Garden plants for Turkey
99 plants that appear on garden plant lists for Turkey: 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.
Turkey 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 (13)
- Bell pepper Capsicum annuum
- Chickpea Cicer arietinum
- Chili pepper Capsicum annuum (hot types)
- Cucumber Cucumis sativus
- Eggplant (aubergine) Solanum melongena
- Garlic Allium sativum
- Lentil Lens culinaris
- Okra Abelmoschus esculentus
- Onion Allium cepa
- Purslane Portulaca oleracea
- Sesame Sesamum indicum
- Tomato Solanum lycopersicum
- Zucchini (courgette) Cucurbita pepo
Herbs (20)
- Anise (aniseed) Pimpinella anisum
- Black cumin (nigella seed) Nigella sativa
- Black mustard Brassica nigra · invasive in some regions
- Clary sage Salvia sclarea · invasive in some regions
- Conehead thyme (za’atar farsi, Spanish oregano) Thymbra capitata
- Costmary (alecost, bible leaf) Tanacetum balsamita
- Cumin Cuminum cyminum
- Dill Anethum graveolens
- Dyer’s madder Rubia tinctorum
- Elecampane Inula helenium
- Fenugreek (methi) Trigonella foenum-graecum
- Greek mountain tea (tsai tou vounou) Sideritis scardica
- Liquorice Glycyrrhiza glabra
- Marsh mallow Althaea officinalis
- Mint Mentha spicata
- Parsley Petroselinum crispum
- Rock samphire (sea fennel) Crithmum maritimum
- St John’s wort (common) Hypericum perforatum · invasive in some regions
- White horehound Marrubium vulgare · invasive in some regions
- Za’atar (Syrian oregano) Origanum syriacum
Fruit (10)
- Almond Prunus dulcis
- Apricot Prunus armeniaca
- Bergamot orange Citrus bergamia
- Black mulberry Morus nigra
- Common fig Ficus carica
- Grapevine Vitis vinifera
- Medlar Mespilus germanica
- Pistachio Pistacia vera
- Pomegranate Punica granatum
- Sour cherry Prunus cerasus
Flowers (26)
- Agrimony (church steeples) Agrimonia eupatoria
- Algerian iris (winter iris) Iris unguicularis
- Basket of gold (golden alyssum) Aurinia saxatilis
- Deadly nightshade (belladonna) Atropa belladonna
- Dwarf iris (netted iris) Iris reticulata
- Dyer’s chamomile (golden marguerite) Cota tinctoria
- Eastern cyclamen (spring cyclamen) Cyclamen coum
- Florist’s cyclamen Cyclamen persicum
- Garden rose Rosa x hybrida
- Giant snowdrop (Elwes’s snowdrop) Galanthus elwesii
- Glory of the snow (chionodoxa) Scilla luciliae
- Grecian windflower Anemone blanda
- Hyacinth Hyacinthus orientalis
- Madonna lily Lilium candidum
- Myrtle spurge (donkey-tail spurge) Euphorbia myrsinites · invasive in some regions
- Olympian mullein Verbascum olympicum
- Persian stone cress Aethionema grandiflorum
- Poppy anemone (kalanit) Anemone coronaria
- Safflower Carthamus tinctorius
- Siberian bugloss (brunnera) Brunnera macrophylla
- Striped squill (puschkinia) Puschkinia scilloides
- Tulip Tulipa gesneriana
- Turkish sage (Russell’s phlomis) Phlomis russeliana
- Upright myrtle spurge (gopher spurge) Euphorbia rigida
- White rock cress (Caucasian arabis) Arabis caucasica
- Yellow asphodel (King’s spear, Jacob’s rod) Asphodeline lutea
Shrubs (11)
- Caper bush Capparis spinosa
- Common hazel Corylus avellana
- Common lilac Syringa vulgaris
- Cotton (upland cotton) Gossypium hirsutum
- Damask rose Rosa × damascena
- Kermes oak Quercus coccifera
- Mastic tree (lentisk) Pistacia lentiscus
- Oleander Nerium oleander
- Sage-leaved rock rose Cistus salviifolius
- Sicilian sumac (spice sumac) Rhus coriaria
- Spanish broom Spartium junceum · invasive in some regions
Trees (17)
- Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis
- Carob Ceratonia siliqua
- Cedar of Lebanon Cedrus libani
- Deodar cedar Cedrus deodara
- English walnut Juglans regia
- European nettle tree Celtis australis
- Greek strawberry tree Arbutus andrachne
- Italian cypress Cupressus sempervirens
- Italian stone pine Pinus pinea
- Judas tree Cercis siliquastrum
- Oleaster (Russian olive) Elaeagnus angustifolia · invasive in some regions
- Olive Olea europaea
- Oriental plane Platanus orientalis
- Persian silk tree (mimosa) Albizia julibrissin · invasive in some regions
- Prickly juniper (cade) Juniperus oxycedrus
- Terebinth (turpentine tree) Pistacia terebinthus
- Turkish hazel Corylus colurna
Grasses (2)
- Barley Hordeum vulgare
- Wheat (bread wheat) Triticum aestivum
Reference values for planning, not horticultural, veterinary or medical advice. Varieties, soils and local climates differ: check with a local nursery or extension service.