Garden plants for Colombia
75 plants that appear on garden plant lists for Colombia: vegetables, herbs, fruit, flowers, shrubs and trees that gardeners there commonly grow, native or introduced. Each links to a growing guide with spacing, sun, water, hardiness, toxicity and sources.
Colombia spans more than one climate. Being on this list does not mean a plant suits your own site: check its hardiness and water needs against your local conditions, and avoid plants listed as invasive in your area.
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Vegetables (12)
- Achocha (caigua) Cyclanthera pedata
- Arracacha Arracacia xanthorrhiza
- Cassava Manihot esculenta
- Fig-leaf gourd (chilacayote) Cucurbita ficifolia
- Garlic Allium sativum
- Mashua Tropaeolum tuberosum
- Onion Allium cepa
- Potato Solanum tuberosum
- Tannia (malanga, yautÃa, cocoyam) Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Tarwi (Andean lupin, chocho) Lupinus mutabilis
- Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
- Ulluco Ullucus tuberosus
Herbs (2)
- Coriander (cilantro) Coriandrum sativum
- Cuban oregano (Indian borage) Coleus amboinicus
Fruit (36)
- Abiu Pouteria caimito
- Andean blueberry (mortiño) Vaccinium meridionale
- Avocado Persea americana
- Banana Musa x paradisiaca
- Banana passionfruit (curuba) Passiflora tripartita · invasive in some regions
- Barbados gooseberry (ora-pro-nóbis, leaf cactus) Pereskia aculeata · invasive in some regions
- Black sapote (chocolate pudding fruit) Diospyros nigra
- Camu camu Myrciaria dubia
- Cashew Anacardium occidentale
- Cocona (Orinoco apple) Solanum sessiliflorum
- Cupuaçu Theobroma grandiflorum
- Custard apple (bullock’s heart) Annona reticulata
- Dragon fruit (pitaya) Selenicereus undatus
- Genipap (huito, jagua) Genipa americana
- Giant granadilla (badea) Passiflora quadrangularis
- Ice-cream bean (guaba, pacay) Inga edulis
- Jaboticaba Plinia cauliflora
- Jocote (red mombin, ciruela) Spondias purpurea
- Lulo (naranjilla) Solanum quitoense
- Mamey sapote Pouteria sapota
- Mammee apple (mamey de Santo Domingo) Mammea americana
- Mamoncillo (Spanish lime, quenepa) Melicoccus bijugatus
- Mango (dwarf) Mangifera indica
- Mountain papaya (chamburo, papayuela) Vasconcellea pubescens
- Nance (nanche, murici) Byrsonima crassifolia
- Papaya Carica papaya
- Passion fruit Passiflora edulis
- Peach palm (pejibaye, chontaduro, pupunha) Bactris gasipaes
- Pineapple Ananas comosus
- Rose apple Syzygium jambos · invasive in some regions
- Sapodilla (chico, lamut) Manilkara zapota
- Soursop (guanábana) Annona muricata
- Star apple (caimito) Chrysophyllum cainito
- Sweet granadilla Passiflora ligularis
- Vanilla orchid Vanilla planifolia
- Yellow mombin (hog plum, cajá, jobo) Spondias mombin
Flowers (10)
- Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra
- Crimson cattleya Cattleya labiata
- Dumb cane (dieffenbachia) Dieffenbachia seguine
- Flame violet (episcia) Episcia cupreata
- Flaming sword (vriesea) Lutheria splendens
- Hanging lobster claw (heliconia) Heliconia rostrata
- Lady of the night orchid Brassavola nodosa
- Peace lily Spathiphyllum wallisii
- Swiss cheese vine (Adanson’s monstera) Monstera adansonii
- Tropical hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Shrubs (2)
- Arabica coffee Coffea arabica
- Hardy fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica · invasive in some regions
Trees (7)
- Allspice (pimento) Pimenta dioica
- Cacao Theobroma cacao
- Calabash tree (jÃcaro, totumo) Crescentia cujete
- Gliricidia (madre de cacao, mata ratón) Gliricidia sepium
- Golden trumpet tree (ipê-amarelo) Handroanthus chrysotrichus
- QuindÃo wax palm Ceroxylon quindiuense
- Rosy trumpet tree (chomphu phanthip) Tabebuia rosea
Grasses (3)
- Guadua bamboo Guadua angustifolia
- Rice (Asian rice) Oryza sativa
- Sugarcane Saccharum officinarum
Groundcovers (3)
- Inch plant (silver inch plant, wandering dude) Tradescantia zebrina · invasive in some regions
- Nerve plant (fittonia) Fittonia albivenis
- Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides
Reference values for planning, not horticultural, veterinary or medical advice. Varieties, soils and local climates differ: check with a local nursery or extension service.