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Culinary * x (hybrid); var. (variety); f. (form) G. (Group) ssp. (subspecies)

# * Common Name Description/Uses ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum elephant mild, large garlic garnish for delicate Allium schoenoprasum chives like flavor , eggs, cucumbers, Anethum graveolens 'Fernleaf' potatoes cheese, eggs, cucumbers, Anethum graveolens 'Long Island Mammoth' dill potatoes sharp tasting root used as a Armoracia rusticana are smoother, glossier, darker and more dracunculus 'Sativa' French pungent and aromatic than those of the Russian . lucida Mexican tarragon vegs, meats Chenopodium bonus- Good-King-Henry; poor henricus man's spinach leaves cook like spinach Coriandrum cilantro & cooked dishes perennial thistle, leaves & Cynara cardunculus cardoon stems are consumed, not flavored & Foeniculum vulgare leaves sweet bay laurel; bay ; bay laurel , substitute, salads, Levisticum officinale soups infuse the leaves in oil, vinegar or water (for ); suaveolens 'Variegata' pineapple mint mint ; with chocolate for a tea; salads; condiment in Mentha spicata dishes tea; with chicken or Monarda fistulosa 'Blaustrumpf' bergamot pork Italian, Mediterranean, & basilicm sweet Thai flavor Italian or hardy similar to sweet , x marjoricum marjoram but savory, spicy and sweet golden creeping enhances vegs, meats; Origanum vulgare ssp. vulgare 'Aureum' oregano Greek or Italian Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum oregano most flavorful Origanum vulgare oregano intense, strong flavor Origanum vulgare 'Aureum' golden oregano mild flavor Greek or Italian Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum oregano considered best subspecies Origanum vulgare oregano Mediterranean style cooking Origanum vulgare 'Variegata' variegated oregano subtle mild flavor Petroselinum crispum curly Petroselinum sativum Italian parsley aniseed; anise burnet anisum saxifrage pleasant licorice used in meat, , veg. Rosmarinus 'Tuscan Blue' etc. dishes Culinary Herbs * x (hybrid); var. (variety); f. (form) G. (Group) ssp. (subspecies)

# Botanical Name * Cultivar Common Name Description/Uses Rosmarinus officinalis rosemary French ; buckler's Rumex scutatus sorrel pineapple or tangerine elegans sage ; baking strong flavor; stuffing, 'Aurea' golden sage , omelettes, meats, cheese Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten' common sage meat, cheese, stuffing Salvia officinalis common sage meat & poultry dishes Salvia sclarea clary sage stews, soups leaves have cucumber Sanguisorba minor barnet flavor hortensis beans, stuffings, stews Thymus x citriodorus 'Lime' tea Thymus x citriodorus citrus thyme tea Thymus x citriodorus 'Lime Thyme' citrus thyme tea 'Argenteus' silver thyme Thymus x herba-barona thyme cheese, tea Thymus pseudolanuginosus woolly thyme Thymus vulgaris English thyme Tropaeolum majus nasturtium Medicinal Herbs * x (hybrid); var. (variety); f. (form) G. (Group) ssp. (subspecies)

# Botanical Name * Cultivar Common Name Uses Agastache foeniculum anise hyssop officinalis marshmallow Artemisia arborescens x abysinthium 'Powis Castle' tree wormwood officinalis neon calendula Cedronella canariensis canary balm Coriandrum sativum confetti angustifolia lavender Marrubium vulgare horehound Matricaria recutita German Melissa officinalis common Mentha citrata eau de Cologne mint Rosa rose Salvia officinalis sage Sanguisorba minor salad burnet Symphylum officinale comfrey feverfew Viola tricolor var. hortensis pansy Herbs * x (hybrid); var. (variety); f. (form) G. (Group) ssp. (subspecies)

# Botanical Name * Cultivar Common Name Description/Uses Agrimonia eupatoria agrimony Allium cepa onion Anchusa officinalis alkanet

Dyer’s chamomile; Anthemis tinctoria golden marguerite Anthemis tinctoria Dyer’s coreopsis Asperula odorata sweet woodruff Baptisia tinctoria indigo Beta vulgaris var. cruenta 'Bull's Blood' beet (Hopi) Callistephus chinensis aster Carthamus tinctorius safflower dropwort; Filipendula vulgaris meadowsweet Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' bronze fennel Foeniculum vulgare fennel Gentiana lutea gentian Helianthus annuus sunflower Humulus lupulus hops Leonurus cardiaca motherwort Ocimum basilicum var. purpurescens purple basil luteola weld; Dyer's rocket tinctorum madder Rudbeckia fulgida black-eyed Susan European black Sambucus nigra elderberry canadensis bloodroot Santolina chamaecyparissus lavender cotton Satureja hortensis savory Stachys officinalis wood betony Tagetes erecta marigold Thymus vulgaris thyme foenum- graecum Verbascum thapsus mullein Zinnia elegans zinnia Origanum majorana marjoram Lavenders * x (hybrid); var. (variety); f. (form) G. (Group) ssp. (subspecies)

# Botanical Name * Cultivar Common Name x intermedia 'Fred Boutin' Lavandula angustifolia 'Lady Lavender' Lavandula angustifolia 'True Munstead' Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote Blue' Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' Lavandula x intermedia 'Hidcote Giant' Lavandula angustifolia 'Royal Velvet' Lavandula angustifolia 'English' Lavandula x intermedia '' blue lavandin 'Raspberry' Spanish lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'Melissa' English lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' English lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' English lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' English lavender * x (hybrid); var. (variety); f. (form) G. (Group) ssp. (subspecies)

# Botanical Name * Cultivar Common Name Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea nana 'Crimson Pygmy' dwarf Japanese barberry nepeta ssp. nepeta 'Montrose White' calamint Teucrium chamaedrys evergreen wall germander

Wall Plants * x (hybrid); var. (variety); f. (form) G. (Group) ssp. (subspecies)

# Botanical Name * Cultivar Common Name Buxus sempervirens boxwood Fagus sylvatica var. heterophylla 'Asplenifolia' fern-leaved beech small leafed variegated ivy Thuja plicata western or Pacific redcedar Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock