Herb Garden plants. Click on image to see Latin Name, Family, Description, Cultural Requirements, Culinary Uses, and Medicinal Uses.
Amaranth 'Red Garnet' : Amaranthus caudatus
Anise
Seeds primarily used in baking & liqueurs, but also in sups, sauces, stews & salads.
Autumn Crocus : Colchicum autumnale
This Crocus has no Medicinal or Culinary uses.
Basil : Ocimum basilicum 'Lettuce Leaf'
These huge leaves are great in salads and quickly make a batch of pesto.
Bear's Breeches : Acanthus spinosus
Bee Balm / Bergamot : Monarda didyma 'Pink Lace'
The leaves can be used to make a tea and the flowers can be added to salads for a fresh lemony flavouring.
Borage : Borago officinalis
The flowers add a new colour to salads or can be crystallized to decorate cakes. The leaves add a cucumber flavour to cold drinks in summer or can be cooked ...
Caraway : Carum carvi
The seeds are used to flavour soups, breads and other dishes. The leaves are used in salads, stews and sauces.
Chives : Allium schoenoprasum
Leaves & flowers are used mostly in salads.
Comfrey : Symphytum officinale
Cotton Lavender : Santolina chamaecyparissus
The leaves and flowers dry well to be used in dried arrangements or potpourri.
Cuban Oregano / Mexican Mint : Plectranthus amboinicus
The leaves can be added to soups and stews, but have a strong Oregano flavour, so use it sparingly. It can also be used to make tea.
Curry Plant : Helichrysum italicum
The whole plant dries well and the flowers are everlasting, so are good in dries arrangements or in potpourri.
Vierling Dill : Anethum graveolens
Add leaves to salads or seed heads when making pickles.
False Indigo / Blue Wild Indigo : Baptisia australis
Feverfew : Chrysanthemum parthenium
Helps ease headaches & migraines. Used in dried flower arrangements or as a dye plant.
Fig Tree : Ficus carica
Good King Henry : Blitum bonus-henricus
Hops : Humulus lupulus
Hops can be calming and have antiseptic properties to reduce inflammation by using a poultice. The "cones" are used in beer making.
Horseradish : Armoracia rusticana
Horseradish sauce is used with beef and can be pickled. Grated root can relieve pain & stiff muscles. It is a good diuretic to flush the kidneys.
Hyssop : Hyssop officinale var. aristatus
A tea can ease a sore throat and is an expectorant. A poultice can heal wounds and bruises. The flowers are very attractive to bees, butterflies & hummingbirds.
Lady's Mantle : Alchemilla mollis
Lavender : Lavendula sp.
Lemon Balm : Melissa officinalis
Lime
Lung Wort : Pulmonaria sp.
Lung Wort : Pulmonaria sp.
Long-leaved Lung Wort : Pulmonaria l. ssp. cevennensis
Marsh Mallow : Althaea officinalis
Native to Africa where the original "marshmallows" came from. The roots & leaves are edible.
Mint : Mentha sp.
Chocolate Mint : Mentha x. peperita 'Chocolate'
Peppermint : Mentha x piperita
Pineapple Mint : Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata'
Mosquito Plant / Citronella : Pelargonium 'Citronella'
Nasturtium : Tropaeolum sp.
Golden Oregano : Oreganum v. 'Aureum'
Oyster Leaf : Mertensia maritima
Leaves taste similar to oysters with a hint of seaweed. Good addition to salads
Pink Tree Paeony : Paeonia s. 'Hanakisoi'
White Tree Paeony
Yellow Tree Paeony
Parsley 'Giant of Italy' : Petroselinum neapolitanum
Use in salads, soups, sauces and stews. Helps to relieve bad breath and aids digestion.
Pineapple : Ananas comosus
Pot Marigold : Calendula officinalis
Add flowers to salads.
Rhubarb
Safflower 'Dark Orange-Red'
The stiff, prickly plants can be used like fencing to keep animals out of the garden. Known as "Poor-Man's-Saffron" as it can be used as a substitute for it.
Common Sage : Salvia officinalis
Add the leaves to soups, stews and roasts. The leaves make a refreshing tea.
Pineapple Sage : Salvia elegans
Purple Sage : Salvia o. 'Purpurascens'
Purple Coneflower : Echinacea purpurea 'Magnus'
Rosemary : Rosmarinus officinalis
Rue : Ruta graveolens
Shiso : Perilla frutescens
Aka Hon Chirimen / Red Shiso : Perilla f. var. crispa
This red variety is used to dye many Japanese vegetables a bright red colour eg. ginger, garlic & radishes. The leaves can also be added to salads & used in sushi.
Shiso : Perilla frutescens
Smooth Rupturewort : Herniaria glabra
Sweetleaf /Candyleaf : Stevia rebaudiana
Toothache Plant : Acmella oleracea/Spilanthes oleracea
Properties similar to Echinacea. Helps immunity, digestion & nausea. Chewing leaves or flowers produces a numbing effect hence the common name.
Winterberry : Gaultheria procumbens
Yew Hedge : Taxus x media 'Hicksii'
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