Blueberry
A Blueberry bush is a perennial, flowering plant that produces small, sweet, and round berries known as blueberries, which are typically blue or purple and have a protective waxy coating.
Other Names: Blueberry, Swamp Blueberry, Tall Huckleberry
Type: Shrub
Culinary Category: Fruit
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Pepper
A Pepper plant is a flowering plant known for its edible and sometimes spicy fruit, commonly referred to as peppers. These plants can vary greatly in size and heat, making them a versatile addition to both gardens and kitchens worldwide.
Other Names: Chili pepper, Bell pepper, Sweet pepper
Type: Herbaceous
Culinary Category: Vegetable
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Tomato
A Tomato plant is a herbaceous plant that typically grows to about 1-3 meters in height, and it produces red, edible fruits known as tomatoes, which are a popular vegetable in culinary use.
Other Names: Tomato, Tomate
Type: Herbaceous plant
Culinary Category: Vegetable
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Okra
The Okra plant is a flowering plant known for its edible green pods, which have a unique mucilaginous texture when cooked. The Okra pod, often used in soups and stews, is a staple in many culinary traditions around the world.
Other Names: Lady's fingers, Gumbo
Type: Flowering plant
Culinary Category: Vegetable
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Pear Tree
The pear tree, a deciduous tree in the genus Pyrus, is widely cultivated for its edible fruit, the pear, which is sweet and juicy with a distinctive shape and texture.
Other Names: Common Pear, European Pear
Type: Deciduous Tree
Culinary Category: Fruit
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Muscadine
Muscadine vines are robust grapevines native to the southeastern United States, producing thick-skinned edible berries known as muscadines.
Other Names: Scuppernong, Bullace
Type: Deciduous vine
Culinary Category: Fruit
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Cucumber
The cucumber plant is a sprawling vine that belongs to the gourd family, characterized by its elongated, cylindrical green fruit commonly used in culinary dishes worldwide.
Other Names: Gherkin, Pickle (when pickled)
Type: Herbaceous vine
Culinary Category: Fruit (though used as a vegetable)
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Blackberry
Blackberry plants are perennial shrubs known for their delicious dark-colored fruit, featuring arching canes and thorny stems, while blackberries themselves are aggregates of drupelets, each containing a seed.
Other Names: Bramble, Brambleberry
Type: Perennial shrub
Culinary Category: Fruit
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Carrot
The carrot plant is a root vegetable known for its elongated orange taproot, which is consumed globally as a nutritious food. The leafy greens grow above ground, while the edible root develops underground.
Other Names: Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot
Type: Root vegetable
Culinary Category: Vegetable
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Zinnia
Zinnia plants are vibrant, hardy annuals known for their brightly colored, daisy-like flowers that bloom abundantly from spring through fall. Zinnia flowers are popular for their long bloom season and are easy to grow, making them a favorite in summer gardens.
Other Names: Youth-and-age, Common Zinnia
Type: Flowering plant
Culinary Category: Non-edible
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Sweet Potato
The sweet potato plant is a perennial vine with heart-shaped leaves and is known for producing elongated, starchy, and sweet-tasting tubers called sweet potato tubers, which are an important root vegetable.
Other Names: Kumara, Batata, Camote
Type: Root vegetable
Culinary Category: Starch, vegetable
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Radish
The radish plant is a fast-growing, annual herbaceous plant characterized by its edible root, which comes in a variety of sizes, colors, and shapes ranging from round to elongated, and is often crisp and pungent in flavor. The plant has broad, rough leaves and produces small white or purple flowers, typically grown as a cool-season crop in many parts of the world.
Other Names: Daikon, Mooli, Rábano
Type: Herbaceous plant
Culinary Category: Salad vegetable
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Onion
An onion plant is a bulbous plant that grows underground and is known for its pungent flavor and aroma. The onion bulb is the edible part of the plant, consisting of many layers that store nutrients to support the plant's growth.
Other Names: Bulb onion, common onion
Type: Bulbous plant
Culinary Category: Vegetable
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Broccoli
The broccoli plant is a cool-season vegetable that belongs to the cabbage family and is known for its large flowering head, which is consumed as a nutritious vegetable. The broccoli head consists of tightly clustered flower buds, and if not harvested in time, will bloom into small yellow flowers.
Other Names: Calabrese broccoli
Type: Herbaceous
Culinary Category: Vegetable
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Strawberry
The strawberry plant is a low-growing perennial herb, often propagated through runners, celebrated for its juicy and sweet red fruits which are a favorite among many.
Other Names: Garden strawberry
Type: Herbaceous perennial
Culinary Category: Fruit
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Cabbage
The cabbage plant features a dense, leafy stalk that forms a compact, spherical head, which is the part commonly consumed. A cabbage head is made up of tightly-packed, overlapping leaves, often rounded, with a crisp texture and mild flavor.
Other Names: Heading Cabbage
Type: Biennial grown as annual
Culinary Category: Leafy vegetable
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Garlic
A garlic plant is a perennial flowering plant with a bulbous root known as a garlic bulb, which is divided into segments called cloves.
Other Names: Stinking Rose, Poor Man's Treacle
Type: Herb
Culinary Category: Spice/Condiment
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