Garden plants for Morocco
58 plants that appear on garden plant lists for Morocco: 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.
Morocco 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 (8)
- Bell pepper Capsicum annuum
- Chickpea Cicer arietinum
- Chili pepper Capsicum annuum (hot types)
- Garlic Allium sativum
- Lentil Lens culinaris
- Onion Allium cepa
- Tiger nut (chufa, earth almond) Cyperus esculentus · invasive in some regions
- Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
Herbs (10)
- Ashwagandha (winter cherry) Withania somnifera
- Black cumin (nigella seed) Nigella sativa
- Conehead thyme (za’atar farsi, Spanish oregano) Thymbra capitata
- Coriander (cilantro) Coriandrum sativum
- Cumin Cuminum cyminum
- Fenugreek (methi) Trigonella foenum-graecum
- Mint Mentha spicata
- Parsley Petroselinum crispum
- Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium · invasive in some regions
- White horehound Marrubium vulgare · invasive in some regions
Fruit (7)
- Almond Prunus dulcis
- Common fig Ficus carica
- Grapevine Vitis vinifera
- Lemon tree (dwarf) Citrus limon
- Pomegranate Punica granatum
- Seville orange (bitter orange) Citrus × aurantium
- Sweet orange Citrus x sinensis
Flowers (5)
- Bougainvillea Bougainvillea glabra
- Garden rose Rosa x hybrida
- Geranium (Pelargonium) Pelargonium x hortorum
- Saffron crocus Crocus sativus
- Upright myrtle spurge (gopher spurge) Euphorbia rigida
Shrubs (13)
- Caper bush Capparis spinosa
- Century plant (agave) Agave americana · invasive in some regions
- Common jasmine Jasminum officinale
- Damask rose Rosa × damascena
- Gum rockrose Cistus ladanifer
- Henna Lawsonia inermis
- Italian buckthorn (alaternus) Rhamnus alaternus · invasive in some regions
- Mastic tree (lentisk) Pistacia lentiscus
- Montpellier rock rose (narrow-leaved cistus) Cistus monspeliensis
- Old man saltbush Atriplex nummularia
- Oleander Nerium oleander
- Sage-leaved rock rose Cistus salviifolius
- Shrubby germander (tree germander) Teucrium fruticans
Trees (13)
- Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis
- Argan tree Sideroxylon spinosum
- Athel tamarisk Tamarix aphylla · invasive in some regions
- Atlas cedar Cedrus atlantica
- Canary Island date palm Phoenix canariensis
- Carob Ceratonia siliqua
- Date palm Phoenix dactylifera
- European fan palm Chamaerops humilis
- Mexican fan palm Washingtonia robusta · invasive in some regions
- Olive Olea europaea
- Prickly juniper (cade) Juniperus oxycedrus
- River red gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis · invasive in some regions
- Terebinth (turpentine tree) Pistacia terebinthus
Grasses (1)
- Barley Hordeum vulgare
Groundcovers (1)
- Aloe vera Aloe vera
Reference values for planning, not horticultural, veterinary or medical advice. Varieties, soils and local climates differ: check with a local nursery or extension service.