x cotyledon “Little Plum”; ;
Lewisia pygmaea; Pygmy Bitterroot, Alpine Lewisia, Dwarf Lewisia ; Dverglewisia
Lewisia rupicola (syn Lewisia columbiana var rupicola); Columbian Lewisia; Columbian Bitteroot
Ligularia fischeri; Fischer’s Ligularia; Fischersnøkketunge
Ligularia fischeri “Vill fra Himalaya”; ;
Ligularia fischeri var. megalorhiza “Cheju Charmer”; ;
Ligusticum canadense; American lovage, boar hog root, Canadian licorice-root;
Ligusticum grayi; Gray’s licorice-root;
Ligusticum hultenii; ;
Lilium davidii; David’s Lily; Davidslilje
Lilium henryi; ;
Lilium lancifolium; Tiger lily; Tigerlilje
Lilium martagon Miks; Martagon Lily; Martagonlilje; krøll-lilje
Lomatium dissectum; Fernleaf Biscuitroot;
Lomatium nudicaule; Pestle Parsnip ;
Lotus tetragonolobus (syn Tetragonolobus purpureus); Asparagus Pea;
Maianthemum racemosum “Emily Moody” ; False Spikenard; Toppkonvall
Malva crispa; Curly mallow; Kruskattost
Malva moschata; Musk Mallow; Moskuskattost
Malva moschata “Alba”; Musk Mallow; Moskuskattost
Malva sylvestris zebrina; Common Mallow; Apotekerkattost
Matteuccia struthiopteris ; Ostrich Fern; Strutseving
Medicago sativa ; Lucerne, Alfalfa; Blålusern
Medicago sativa “Cache Valley”; Lucerne, Alfalfa; Blålusern
Melissa officinalis ; Lemon balm; Sitronmelisse
Monarda “Cambridge Scarlet”; ;
Monarda “Pink Surprise” (Supreme); ;
Monarda fistulosa; Wild Bergamot; Rørhestemynte
Oenanthe javanica; Seri; Seri
Oplopanax horridus; Devil’s Club; (died)
Opuntia spp. ; ;
Ornithogalum pyrenaicum ; Bath Asparagus;
Osmorhiza spp.; ;
Oxalis “Ute” (O. laciniata x O. enneaphylla); ;
Oxalis acetosella “Rosea”; Wood Sorrel; Gjøksyre
Oxalis adenophylla “Minima”; ;
Oxalis tuberosa “Red”; Oca; Oca (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Oxalis tuberosa “Yellow”; Oca; Oca (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Papaver somniferum var setigerum ; Opium poppy; Opiumvalmue
Papaver somniferum “After Midnight”; Opium poppy; Opiumvalmue
Papaver somniferum “Sissinghurst White”; Opium poppy; Opiumvalmue
Perideridia montana; Gairdner’s Yampah ;
Petroselinum crispum ; Parsley; Persille
Petroselinum crispum “Moss Curled 2”; Parsley; Persille
Phaseolus coccineus “Attila”; ;
Phaseolus coccineus Miks; Runner Beans; Blomsterbønner, løpebønner
Phyteuma nigrum ; Black rampion; Svartvadderot
Phyteuma spicatum ; Spiked Rampion; Vadderot
Phyteuma spicatum (with blotches); Spiked Rampion; Vadderot
Phytolacca americana; Pokeweed; Kermesbær
Plantago major “Atropurpurea”; Greater Plantain; Groblad
Platycodon grandiflorus “Mixed hybrid doubles”; Balloon Flower; Flattklokke
Polygonum viviparum; Alpine bistort; Harerug
Polymnia sonchifolia (syn Polymnia edulis; from Nevi); Yacon Strawberry; Yacon (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Primula veris ; Cowslip; Marinøkleblom
Raphanus sativus convar caudatus “Busk reddik”; Radish; Reddik
Raphanus sativus convar caudatus “Dragon’s Tail”; Radish; Reddik
Raphanus sativus convar caudatus “IPK RA765” Slangenradijs; Radish; Reddik
Raphanus sativus convar caudatus “IPK RA82”; Radish; Reddik
Raphanus sativus convar caudatus “IPK RA84”; Radish; Reddik
Raphanus sativus convar caudatus “IPK RA85”; Radish; Reddik
Raphanus sativus convar caudatus “Radish pod”; Radish; Reddik
Rheum ribes; ;
Rheum webbianum; ; 
Rheum x rhabarbarum “Ex-Træna”; Rhubarb; Rabarbra
Rhodiola rosea; Roseroot; Rosenrot
Rosmarinus officinalis ; Rosemary; Rosmarin
Rudbeckia laciniata ; Cutleaf Coneflower; Gjerdesolhatt
Rudbeckia laciniata (Double); Cutleaf Coneflower; Gjerdesolhatt
Rumex acetosa “Kerti” IPK RUM22; Sorrel; Engsyre
Rumex acetosa “Champion”; Sorrel; Engsyre
Rumex acetosa “Non-flowering variety” (Profusion?); Sorrel; Engsyre
Rumex acetosa vinealis; Sorrel; Engsyre
Rumex patientia; Herb Patience; Hagesyre
Rumex rugosus RUM22; ;
Rumex scutatus “Leiden” ; Buckler-leaved Sorrel; Fransksyre
Rumex scutatus “Silver Shield” ; Buckler-leaved Sorrel; Fransksyre
Saccharum officinarum “Raglan”; Sugar Cane; Sukkerrør (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Sagitttaria latifolia?; Wapato; Wapato
Salvia officinalis; Sage; Salvie
Saxifraga stolonifera; Creeping saxifrage, strawberry saxifrage, creeping rockfoil
Saxifraga stolonifera Dark leaves; Creeping saxifrage, strawberry saxifrage, creeping rockfoil
Schisandra chinensis “Eastern Prince”; Wu Wei Zi; Sandra Berry; Schisandra;
Secale cerale “Mountaineer Perennial”; Rye; Rug
Sedum sarmentosum; ;
Sideritis hyssopifolia; ;
Sideritis syriaca; Greek mountain tea; Gresk fjellte
Silene vulgaris “Rosea”; Bladder Campion, Maiden’s Tears; Engsmelle
Silene vulgaris “Variegata”; Bladder Campion, Maiden’s Tears; Engsmelle
Silybum marianum “Adriana”; Milk Thistle; Mariatistel
Sium sisarum ; Skirret; Sukkerrot
Sium sisarum “Improved”; Skirret; Sukkerrot
Taraxacum “Pissenlit Ameliore Coeur Plein” IPK TARA11; Moss-leaved Dandelion; Mosebladet løvetann
Taraxacum albidum; ;
Taraxacum coreanum; ;
Taraxacum leucanthum ; ;
Taraxacum pseudoroseum; Pink flowered dandelion; Rosablomstret løvetann
Taraxacum tortilobum ; Moss-leaved Dandelion; Mosebladet løvetann
Tetragonia tetragonoides; New Zealand Spinach; Ny Zealandsk spinat (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Tigridia pavonia; Tiger flower; Ny Zealandsk spinat (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Tradescantia occidentalis; Prairie Spiderwort;
Tradescantia (Andersoniana Group) ‘Sweet Kate’; ;
Tragopogon balcanicus; ;
Tragopogon orientalis; ;
Trillium erectum “Burgundy”; Beth Root
Tropaeolum majus all; Nasturtium; Vanlig blomkarse
Tropaeolum tuberosum “Ken Aslet”; Mashua; Knollblomkarse (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Tropaeolum tuberosum “White tubers”; Mashua; Knollblomkarse (Not hardy, overwintered inside)
Urtica dioica “Stingless Form Group” #2; Stinging nettle ; Brennesle
Urtica gracilis (syn Urtica dioica gracilis); Stinging Nettle, California Nettle;
Vicia faba; Broad beans; Bondebønner
Vicia faba “Oldamster Wierdeboon”; Broad beans; Bondebønner
Vicia faba major “Fingerprint Fava”; Broad Beans; Bondebønne
Vicia faba major “Red Cheek Fava”; Broad Beans; Bondebønne
Vicia faba major “Small Black”; Broad Beans; Bondebønne
Vicia faba major “The Sutton”; Broad Beans; Bondebønne
Vicia narbonensis; ;
Zingiber mioga ; Myoga, Myoga ginger, Japanese Ginger;  (died)

Mine Økouka Trøndelag arrangementer 2024

(Note that there will be an extra tour for English speakers on Tuesday)
Det blir en travel uke i neste uke for KVANN Trøndelag med hagevandringer i alle mine 3 hager, hjemme i The Edible Garden, i Væres Venners Felleshagen på Ranheim og i Løkhagen Chicago i Ringve Botaniske Hagen i Trondheim!
VEL MØTT!
15. september, kl 11-15   KVANN (Margaret, Judit og meg) deltar med stand under Natur- og hagefestival på Ringve førstkommende søndag 15. september fra 11-15. Vi skal stå like ved løkhagen og jeg skal også vise rundt i Løkhagen Chicago kl 1400; vi selger som vanlig et mangfold av flerårige grønnsaker med fokus på Allium og særlig natur og pollinator vennlige grønnsaker!
17. september, kl 17   Garden tour at Væres Venners Community Garden at Ranheim for English speakers. THIS IS AN EXTRA TOUR BY REQUEST AND NOT ANNOUNCED YET BY ØKOUKA!  Just turn up if you’d like to join us! For location see https://www.google.com/maps/place/63%C2%B025’56.8%22N+10%C2%B034’08.9%22E/@63.4324562,10.566571,682m
18.september, kl 17   Hagevandring #1 i Den Spiselige Hagen. For flere informasjon og påmelding, gå til https://www.okouka.no/lokale-oekouker/oekouka-troendelag/program/hagevandring-1-i-den-spiselige-hagen
21.september, kl 11   Hagevandring #2 i Den Spiselige Hagen. For flere informasjon og påmelding, gå til https://www.okouka.no/lokale-oekouker/oekouka-troendelag/program/hagevandring-2-i-den-spiselige-hagen/
22. september, kl 14   Hagevandring i Væres Venners Felleshagen på Ranheim. For flere informasjon gå til https://www.okouka.no/lokale-oekouker/oekouka-troendelag/program/hagevandring-i-vaeres-venners-felleshagen/

KVANNs stand på Ringve 2024
KVANNs stand på Ringve 2024
Verdenshagen, Væres Venners Felleshagen sommeren 2023
Hagevandring i Den Spiselige Hagen under Økouka 2022

 

The Onion Garden Chicago on 3rd July 2024

The Onion Garden Chicago at the Ringve Botanical Garden in Trondheim, Norway contains over 100 Allium species and over 400 different accessions including a collection of old Norwegian onions which I collected across the country with support from the Norwegian Genetic Resource Centre and the Norwegian Agricultural Authority. You can safely eat all Alliums and most species have in the past been wild foraged. A few do have an unpleasant taste, but most are good to eat including some of the best-known ornamental onions, some of the best edimentals (combined food and beauty) and edi-ento-mentals: also a very popular genus for pollinators like bumble bees. Members of KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) in Norway can order most of the Alliums grown in the garden each autumn (please support us by becoming a member at https://kvann.no/bli-med)
These are the 40 main Alliums I talk about, in order of appearance: Allium cernuum (nodding onion; Chicago onion; prærieløk) Allium cernuum “Alan Kapuler”(nodding onion; Chicago onion; prærieløk) Allium canadense Allium fistulosum (rooftop onion; takløk from the Gudbrandsdalen valley) a) From Søre Kleivmellomsæter, Mysusæter in Rondane at 885m asl b) From Nordre Geitsida, Sel municipality Allium cyathophorum var. cyathophorum Allium hymenorhizum Allium insubricum Allium validum (Pacific or swamp onion from California) Allium scorodoprasum (sand leek; bendelløk – garlic derives from old norse geirlauk meaning spear onion as demonstrated) Allium tricoccum (ramps) Allium caeruleum “Bulbilliferous form” Allium wallichii (Sherpa or Nepal onion) Allium senescens (Siberian onion) Allium fistulosum (Welsh onion; pipeløk) from Skedsmokorset, Akershus Allium sativum (hardneck / serpent garlic; slangehvitløk) Allium victorialis “Cantabrica” from northern Spain (Victory onion; seiersløk) Allium victorialis “Røst, Norway” from the island in the Lofoten Islands in Norway (Victory onion; seiersløk) Allium x proliferum “Catawissa onion” (topset, Egyptian or walking onions; luftløk, etasjeløk) Allium pskemense (tower onion; tårnløk) Allium pskemense x fistulosum “Wietse’s onion” Allium ochotense from Japan (earlier Allium victorialis) Allium carolinianum Allium moly (golden garlic, lily leek; gull-løk) Allium caesium Allium schoenoprasum (chives; gressløk) – deadheaded Allium douglasii (Douglas’ onion; Douglasløk) Allium cernuum “Dwarf White” (nodding onion; Chicago onion; prærieløk) Allium prattii x ovalifolium? (Chinese hybrid) Allium galanthum Allium rotundum Allium schoenoprasum subsp. sibiricum “Hokkaido” – later flowering than other chives Allium ovalifolium var. leuconeurum Allium flavum subsp. flavum var. minus (small yellow onion; doggløk) Allium ramosum Allium stipitatum (Persian shallots; Persisk sjalott) Allium maximowiczii var shibutsuense f. album Allium victorialis “Landegode, Nordland, Norway” (Victory onion; seiersløk) Allium nutans “Lena” (Siberian nodding onion; Sibirsk nikkeløk) Allum lenkoranicum

Dandelions in pink, white and yellow

16th May 2024: Dandelions in white, pink and (self-sowed) yellow in the Asian part of the World Garden at the Væres Venner Community Garden in Trondheim. I planted both Taraxacum albidum, Taraxacum leucanthum and Taraxacum pseudoroseum in this part of the garden and suspect these are albidum and pseudoroseum but am not sure. Will post separate albums below showing detailed studies of the pink and white one in case anyone has a key to these (there are several white flowered dandelion species in Asia).

Botanical details of what I’m growing as Taraxacum pseudoroseum in the World Garden at the Væres Venner community garden in Trondheim:

Botanical details of what I’m growing as Taraxacum albidum in the World Garden at the Væres Venner community garden in Trondheim. Anyone have a key to this species?

Snow onions

A new video on my youtube channel, the wonderfully exclusive SNOW ONION from the China and the Himalaya https://youtu.be/5mOcQ4aUQVI
We’re back in the Onion Garden Chicago at the Ringve Botanical Garden in Trondheim, Norway on 10th May and the first Allium is in flower. It’s Allium humile, known as the snow onion (snøløk) and one of my favourites and one of the world’s most exclusive foods, known from the ethnobotanical literature to be wild collected both in Kashmir, where it has also been domesticated in kitchen gardens and sold in markets, and in the northernmost Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Before you ask, I have no idea where you can get hold of seed or plants – my plants are sterile (no seed) – an exceptionally rare edimental (the garden website is here https://www.ntnu.edu/museum/the-onion-garden)

PROMOTING PERENNIAL VEGETABLES IN THE SWEDISH FOOD SUPPLY

In recent years, vegetable growers have started to open their eyes to perennial vegetables and quite a few are growing several types. Many more growers are curious and interested, but haven’t got started yet.
Now you can download the report put together by Eva Johansson, Annevi Sjöberg and Johanna Karlén through visits and interviews with growers of perennial vegetables all over the Nordics, including my 3 gardens in Trondheim / Malvik in June.
See https://perennagronsaker.se and click on the link! NB! In Swedish!
(Nice that the Onion Garden Chicago made the front page!)



Organic week in Trøndelag / Økouka i Trøndelag

Last week was National Organic Week (Økouka), a busy week for me as I had two garden tours in my Edible Garden in Malvik (the rain stopped both days just before we started), a walk and talk in the community garden at Væres Venner and a talk at Stammen Cafe & Bar in Trondheim on “Perennial Climate-friendly Food Plants for Urban Areas” talking about 15 advantages of growing perennials! Below you can see pictures from each of the events which were all well attended. I’ve credited the various photographers below. Thanks to all that came along!

1. Garden tour on Wednesday 27th September 

Making the Ø letter for Økouka (picture: Margaret Anderson)

2. Talk at Stammen 

Picture by Margaret Anderson
 

2. Garden tour on Sunday 1st October

Picture by Margaret Anderson

Pictures by Markus Tacker (click on the album pictures for more information):


Pictures by Marit By (click on the album pictures for more information)::

4. Walk and talk in the Væres Venner Community Garden
Pictures by Marit By (the World Garden looking good in its autumn colours with the backdrop of the old ash trees):


 

 

Celebration 40 genera salad

40 years ago this month I came to Norway to find a place for us to live as I was to start work at Institutt for kontinentalsokkelundersøkelser (IKU; Continental Shelf Institute) in Trondheim in October 1981. The flat I found was here in Malvik kommune (Torp). 
To celebrate 40 years in Malvik I made a salad with 40 different genera. The names of the genera are below the pictures!

The 40 genera:

  1. Begonia
  2. Anethum
  3. Salvia
  4. Lactuca
  5. Chrysanthemum
  6. Raphanus
  7. Apium
  8. Coriandrum
  9. Oxalis
  10. Tilia
  11. Tropaeolum
  12. Hablitzia
  13. Hosta
  14. Stellaria
  15. Alliaria
  16. Phyteuma
  17. Melissa
  18. Malva
  19. Lavatera
  20. Allium
  21. Lunaria
  22. Arabis
  23. Alchemilla
  24. Scorzonera
  25. Tragopogon
  26. Sanguisorba
  27. Campanula
  28. Primula
  29. Taraxacum
  30. Rumex
  31. Viola
  32. Lepidium
  33. Claytonia
  34. Ligularia
  35. Fragaria
  36. Osmorhiza
  37. Barbarea
  38. Hemerocallis
  39. Crambe
  40. Myrrhis

Alys meets the Modern Monk in the Edible Garden

10 years ago today I had my first celebrity visit, from the UK! On 10th April 2010 I received the following email message entitled Permaveggies:
“I am a garden writer based in Birmingham, England. I came across your work via an interview with you on a website and am very interested in learning more about your garden. I also share a love for unusual edibles that can be used in an ‘ornamental setting’. I suppose my garden has one foot in the forest garden camp and the other in a cottage garden. The greatest majority are edibles (everything from your typical vegetables to the more unusuals) with the rest being useful plants for medicine, feeding the garden or pollinators. I suppose the interesting part is that it’s a typical row terrace garden that’s about 60 ft long- cramped in is one way of looking at its design principles. I’ve written a book about it called the Edible Garden with it in conjunction with a programme on BBC2.
Anyhow I would love to talk more about your work and what you’ve discovered. I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely
Alys Fowler”
The interview was the one published on my friend Telsing Andrews’ blog, The Veggie Patch Reimagined (see https://veggiepatchreimagined.blogspot.com/2010/02/stephens-edimental-oasis-interview.html).
As part of this BBC series, permaculture had just been featured on 7th April 2010. The BBC crew visited Tim and Maddy Harland’s (my publishers) garden and were bowled over by their mature forest garden full of food and wildlife.
In my reply I jokingly wrote “Stop by next time you’re in the area”!
Little did I know that she would do just that a few months later! It turned out that she was researching her book “The Thrifty Forager” and was “looking for people to interview who boldly eat what others might not think to…”!
Alys’ book The Thrifty Forager was published the year after but my book with Introduction by Alys took another 3 years!
She devotes a whole section to my garden, its plants and The Modern Monk (guess who?) :) In the foreword to my book, there’s a picture of Alys reading my old coverless copy of Cornucopia II in the garden!
Below are 4 albums of pictures taken by Alys’ cameraman Brian Wheeler!

I have fond memories of this visit during a really hot period after the coldest June since the 1960s. The first album are pictures from the garden, the second from a forage and swim in the fjord, then a trip up to a local mountain Vennafjellet , via a second swimming spot, Nevrahølet (we were finished quite quickly with the pictures and interview in the garden due to the wonderful weather) and finally some pictures from Trondheim!
Alys was also a presenter on BBC’s Gardener’s World and writes a gardening column for the Guardian!

Other blog posts about Alys!
Alys Fowler in the Edible Garden:
https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=276
Alys’ Pool: https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=5572

1. Brian Wheeler’s photographs of The Edible Garden

2. Brian Wheeler’s photographs from a tour of the bay and beach below the house (after her swim, Alys said for the first time that I lived in paradise!)

3. Trip to Vennafjellet via Nevrahølet swimming hole in the eyes of Brian Wheeler

4. Alys Fowler in Trondheim (by Brian Wheeler)




 

The Allium garden at Ringve

19th June 2020: Video update from the Allium (Chicago) garden at the NTNU Ringve Botanical Gardens in Trondheim. The heat wave has brought many species into flower and the garden’s looking great! 
The official opening of the garden, planned for August, has been postponed to 2021. We are working on plant signs which will hopefully be added later in the summer.
The garden currently contains some 300 accessions including around 100 Allium species and many old Norwegian onions collected over several years from all over the country and funded by Norsk Genressurssenteret and Landbruksdirektoratet.
The signs for the garden are in part funded through a gift from Skjærgaarden (https://www.skjaergaarden.no) to KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) who have decided to use the gift at Ringve (see https://www.facebook.com/skjaergaarden.no/videos/2972781459487864)