Garden plants for Israel
89 plants that appear on garden plant lists for Israel: 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.
Israel 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 (11)
- Bell pepper Capsicum annuum
- Chickpea Cicer arietinum
- Common ice plant (crystalline ice plant) Mesembryanthemum crystallinum · invasive in some regions
- Cucumber Cucumis sativus
- Eggplant (aubergine) Solanum melongena
- Garlic Allium sativum
- Marsh samphire (glasswort) Salicornia europaea
- Molokhia (jute mallow) Corchorus olitorius
- Onion Allium cepa
- Purslane Portulaca oleracea
- Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Herbs (9)
- Ashwagandha (winter cherry) Withania somnifera
- Black cumin (nigella seed) Nigella sativa
- Common sage Salvia officinalis
- Conehead thyme (za’atar farsi, Spanish oregano) Thymbra capitata
- Coriander (cilantro) Coriandrum sativum
- Mint Mentha spicata
- Parsley Petroselinum crispum
- Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus
- Za’atar (Syrian oregano) Origanum syriacum
Fruit (11)
- Almond Prunus dulcis
- Avocado Persea americana
- Black mulberry Morus nigra
- Citron (incl. Buddha’s hand) Citrus medica
- Common fig Ficus carica
- Grapevine Vitis vinifera
- Lemon tree (dwarf) Citrus limon
- Mango (dwarf) Mangifera indica
- Pomegranate Punica granatum
- Sweet orange Citrus x sinensis
- White sapote (zapote blanco) Casimiroa edulis
Flowers (11)
- Algerian iris (winter iris) Iris unguicularis
- Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra
- Bower vine (bower of beauty) Pandorea jasminoides
- Burn jelly plant (stalked bulbine) Bulbine frutescens
- English lavender Lavandula angustifolia
- Florist’s cyclamen Cyclamen persicum
- Madonna lily Lilium candidum
- Poppy anemone (kalanit) Anemone coronaria
- Red-and-green kangaroo paw (Mangles’ kangaroo paw) Anigozanthos manglesii
- Red yucca Hesperaloe parviflora
- Statice (wavyleaf sea lavender) Limonium sinuatum
Shrubs (18)
- Caper bush Capparis spinosa
- Century plant (agave) Agave americana · invasive in some regions
- Coral aloe Aloe striata
- Foxtail agave (spineless century plant) Agave attenuata
- Geraldton wax Chamelaucium uncinatum
- Grey-leaved euryops (resin bush) Euryops pectinatus
- Kermes oak Quercus coccifera
- Krantz aloe (candelabra aloe) Aloe arborescens
- Mastic tree (lentisk) Pistacia lentiscus
- Native lilac hibiscus (blue hibiscus) Alyogyne huegelii
- Old man saltbush Atriplex nummularia
- Oleander Nerium oleander
- Pig’s ear (round-leaved navelwort) Cotyledon orbiculata
- Pincushion hakea Hakea laurina
- Sage-leaved rock rose Cistus salviifolius
- Sicilian sumac (spice sumac) Rhus coriaria
- Silver jade plant (silver dollar plant) Crassula arborescens
- Weeping bottlebrush Melaleuca viminalis
Trees (26)
- Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis
- Athel tamarisk Tamarix aphylla · invasive in some regions
- Carob Ceratonia siliqua
- Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani
- Chinaberry (Persian lilac) Melia azedarach · invasive in some regions
- Christ’s thorn jujube (sidr) Ziziphus spina-christi
- Date palm Phoenix dactylifera
- Desert date (soapberry tree, lalob) Balanites aegyptiaca
- Greek strawberry tree Arbutus andrachne
- Illawarra flame tree Brachychiton acerifolius
- Italian cypress Cupressus sempervirens
- Jacaranda Jacaranda mimosifolia · invasive in some regions
- Judas tree Cercis siliquastrum
- Lemon-scented gum Corymbia citriodora
- Norfolk Island pine Araucaria heterophylla
- Olive Olea europaea
- Ponytail palm (elephant’s foot) Beaucarnea recurvata
- Prickly juniper (cade) Juniperus oxycedrus
- Queen palm (jerivá) Syagrus romanzoffiana · invasive in some regions
- Queensland bottle tree Brachychiton rupestris
- River red gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis · invasive in some regions
- Silky oak (southern silky oak) Grevillea robusta · invasive in some regions
- Sycamore fig Ficus sycomorus
- Terebinth (turpentine tree) Pistacia terebinthus
- Tipa (rosewood) Tipuana tipu · invasive in some regions
- Umbrella thorn acacia Vachellia tortilis
Groundcovers (3)
- Aloe vera Aloe vera
- Creeping boobialla Myoporum parvifolium
- Hottentot fig (sour fig, ice plant) Carpobrotus edulis · invasive in some regions
Reference values for planning, not horticultural, veterinary or medical advice. Varieties, soils and local climates differ: check with a local nursery or extension service.