Culinary Herbs * X (Hybrid); Var
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Culinary Herbs * x (hybrid); var. (variety); f. (form) G. (Group) ssp. (subspecies) # Botanical Name * Cultivar Common Name Description/Uses Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum elephant garlic mild, large cloves Allium tuberosum garlic chives garnish for delicate onion Allium schoenoprasum chives like flavor cheese, eggs, cucumbers, Anethum graveolens 'Fernleaf' dill potatoes cheese, eggs, cucumbers, Anethum graveolens 'Long Island Mammoth' dill potatoes sharp tasting root used as a Armoracia rusticana horseradish condiment leaves are smoother, glossier, darker and more Artemisia dracunculus 'Sativa' French tarragon pungent and aromatic than those of the Russian plants. Tagetes lucida Mexican tarragon vegs, meats Chenopodium bonus- Good-King-Henry; poor henricus man's spinach leaves cook like spinach Coriandrum sativum cilantro salads & cooked dishes perennial thistle, leaves & Cynara cardunculus cardoon stems are consumed, not flowers anise flavored seeds & Foeniculum vulgare fennel leaves sweet bay laurel; bay Laurus nobilis leaf; bay laurel soups, stews celery substitute, salads, Levisticum officinale lovage soups infuse the leaves in oil, vinegar or water (for tea); Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata' pineapple mint mint sauce; with chocolate for a dessert tea; salads; condiment in Mentha spicata spearmint curry dishes tea; sauces with chicken or Monarda fistulosa 'Blaustrumpf' bergamot pork Italian, Mediterranean, & Ocimum basilicm sweet basil Thai flavor Italian oregano or hardy similar to sweet marjoram, Origanum x marjoricum marjoram but savory, spicy and sweet golden creeping enhances vegs, meats; Origanum vulgare ssp. vulgare 'Aureum' oregano pesto 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 parsley Petroselinum sativum Italian parsley aniseed; anise burnet Pimpinella anisum saxifrage pleasant licorice taste used in meat, soup, veg. Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue' rosemary 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 sorrel; buckler's Rumex scutatus sorrel pineapple or tangerine Salvia elegans sage herbal teas; baking strong flavor; stuffing, Salvia officinalis 'Aurea' golden sage sausages, 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 salad barnet flavor Satureja hortensis summer savory beans, stuffings, stews Thymus x citriodorus 'Lime' citrus thyme tea Thymus x citriodorus citrus thyme tea Thymus x citriodorus 'Lime Thyme' citrus thyme tea Thymus vulgaris 'Argenteus' silver thyme Thymus x herba-barona caraway 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 Althaea officinalis marshmallow Artemisia arborescens x abysinthium 'Powis Castle' tree wormwood Calendula officinalis neon calendula Cedronella canariensis canary balm Coriandrum sativum confetti coriander Lavandula angustifolia sachet lavender Marrubium vulgare horehound Matricaria recutita German chamomile Melissa officinalis common lemon balm Mentha citrata eau de Cologne mint Rosa rose Salvia officinalis sage Sanguisorba minor salad burnet Symphylum officinale comfrey Tanacetum parthenium feverfew Viola tricolor var. hortensis pansy Dye 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 Reseda luteola weld; Dyer's rocket Rubia tinctorum madder Rudbeckia fulgida black-eyed Susan European black Sambucus nigra elderberry Sanguinaria canadensis bloodroot Santolina chamaecyparissus lavender cotton Satureja hortensis savory Stachys officinalis wood betony Tagetes erecta marigold Thymus vulgaris thyme Trigonella foenum- graecum fenugreek 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 Lavandula angustifolia 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 'Provence' blue lavandin Lavandula stoechas 'Raspberry' Spanish lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'Melissa' English lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' English lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' English lavender Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' English lavender Knot Garden * 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 Calamintha 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 Hedera small leafed variegated ivy Thuja plicata western or Pacific redcedar Tsuga heterophylla western hemlock.