Tropical Super Greens

Below are hardy plants that are easily grown in our climate as both food and landscaping plants.  They provide a boost of nutrition and variety to your diet. As baby leaves some can be added fresh into salads, mature leaves can be sauteed or added to most recipes.  We give away free cuttings and have potted plants for sale. Contact us if you're in need of free greens.  We share the abundant harvest for those in need a few times a month.

Moluccan Spinach & Okinawan Spinach (purple leaves)
Gynura nepalensis & Gynura crepioides

A nutritious greens that can be used in soups, stir fry, or salads (best with younger leaves, chiffonade to mix in with your salad greens).

Brazilian Sissoo Spinach 
Alternanthera sissoo

A tropical alternative to regular spinach, best to chop small and cook a bit longer as leaves are firmer in texture.  Enjoy in soups, stirfrys, or wilted with your morning egg or tofu scramble.

Pacific Spinach 
Abelmoschus manihot

Tender, sweet leaves can be eaten raw or cooked, flowers add beautiful color to salads.  The large leaves can be used to wrap yummy fillings.

Ong Choy
Ipomoea aquatica

A semi-aquatic, tropical vegetable with tender shoots and leaves. It can be cooked like spinach and thrown into any recipe as a nutritious greens. Great stir-fried with plenty garlic, cook it on high heat just enough so it's stems still have a nice crunch and throw leaves for last few seconds.

more greens and things that we grow

greens
Moringa, Pak Wan, New Zealand Spinach, Malabar spinach, Sweet Potato Greens, Chaya Spinach, Watercress

roots, fruits, etc.
Yucca - Taipoca
Kalo - Taro
Sweet Potato
Jicama
Ulu - Breadfruit
Brazilian Cherry
Mountain Apple
Guava
Green Papaya
Sweet Papaya
Citrus: meyer lemon, lime, tangerine, sour orange

Lilikoi
Roselle
Banana
Tomato
Long Beans

Herbs - Thai Basil, Lemongrass, Dill, Cilantro, Pandan

Check out thespruceeats for recipes & info of more veggies.