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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)

World Garden November Salad

14th November 2024:  Although the World Garden I’ve created at the Væres Venner Community Garden in Trondheim is mostly perennials, I fill up gaps with some annuals and biennials and some of them continue right up to the first frosts when they become mush. Most of next week is forecast to be sub-zero day and night, so this was the last chance to harvest. See below the pictures for the ingredients list.
All the following were used in the salad and all were harvested in the World Garden!
Perennials:
Rumex acetosa subsp vinealis (wine sorrel / vinsyre)
Rumex acetosa “Abundance” (sorrel / engsyre)
Taraxacum tortilobum (Moss-leaved Dandelion / mosebladet løvetann)
Allium sativum (garlic / hvitløk)
Cirsium canum (Queen Anne’s thistle / Dronning Annes tistel); tubers
Helianthus tuberosus (Jerusalem artichoke / jordskokk); tubers
Annuals/Biennial:
Anthriscus cerefolium (chervil / hagekjørvel)
Petroselinum crispum (parsley / persille)
Fedia cornucopiae (horn of plenty)
Glebionis coronaria (chopsuey greens / kronkrage
Daucus carota (carrot / gulrot)
Brassica rapa “Målselvnepe” (turnip / nepe)
Flowers:
Calendula officinalis (pot marigold / ringblomst)
Malva moschata “Alba” (musk mallow / moskuskattost)
Fedia cornucopiae (horn of plenty)
Raphanus sativus (radish / reddik)

Saint John’s Eve Felafels

Yesterday was St. John’s Eve and many Norwegians (and other Scandinavians) celebrated what is known here as Sankthans or Jonsok with communal bonfires, the big midsummer celebration. Sankt Hans is a short form of Sankt Johannes. There is a special perennial onion which was traditionally harvested on this day in the Netherlands, which I believe to have a much large potential than its current status as a local food crop, as it is so much easier to grow, in particular in areas increasingly suffering from summer droughts and water shortages and avoids common pests of onions and shallots by its early growth and perhaps also resistance. If nothing else, it complements shallots and onions in that it is available much earlier in the year!
There is genetic evidence that St. John’s onion (Johannes-løk) has a unique triparental origin A. × cornutum with three putative parental species, A. cepa, A. pskemense, and A. roylei. Hardiness is probably bestowed by hardy Allium pskemense which has been growing in the Ringve Botanical Gardens in Trondheim for many years. A similar hybrid has been found both in Germany, Croatia and India. It was perhaps more widely cultivated in the past and these are just remnant populations. On 21st June I harvested the Croatian accession from the Onion Garden Chicago at the Ringve Botanical garden which had been left for two years resulting in hundreds of tightly packed onions and on 22nd June from the World Garden at the Væres Venner Community Garden. I replanted in both gardens single bulbs separated by about 10cm. in a roughly circular patch.
Last night, St. John’s Eve, I started a vegetarian midsummer tradition by making St. John’s Felafels with dried broad beans stored since the autumn and golpar spice (from dried seeds of a mix of Heracleum sp.).
See more about Johannes’ shallot at https://www.edimentals.com/blog/?p=22601

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?

A video tour of the World Garden

A video tour on my youtube channel showing what’s emerging in The World Garden (Verdenshagen) at the Væres Venner Community Garden in Ranheim, Trondheim, Norway on 7th May 2024. I’ve planted some 160 perennial vegetables here (including mostfrom my book Around the World in 80 plants – signed copies can be ordered from me). The plants are arranged geographically around a 12m diameter circle with the mid-point representing the North Pole and the arctic regions of the world. The garden has been created with support from the KVANN (Norwegian Seed Savers) network Schubelers Hager (see https://kvann.no/schubeler). These are the plants I mention in this video:
Angelica archangelica “Vossakvann” (Voss Angelica)
Urtica (two stingless stinging nettles; brennløs brennesle)
Matteuccia struthiopteris (ostrich fern; strutseving)
Allium angulosum x nutans “Norrland Onion” (Norrlandsløk)
Allium victorialis (victory onion; seiersløk) from naturalised populations in the Lofoten Islands)
Rumex patientia (patience dock; hagesyre)
Artemisia dracunculus sativa “German” (German tarragon; Tysk estragon)
Polygonum bistorta (bistort; ormerot)
Cirsium eriophorum (wooly thistle; ulltistel)
Humulus lupulus “Aureus” (golden hops; gullhumle)
Cirsium oleraceum (cabbage thistle; kåltistel)
Levisticum officinale (lovage; løpstikke)
Allium x cornutum (St. Jansuien; Johannesløk)
Phyteuma spicatum and P. nigra (spiked rampion; vadderot)
Hablitzia tamnoides (Caucasian spinach; stjernemelde)
Rumex acetosa “Champion” (sorrel; engsyre)
Allium stipitatum (Persian shallot; Persisk sjalott)
Allium pskemense x fistulosum “Wietse’s onion” (Wietsesløk)
Rhodiola rosea (roseroot; rosenrot)
Allium fistulosum “Takløk fra Gudbrandsdalen” (roof onion from the Gudbrandsdalen valley; old variety growing on turf roofs)
Arabis alpina (alpine rock cress; fjellskrinneblom)
Hemerocallis (day lilies; dagliljer)
Hosta
Ligularia fischeri “Cheju Charmer” (gomchwi; Koreansk nøkketunge)
Cryptotaenia japonica “Atropurpurea” (purple mitsuba)
Aralia cordata (udo)
Ligularia fischeri “Himalayan accession”
Allium senescens or nutans (or hybrid)
Arctium lappa (greater burdock; storborre)
Taraxacum pseudoroseum (pink flowered dandelion; rosablomstret løvetann)
Hemerocallis middendorfii
Secale cerale x montanum “Mountaineer” (perennial rye; flerårige rug)
Allium douglasii (Douglas’ onion; Douglas-løk)
Allium cernuum “Alan Kapuler” (nodding onion; prærieløk); wild collected by Kapuler on the coast of Oregon
Camassias
Allium cernuum “Major” (nodding onion; prærieløk)
Maianthemum racemosum “Emily Moody” (false spikenard; toppkonvall)
Oenanthe javanica (seri)
Sagittaria latifolia (wapato)
Urtica dioica subsp gracilis (California nettle)
Agastache foeniculum “Aureum” (golden anise hyssop; anisisop)
Hydrophyllum tenuipes (Pacific waterleaf)
Allium x proliferum “Catawissa” (walking onion; etasjeløk)
Rudbeckia laciniata “Hortensia” (cutleaf coneflower; gjerdesolhatt, Kyss-meg-over-gjerde)
Tradescantia occidentalis (prairie spiderwort)
Crambe maritima (sea kale; strandkål)

A diversity of rat’s tails

I remember years ago ordering seed of a special heirloom heritage radish “rat’s tail” (Raphanus sativus var caudatus) through the Heritage Seed Library in the UK. I remember that it was the gardener at naturalist Gilbert White’s House and Gardens at Selbourne in Hampshire that offered the seed and I remember that we ended up trading seed as they were looking for plants that Gilbert White mentioned; see  https://gilbertwhiteshouse.org.uk/gilberts-gardens 
The resultant plants had long green pods. However, I lost them eventually.  Subsequently I’ve tried seed of rat’s tails several times and the pods have never been as long as those original plants. 
Radishes are difficult to grow here in spring as our long days result in them quickly bolting (still looking for a good day neutral variety). I remember reading that when wild radish Raphanus sativus was originally domesticated in China that it was for the young seed pods rather than the swollen tap roots. 
I therefore decided this winter to source various rat’s tail radishes from commercial sources and also obtained seed of 4 (of 8 available) accessions from the German genebank IPK Gatersleben. There was no available descriptons, so this was a random selection. They were sown in May in the World Garden (Verdenshagen) at the Væres Venner Community Garden (NB! I do grow a few annuals on the world garden if they have an interesting geographical story associated).
Yesterday I harvested a few of each and was blown away by the diversity with long red, thin green and two more stumpy varieties like I had been getting in recent years when ordering rat’s tails. Below is what Cornucopia II says on this interesting vegetable. 
Assuming like me that you will want to grow your radishes to seed for the following year, the land is occupied all season in any case, so rat’s tails produce more than root radishes. The flowers are also also rather pretty bicoloured pink and white and area also attractive to pollinators! I think I will save seed and deveop a mixed grex of these and more varieties from the gene bank next year!
And this gave the opportunity for a unique rat’s tail salad for lunch with radish flowering tops too, also delicious (see the pictures at the bottom) :)

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Mini-glut of runner beans

The climate is such here that starting runner beans / blomsterbønner (Phaseolus coccineus) in mid-May they normally aren’t ready to harvest until September and the first frosts in October usually stop their development. Growing seed to maturity is also a challenge in many years, so it’s difficult to select better and earlier varieties more suited to my climate. Early October and we are only just managing to eat all the runner beans. Only once in the almost 40 years I’ve been growing them here was there such a big harvest that I had to preserve them. Not having a freezer, they were salted for later use. These were used in a fish soup this week, sliced using an English runner bean shredder! I grew two varieties this year, the heirloom Painted Lady with bicoloured red and white flowers and red flowered Firestorm with very long stringless beans. Firestorm was a little later. They were transplanted outside at home and in the Americas part of the World Garden at the Væres Venner Community Garden.