Garden plants for Netherlands
194 plants that appear on garden plant lists for Netherlands: 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.
Netherlands 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 (9)
- Carrot Daucus carota subsp. sativus
- Kale Brassica oleracea var. sabellica
- Leek Allium ampeloprasum (Porrum group)
- Lettuce Lactuca sativa
- Marsh samphire (glasswort) Salicornia europaea
- Onion Allium cepa
- Potato Solanum tuberosum
- Skirret Sium sisarum
- Watercress Nasturtium officinale
Herbs (7)
- Anise hyssop Agastache foeniculum
- Dyerâs madder Rubia tinctorum
- French sorrel (buckler-leaf sorrel) Rumex scutatus
- Marsh mallow Althaea officinalis
- Salad burnet Poterium sanguisorba
- Sweet cicely Myrrhis odorata
- White (yellow) mustard Sinapis alba
Fruit (4)
- Dwarf apple tree Malus domestica
- Medlar Mespilus germanica
- Pear Pyrus communis
- Strawberry Fragaria x ananassa
Flowers (106)
- Air plant (blushing tillandsia) Tillandsia ionantha
- Arnica (mountain tobacco) Arnica montana
- Baby blue eyes Nemophila menziesii
- Baby rubber plant (blunt-leaved peperomia) Peperomia obtusifolia
- Bacopa (sutera) Chaenostoma cordatum
- Basket of gold (golden alyssum) Aurinia saxatilis
- Betony (bishopâs wort) Betonica officinalis
- Bigleaf ligularia (leopard plant) Ligularia dentata
- Bulleyâs primula (candelabra primula) Primula bulleyana
- Cape sundew Drosera capensis · invasive in some regions
- Carpathian bellflower (tussock bellflower) Campanula carpatica
- Cheddar pink Dianthus gratianopolitanus
- Chestnut-leaved rodgersia Rodgersia aesculifolia
- Chinese money plant (pancake plant) Pilea peperomioides
- Chinese monkshood (Carmichaelâs aconite) Aconitum carmichaelii
- Christmas cactus (Thanksgiving cactus, crab cactus) Schlumbergera truncata
- Culverâs root Veronicastrum virginicum
- Cup-and-saucer vine (cathedral bells) Cobaea scandens
- Daffodil Narcissus pseudonarcissus
- Dahlia Dahlia pinnata hybrids
- Dalmatian bellflower (wall bellflower) Campanula portenschlagiana
- Davidâs lily (Lanzhou lily) Lilium davidii
- Dogâs-tooth violet Erythronium dens-canis
- Drumstick primula Primula denticulata
- Dusty miller (silver ragwort) Jacobaea maritima
- Dutch crocus Crocus vernus
- Dwarf iris (netted iris) Iris reticulata
- Early crocus (Tommasiniâs crocus) Crocus tommasinianus
- Easter lily Lilium longiflorum
- Eastern bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana
- Eastern cyclamen (spring cyclamen) Cyclamen coum
- Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis
- Emerald ripple peperomia Peperomia caperata
- English lavender Lavandula angustifolia
- Fairy fan-flower (scaevola) Scaevola aemula
- False sunflower (ox-eye) Heliopsis helianthoides
- Fishbone prayer plant (Burle Marx ctenanthe) Ctenanthe burle-marxii
- Flaming Katy (floristâs kalanchoe) Kalanchoe blossfeldiana
- Flaming sword (vriesea) Lutheria splendens
- Flax (linseed) Linum usitatissimum
- Floristâs cyclamen Cyclamen persicum
- Flowering tobacco Nicotiana alata
- Fumewort (bird-in-a-bush) Corydalis solida
- Garden rose Rosa x hybrida
- Giant snowdrop (Elwesâs snowdrop) Galanthus elwesii
- Glory of the snow (chionodoxa) Scilla luciliae
- Grecian windflower Anemone blanda
- Griffithâs spurge Euphorbia griffithii
- Hardy gloxinia (Chinese trumpet flower) Incarvillea delavayi
- Harlequin flower Sparaxis tricolor · invasive in some regions
- Heartleaf philodendron Philodendron hederaceum
- Henryâs lily Lilium henryi
- Himalayan cowslip (Sikkim primrose) Primula sikkimensis
- Hoop-petticoat daffodil Narcissus bulbocodium
- Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
- Italian clematis Clematis viticella
- Japanese primrose (kurinsĆ) Primula japonica
- Late tulip (species tulip) Tulipa tarda
- Maiden pink Dianthus deltoides
- Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria
- Million bells (calibrachoa) Calibrachoa parviflora
- Mini monstera (Rhaphidophora tetrasperma) Rhaphidophora tetrasperma
- Obedient plant (false dragonhead) Physostegia virginiana
- Olympian mullein Verbascum olympicum
- Orange coneflower (black-eyed Susan âGoldsturmâ) Rudbeckia fulgida
- Orchid primula (Vialâs primrose) Primula vialii
- Ornamental allium Allium giganteum
- Ornamental rhubarb (Chinese rhubarb) Rheum palmatum
- Pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida
- Peace lily Spathiphyllum wallisii
- Perennial candytuft Iberis sempervirens
- Perennial flax (blue flax) Linum perenne
- Pink-and-white everlasting (pink paper daisy) Rhodanthe chlorocephala
- Pink mulla mulla (tall mulla mulla) Ptilotus exaltatus
- Polka-dot begonia (spotted begonia) Begonia maculata
- Poppy anemone (kalanit) Anemone coronaria
- Prairie blazing star (gayfeather) Liatris pycnostachya
- Prayer plant (herringbone plant) Maranta leuconeura
- Purple pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea · invasive in some regions
- Purple roscoea (Himalayan ginger lily) Roscoea purpurea
- Rattlesnake plant Goeppertia insignis
- Regal lily Lilium regale
- Rough goldenrod (âFireworksâ) Solidago rugosa
- Round-leaf calathea Goeppertia orbifolia
- Siberian bugloss (brunnera) Brunnera macrophylla
- Siberian squill Scilla siberica · invasive in some regions
- Snakeâs head fritillary Fritillaria meleagris
- Sneezeweed (helenium) Helenium autumnale
- Spiked speedwell Veronica spicata
- Spring snowflake Leucojum vernum
- Statice (wavyleaf sea lavender) Limonium sinuatum
- Striped squill (puschkinia) Puschkinia scilloides
- Swiss cheese vine (Adansonâs monstera) Monstera adansonii
- Tiger flower (Mexican shell flower, cacomitl) Tigridia pavonia
- Triostar stromanthe Stromanthe thalia
- Tulip Tulipa gesneriana
- Turkish sage (Russellâs phlomis) Phlomis russeliana
- Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula
- Wax plant (porcelain flower) Hoya carnosa
- Weld (dyerâs rocket) Reseda luteola
- White cobra lily Arisaema candidissimum
- White rock cress (Caucasian arabis) Arabis caucasica
- Winter aconite Eranthis hyemalis
- Woodland phlox (wild blue phlox) Phlox divaricata
- Yellow wax bells (kirenga-shĆma) Kirengeshoma palmata
- ZZ plant (Zanzibar gem) Zamioculcas zamiifolia
Shrubs (34)
- Anemone clematis Clematis montana
- Augustineâs rhododendron (blue rhododendron) Rhododendron augustinii
- Beaked yucca Yucca rostrata
- Beautybush Kolkwitzia amabilis
- Bigleaf hydrangea Hydrangea macrophylla
- Bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia
- Boxwood Buxus sempervirens
- Buttercup winter hazel (hyƫgamizuki) Corylopsis pauciflora
- Chinese plumbago (Willmottâs blue leadwort) Ceratostigma willmottianum
- Chinese witch hazel Hamamelis mollis
- Common rock rose (sun rose) Helianthemum nummularium
- Corn plant (mass cane, fragrant dracaena) Dracaena fragrans
- Dwarf umbrella tree (schefflera) Heptapleurum arboricola
- Early stachyurus (kibushi) Stachyurus praecox
- Flowering currant (red-flowering currant) Ribes sanguineum
- Fountain butterfly bush (alternate-leaved buddleja) Buddleja alternifolia
- Fragrant viburnum (Farrerâs viburnum) Viburnum farreri
- Himalayan indigo Indigofera heterantha
- Himalayan sweet box (Christmas box) Sarcococca hookeriana
- Japanese holly (inutsuge) Ilex crenata · invasive in some regions
- Japanese skimmia (miyama-shikimi) Skimmia japonica
- Japanese snowball (doublefile viburnum) Viburnum plicatum
- Japanese wisteria (fuji) Wisteria floribunda · invasive in some regions
- Lily magnolia (mulan) Magnolia liliiflora
- Mountain hydrangea (yama-ajisai) Hydrangea serrata
- Moyesâ rose Rosa moyesii
- Rough-leaved hydrangea Hydrangea aspera
- Slender deutzia (himeutsugi) Deutzia gracilis
- Spanish dagger (mound lily yucca) Yucca gloriosa
- Spotted laurel (Japanese aucuba) Aucuba japonica
- Star magnolia (shidekobushi) Magnolia stellata
- Summersweet (sweet pepperbush) Clethra alnifolia
- Tibetan tree peony (Ludlowâs peony) Paeonia ludlowii
- Winter jasmine Jasminum nudiflorum
Trees (18)
- Black gum (black tupelo) Nyssa sylvatica
- European larch Larix decidua
- Fiddle-leaf fig Ficus lyrata
- Full-moon maple (hauchiwa-kaede) Acer japonicum
- Giant sequoia (Wellingtonia) Sequoiadendron giganteum
- Goat willow (pussy willow) Salix caprea
- Golden chain tree (laburnum) Laburnum Ă watereri
- Himalayan birch (bhojpatra; white-barked jacquemontii) Betula utilis
- Kashmir rowan Sorbus cashmiriana
- Kobushi magnolia Magnolia kobus
- Korean fir Abies koreana
- Paperbark maple Acer griseum
- PĂšre Davidâs maple (snakebark maple) Acer davidii
- Sawara cypress Chamaecyparis pisifera
- Sessile oak Quercus petraea
- Swedish whitebeam Sorbus intermedia
- Weeping fig (Benjamin fig) Ficus benjamina
- Windmill palm (Chusan palm) Trachycarpus fortunei
Grasses (4)
- Giant feather grass (golden oats) Celtica gigantea
- Korean feather reed grass Calamagrostis brachytricha
- Prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis
- Rye Secale cereale
Groundcovers (12)
- Biting stonecrop (goldmoss) Sedum acre
- Blue-eyed Mary (creeping navelwort) Omphalodes verna
- Boston fern (sword fern) Nephrolepis exaltata
- Cobweb houseleek Sempervivum arachnoideum
- Delta maidenhair fern Adiantum raddianum
- Earth star (cryptanthus) Cryptanthus bivittatus
- Himalayan fleeceflower (knotweed groundcover) Bistorta affinis
- Ivy-leaved toadflax (Kenilworth ivy) Cymbalaria muralis
- Mistletoe cactus Rhipsalis baccifera
- Nerve plant (fittonia) Fittonia albivenis
- Prostrate speedwell Veronica prostrata
- Red clover Trifolium pratense
Reference values for planning, not horticultural, veterinary or medical advice. Varieties, soils and local climates differ: check with a local nursery or extension service.