Garden plants for Indonesia
130 plants that appear on garden plant lists for Indonesia: 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.
Indonesia 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 (19)
- Arrowroot (West Indian arrowroot) Maranta arundinacea
- Chili pepper Capsicum annuum (hot types)
- Chinese water chestnut (mÇŽtÃ) Eleocharis dulcis
- Elephant foot yam (suran, buk) Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
- Hausa potato (frafra potato, Sudan potato) Coleus rotundifolius
- Ivy gourd (tindora) Coccinia grandis · invasive in some regions
- Katuk (sweet leaf, phak wan ban) Breynia androgyna
- Lablab (hyacinth bean, tua paep) Lablab purpureus
- Longevity spinach (sambung nyawa) Gynura procumbens
- Minari (water dropwort) Oenanthe javanica
- Mung bean Vigna radiata
- Ridge gourd (turai) Luffa acutangula
- Snake gourd Trichosanthes cucumerina
- Sword bean (tua phra) Canavalia gladiata
- Tannia (malanga, yautÃa, cocoyam) Xanthosoma sagittifolium
- Vegetable hummingbird (agati, dok khae) Sesbania grandiflora
- Waterleaf Talinum fruticosum
- Water spinach (kangkong) Ipomoea aquatica · invasive in some regions
- Yardlong bean Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
Herbs (14)
- Betel leaf Piper betle
- Black pepper Piper nigrum
- Cuban oregano (Indian borage) Coleus amboinicus
- Fingerroot (krachai, temu kunci) Boesenbergia rotunda
- Galangal Alpinia galanga
- Ginger Zingiber officinale
- Green cardamom Elettaria cardamomum
- Kaffir lime Citrus hystrix
- Kencur (aromatic ginger) Kaempferia galanga
- Lemongrass Cymbopogon citratus
- Pandan Pandanus amaryllifolius
- Patchouli Pogostemon cablin
- Rice paddy herb (ngò om) Limnophila aromatica
- Turmeric Curcuma longa
Fruit (33)
- Ambarella (June plum) Spondias dulcis
- Banana Musa x paradisiaca
- Bignay (mao luang) Antidesma bunius
- Bilimbi (cucumber tree) Averrhoa bilimbi
- Breadfruit (ʻulu) Artocarpus altilis
- Calamansi Citrus × microcarpa
- Cashew Anacardium occidentale
- Custard apple (bullock’s heart) Annona reticulata
- Dragon fruit (pitaya) Selenicereus undatus
- Durian Durio zibethinus
- Giant granadilla (badea) Passiflora quadrangularis
- Hog plum (ma-kok, amra) Spondias pinnata
- Indian jujube (ber, phutsa) Ziziphus mauritiana · invasive in some regions
- Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus
- Jamaican cherry (calabura, takhop farang) Muntingia calabura · invasive in some regions
- Karanda (Bengal currant, nam daeng) Carissa carandas
- Langsat (duku) Lansium parasiticum
- Malay apple (jambu bol) Syzygium malaccense
- Mango (dwarf) Mangifera indica
- Mangosteen Garcinia mangostana
- Marian plum (ma-prang, gandaria) Bouea macrophylla
- Papaya Carica papaya
- Pomelo Citrus maxima
- Rambutan Nephelium lappaceum
- Rose apple Syzygium jambos · invasive in some regions
- Salak (snake fruit) Salacca zalacca
- Santol Sandoricum koetjape
- Sapodilla (chico, lamut) Manilkara zapota
- Soursop (guanábana) Annona muricata
- Star gooseberry (Otaheite gooseberry, ma-yom) Phyllanthus acidus
- Sugar apple (sweetsop) Annona squamosa
- Vanilla orchid Vanilla planifolia
- Wax apple (chomphu) Syzygium samarangense
Flowers (12)
- Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra
- Chinese evergreen Aglaonema commutatum
- Hanging lobster claw (heliconia) Heliconia rostrata
- Jewel orchid Ludisia discolor
- Lipstick plant Aeschynanthus radicans
- Pagoda flower Clerodendrum paniculatum
- Poison bulb (giant crinum lily, phlap phlueng) Crinum asiaticum
- Queen of the night (Dutchman’s pipe cactus) Epiphyllum oxypetalum
- Rangoon creeper Combretum indicum · invasive in some regions
- Sacred lotus Nelumbo nucifera
- Satin pothos (silver vine) Scindapsus pictus
- Tropical hibiscus Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Shrubs (11)
- Bengal clock vine (blue trumpet vine) Thunbergia grandiflora · invasive in some regions
- Common jasmine Jasminum officinale
- Crown flower (giant milkweed, dok rak) Calotropis gigantea
- Frangipani (plumeria) Plumeria rubra
- Golden trumpet (allamanda) Allamanda cathartica · invasive in some regions
- Jungle geranium (ixora) Ixora coccinea
- Ming aralia Polyscias fruticosa
- Mussaenda (Doña Aurora) Mussaenda philippica
- Pigeon pea Cajanus cajan
- Robusta coffee Coffea canephora
- True indigo Indigofera tinctoria
Trees (36)
- Areca nut palm (betel nut palm, mak) Areca catechu
- Areca palm (golden cane palm) Dypsis lutescens
- Beach she-oak (coast she-oak, Australian pine) Casuarina equisetifolia · invasive in some regions
- Calabash tree (jÃcaro, totumo) Crescentia cujete
- Candlenut (kukui) Aleurites moluccanus
- Cassia (Chinese cinnamon) Cinnamomum cassia
- Ceylon cinnamon Cinnamomum verum
- Champak Magnolia champaca
- Clove Syzygium aromaticum
- Coconut palm Cocos nucifera
- Flame of the forest (palash) Butea monosperma
- Gliricidia (madre de cacao, mata ratón) Gliricidia sepium
- Indian coral tree Erythrina variegata
- Indian sandalwood Santalum album
- Indian trumpet tree (broken bones tree, pheka) Oroxylum indicum
- Jering (dog fruit, luk niang) Archidendron pauciflorum
- Kadam Neolamarckia cadamba
- Kapok (ceiba, silk-cotton tree) Ceiba pentandra
- Melinjo (gnetum, phak miang) Gnetum gnemon
- Narra (Burmese rosewood) Pterocarpus indicus
- Neem Azadirachta indica · invasive in some regions
- Nutmeg Myristica fragrans
- Palmyra palm (toddy palm, tan) Borassus flabellifer
- Petai (stink bean, sato) Parkia speciosa
- Pride of Burma Amherstia nobilis
- Rosy trumpet tree (chomphu phanthip) Tabebuia rosea
- Sago palm Metroxylon sagu
- Siamese cassia (khi lek) Senna siamea
- Spanish cherry (bullet wood, phikun) Mimusops elengi
- Sugar palm (aren) Arenga pinnata
- Tiew (pink mempat, phak tiu) Cratoxylum formosum
- Tropical almond (Indian almond, hu kwang) Terminalia catappa
- Weeping fig (Benjamin fig) Ficus benjamina
- White champaka (champi) Magnolia × alba
- Yellow flame tree (copperpod, non si) Peltophorum pterocarpum
- Ylang-ylang Cananga odorata
Grasses (3)
- Rice (Asian rice) Oryza sativa
- Sugarcane Saccharum officinarum
- Vetiver Chrysopogon zizanioides
Groundcovers (2)
- Golden pothos (devil’s ivy) Epipremnum aureum · invasive in some regions
- Lolot (wild betel) Piper sarmentosum
Reference values for planning, not horticultural, veterinary or medical advice. Varieties, soils and local climates differ: check with a local nursery or extension service.