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a little garden near Gawler
Perennials stay from year to year, so they’re easiest to list. Some are replaced after a few years to get better yields from new plants.
Click here for the list of Annuals
Larger plants with hard or woody stems
Almond
Apple (Granny Smith)
Avocado
Boobiala
Bush Lemon
Curry Leaf Tree
Coast Bearded Heath
Cumquat (Nagami)
Elder
Feijoa
Fig (Brown Turkey)
Fig (White Genoa)
Fig (White Adriatic)
Ginko biloba
Guava (Mexican Cream)
Guava (Hay’s Special)
Jujube
Kalamansi
Lemon (Meyer)
Lily Pilly
Lime (Kaffir)
Lime (Tahitian)
Loquat
Mandarine
Mango
Moringa
Nectarine (Sicilian)
Nectarine (Ron’s)
Olive (Kalamata Jumbo)
Orange
Peach
Peach (Golden)
Pear (Packhams)
Pomegranate ‘Wonderful’
Plum (Satsuma)
Tagasaste
Tamarillo
Tamarind
Wax Apple
White Sapote
Wirilda
Cape Gooseberry
Emu Bush (maculata and alternifolia)
Finger Lime (red and green varieties)
Guava (Strawberry
Pepino
Saltbush – creeping
Saltbush – Old Man
Saltbush – ruby
Sticky Hop Bush
thick, juicy and drought tolerant
Dragonfruit
Kalanchoe (lots of varieties)
Money Tree
Pigface
Round Leafed Pig Face
Warrigal Greens
Plants that twine and climb and need support
Grape (Sultana)
Hops (Pearl)
Jasmine (Star)
Kiwi Berry
Lab Lab Beans (Highworth) (also grown as an annual)
Old Man’s Beard
Passion fruit (Grafted Yellow)
Low plants and bushes, usually with a non-woody stem
Aloe Vera
Arrowroot
Asparagus
Banana (unknown variety)
Calendula
Capsicum (California Wonder)
Capsicum (Hungarian Yellow Wax)
Catnip
Chili (Jalapeno)
Chili (unidentified)
Catmint
Comfrey
Cut Leaf Mint
Eggplant (Lebanese)
Eggplant (Thai)
Elephant’s Ear (Edible)
Gotu Kola
Kale (2 varieties)
Lavender
Lemon Balm
Madder
Mexican Coriander
Mint (Peppermint)
Mint (Spearmint)
Monsteria
Mugwort
Nyang unknown
Okinawan Spinach
Oregano
Rosemary
Rue
Sage
Spider Plant
Strawberries (Alpine)
Strawberries (unidentified large variety)
Tarragon
Tansy
Thyme
Turmeric
Yarrow
Wormwood
Plants that store their energy in tubers underground
Chinese Artichokes
Dahlias
Day lily
Galangal
Garlic (also grown as an annual)
Ginger (native)
Ginger (Redback)
Ginger (shop bought)
Jerusalem Artichoke
Oxalis sp (purple flowers)
Taro
Tumeric
Soursob
Sweet Potato (Orange)
Sweet Potato (Purple)
Sweet Potato (White)
Yacon
Plants that fruit on vines
Raspberry
Goji berry
Native Raspberry
Sweet Appleberry
Plants that love to be in water or mud
Azolla
Brahmi
Gotu Kola
Sagittaria
Water Chestnts
Water Cress
Water Lily
Water Parsley
Cyperus sp. (C.vaginatus)
Lemongrass
Sugarcane
NZ Flax