Garden plants for Greece
81 plants that appear on garden plant lists for Greece: 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.
Greece 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 (7)
- Alexanders (horse parsley) Smyrnium olusatrum
- Common ice plant (crystalline ice plant) Mesembryanthemum crystallinum · invasive in some regions
- Cucumber Cucumis sativus
- Eggplant (aubergine) Solanum melongena
- Purslane Portulaca oleracea
- Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
- Zucchini (courgette) Cucurbita pepo
Herbs (14)
- Anise (aniseed) Pimpinella anisum
- Basil Ocimum basilicum
- Bay laurel Laurus nobilis
- Common sage Salvia officinalis
- Conehead thyme (za’atar farsi, Spanish oregano) Thymbra capitata
- Curry plant Helichrysum italicum
- Dittany of Crete (dÃktamo) Origanum dictamnus
- Greek mountain tea (tsai tou vounou) Sideritis scardica
- Mint Mentha spicata
- Oregano Origanum vulgare
- Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium · invasive in some regions
- Rock samphire (sea fennel) Crithmum maritimum
- Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus
- Thyme Thymus vulgaris
Fruit (10)
- Almond Prunus dulcis
- Bergamot orange Citrus bergamia
- Black mulberry Morus nigra
- Citron (incl. Buddha’s hand) Citrus medica
- Common fig Ficus carica
- Grapevine Vitis vinifera
- Lemon tree (dwarf) Citrus limon
- Pistachio Pistacia vera
- Pomegranate Punica granatum
- Seville orange (bitter orange) Citrus × aurantium
Flowers (19)
- Algerian iris (winter iris) Iris unguicularis
- Bearded iris Iris germanica
- Bear’s breeches Acanthus mollis
- Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra
- Dusty miller (silver ragwort) Jacobaea maritima
- English lavender Lavandula angustifolia
- Florist’s cyclamen Cyclamen persicum
- Garden rose Rosa x hybrida
- Geranium (Pelargonium) Pelargonium x hortorum
- Grecian windflower Anemone blanda
- Italian clematis Clematis viticella
- Madonna lily Lilium candidum
- Myrtle spurge (donkey-tail spurge) Euphorbia myrsinites · invasive in some regions
- Olympian mullein Verbascum olympicum
- Poppy anemone (kalanit) Anemone coronaria
- Saffron crocus Crocus sativus
- Statice (wavyleaf sea lavender) Limonium sinuatum
- Upright myrtle spurge (gopher spurge) Euphorbia rigida
- Yellow asphodel (King’s spear, Jacob’s rod) Asphodeline lutea
Shrubs (17)
- Caper bush Capparis spinosa
- Common jasmine Jasminum officinale
- Common myrtle Myrtus communis
- Grey-leaved cistus Cistus albidus
- Italian buckthorn (alaternus) Rhamnus alaternus · invasive in some regions
- Jerusalem sage Phlomis fruticosa
- Kermes oak Quercus coccifera
- Laurustinus Viburnum tinus
- Mastic tree (lentisk) Pistacia lentiscus
- Mediterranean spurge Euphorbia characias
- Montpellier rock rose (narrow-leaved cistus) Cistus monspeliensis
- Oleander Nerium oleander
- Sage-leaved rock rose Cistus salviifolius
- Silverbush (shrubby bindweed) Convolvulus cneorum
- Spanish broom Spartium junceum · invasive in some regions
- Tree heath Erica arborea
- Wall germander Teucrium chamaedrys
Trees (14)
- Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis
- Canary Island date palm Phoenix canariensis
- Carob Ceratonia siliqua
- European nettle tree Celtis australis
- Greek strawberry tree Arbutus andrachne
- Holm oak Quercus ilex
- Italian cypress Cupressus sempervirens
- Italian stone pine Pinus pinea
- Judas tree Cercis siliquastrum
- Olive Olea europaea
- Oriental plane Platanus orientalis
- Prickly juniper (cade) Juniperus oxycedrus
- Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo
- Terebinth (turpentine tree) Pistacia terebinthus
Reference values for planning, not horticultural, veterinary or medical advice. Varieties, soils and local climates differ: check with a local nursery or extension service.