Food-Bearing Plants
Trees
Apple
Pear
Plum
Peach
Apricot
Cherry, Tart
Mulberry (hardy black)
Sugar maple (tolerant of partial shade)-prefer N or W exposure
*Pinon pine
Shrubs for Sun
*Saskatoon blueberry/serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia)
Sea Buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides)-nitrogen fixer
Siberian pea shrub (Caragana arborescens)-nitrogen fixer
Raspberry-red and black
Rose (Rosa rugosa)-edible petals and hips
Elderberries, black or purple (Sambucus canadensis)
*Silver buffaloberry (Salvia argentea)-native nitrogen-fixer
Blueberries (for container planting)
*Hazelnuts
Shrubs for Partial Shade
Nanking Cherry (Prunus tomentosa)
Cornelian cherry/edible dogwood (Cornus mas)-small ornamental tree
*Chokecherry (Prunus virginiana)
*Western sand cherry (Prunus besseyi)
*Golden currant (Ribes aureum)
*Gooseberries (Ribes spp.)
*Yellow-flowered clove currant(Ribes odoratum)–ornamental
Red raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
Black raspberry (Ribes occidentalis)-can grow in full shade
*Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)
*Thimbleberry (Rubus parviflorus)
*Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis)
*Highbush cranberry (Viburnum trilobum or V. edule-native)
Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa)
*Huckleberries (Vaccinum spp.)-soil pH?
Vines
Goji berry (Lycium barbarum)-viney shrub
Other uses:food for bees
Medicinal herb
Hardy kiwi-grows best in partial shade
Arctic Beauty (Actinidia kolomikta)-ornamental variegated foliage-green, white, pink
Grape
Hops (Humulus lupulus)
*Passionflower (Passiflora edulis)
Annuals-Melons
Winter squash
Pumpkins
Cucumber
Pole beans, peas, favas
Scarlet runner beans
Edible gourds
Trailing nasturtium
Perennial Herbaceous Layer
Ornamental kale
Tree collards (Brassica oleracea)
Perennial broccoli ‘Nine Star’ (Brassica oleracea botrytis aparagoides)
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
Good King Henry (Chenopodium bonus-henricus)
Herb stella plantain (Plantago coronopsus)
Garden Sorrel, French sorrel (Rumex acetosa ‘Profusion”-nonseeding variety, Rumex scutatus)
Sea kale (Crambe maritima)-tolerates partial shade
*Nettle (Urtica dioica)
Rhubarb
Aparagus
*Prickly pear cactus (Opuntia spp.)
*Yucca (Yucca glauca)-edible flower stalks (like asparagus), flower petals, immature fruit
Fire resistant
Salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor)
*Yellow monkey flower (Mimulus guttatus)-edible leaves, prefers moist areas-swales or streambanks
*Mountain sorrel (Oxyria digyna)
Parsley
Lemon balm
Mints
Chives, garlic chives
Lovage
Angelica
Sage
Winter savory
Lavender
Tarragon
Reseeding Annuals
Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa)
Mache
Burgundy amaranth
Red orach (Atriplex hortensis rubra)
*Rocky Mountain bee plant (Cleome serrulata)-edible young shoots, leaves, flowers
New Zealand spinach (Tetragonia tetragonoides)-non-frost-hardy perennial
Cilantro/coriander
Dill
Purple shiso (Perilla frutescens)
Basil
Fennel, Florence, bronze
Nasturtiums
Roots and Tubers
Daylilies
*Jerusalem artichokes/sunchokes (Helianthus tuberosus)-can tolerate strong winds
Yacon
*Salsify, purple-flowered
Potato onions/multiplier onions
Egyptian walking onions
Garlic
Leeks-reseeding biennial
Daikon
Chinese artichokes (Stachys affinis)
*Evening primrose (Oenothera biennis)-leaves and seeds are also edible
*Purple poppy mallow (Calliroe involucrata)
*Camass (Camassia quamash)
*Spring beauties (Claytonia lanceolata)
*Dogtooth violet (Erythronium grandiflorum)
*Western orange cup lily (Lilium umbellatum)
*Silverweed cinquefoil (Potentilla anserina)-spreading roots-possibly invasive, foot tolerant ground cover
Saffron crocus (Crocus sativus)-only flower stamens are edible as spice
Ground Covers
Strawberries, especially clump-forming alpine strawberries
*Oregon grape (Mahonia or Berberis repens)-prostrate form
*Western wintergreen (Gaultheria humifusa)-shade tolerant
*Bearberry/Kinnickinnick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
Other uses:nectar for bees
Medicinal herb
Shade-tolerant groundcover
Thyme, Lemon thyme
Mints
Oregano
*Violets (Viola cornuta, Viola odorata)
Naturtiums
Tropicals/Subtropicals for Greenhouse
Dwarf Citrus
Fig
Pomegranate
Dwarf Banana
Avocado
Papaya
Mango
Rosemary
Chinese tea (Camellia sinensis)
Vines:Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata-EUS native-is hardy to zone 5)
Kiwi
Chayote (Sechium edule)
*Native or naturalized plants to Colorado or at least to North America