HERBS Variety Type Uses

Common names include toothache plant and paracress. In Brazil it is called jambu.For culinary purposes, small amounts of shredded fresh leaves are said to add a unique flavour to salads. Cooked leaves lose their strong flavour and Acmella Oleracea may be used as leafy greens. Both fresh and cooked leaves are used in dishes Annual 'Toothache Plant' such as stews in Brazil. The flower bud has a grassy taste followed by a strong tingling or numbing sensation and often excessive salivation, with a cooling sensation in the throat.[3] The buds are known as "buzz buttons", "Szechuan buttons", "sansho buttons", and "electric buttons".

Anise Seeds and leave give licorice flavor to herbal teas, baked goods, fruits, Annual pimpinella anisum confections, and liqueurs (anisette). Also used to aid digestion. For flavoring, fragrance, or garden, decorative. Herb lovers claim it as a Anise Hyssop Perennial culinary herb, using the fresh or dried leaves in tea and crumbling the tangy Agastache Zones 4 - 9 flowers over fruit salad — the wildflower books list it as a native wildflower of north-central North America

Slow to germinate, late to bloom, and somewhat plain and gawky, sweet Annie (Artemisia annua ) is the tomboy of everlasting gardens. Yet this tall annual Artemisia Sweet Annie Annual herb, native to southeastern Europe, northern Africa, and Iran, is a favorite of crafters in this country for its versatility and sweet, lingering fragrance

Balm, Lemon Perennial Use lemon scented leaves in teas, potpourris. Melissa officinalis Zones 4 - 9 Sweet full flavor, with up to 2" leaves. Italian variety for pesto and all types of Basil Italian/Genovese Annual cooking. Sweet Genovese Basil is the best flavored sweet basil from the Genoa ocimum basilicum region of Italy. So fragrant, it reminds you of summer! Tender Annual

a large shrubby form of basil that grows like a weed. The scent and flavor are more clove scented than Sweet Basil but it can be used for cooking. It is very Basil African Blue Annual drought tolerant and the beautiful lavender pink flowers attract all kinds of bees to your garden.

You can use Cinnamon Basil in any recipe that calls for basil. The sweet flavor Basil Cinnamon is very good when used with other fruity flavored herbs. Pick the leaves and Annual ocimum basilicum use them in cooking or put them in bottles of olive oil to make cinnamon- flavored oil.

Offering a sweet flavor and scent, licorice basil is also known as anise basil Basil Licorice and offers a licorice-like taste with a hint of clove. This mulberry-tinted basil Annual ocimum basilicum resembles cinnamon basil but the nose will definitely be able to tell the difference.

Basil Lime This is a delicious citrus flavored basil which is great for fish. It has a great Annual ocimum basilicum lime scent and flavor which is not too overpowering for mild dishes. Basil Magic Michael AAS - Green leaf, purple bracts, small creamy white flowers, great foliage in Annual ocimum basilicum mixed container, highly fragrant. Beautiful Red leaf basil grows and tastes like Sweet Italian but has purplish Basil Red Rubin Annual red leaves. It is also known as Opal basil. Great to add color to salads or ocimum basilicum vinegars Variety Type Uses This is probably the best of the bush basils, a tidy, compact plant absolutely Basil Spicy Globe covered with small fragrant leaves. It is great for the garden or for small pot Annual ocimum basilicum culture. Use the leaves of this flavorful variety just as you would any other sweet basil. Bright citrus flavor and a long lasting basil plant. Flowers profusely to attract Basil Sweet Dani bees to the garden but cut the flowers back for more leaf production. Great Annual ocimum basilicum flavor for salad dressings, marinades and even cookies! Our variety name is Sweet Dani.

Basil Thai Siam This is a strong vigorous plant with a intense licorice-basil flavor. Great for Annual ocimum basilicum Asian cooking of all kinds and compliments Lemongrass and curries. Bay Laurel Dried leaves used extensively in stews, soups, and sauces; also in herbal teas Tropical laurus nobilis as a digestive aid. Ornamental small tree. Beebalm Leaves and flowers used in herbal teas, salads, beverages, and potpourris. Perennial Monarda didyma Ornamental flowers. Borage Mince young leaves for herbal teas, salads, and vegetables; use flowers as Annual borago officinalis garnish and in salads. Ornamental flowers and foliage. Burnet The tender, young leaves have the best flavor, tangy, fresh, with a hint of Perennial Sanguisorba minor cucumber. They tend to get bitter as they mature. Caraway Seeds used to flavor soups, stews, rye bread, and cheese. Chopped leaves are Annual carum carvi used in vegetable and egg dishes. Catnip Perennial Leaves used in cat treats, and herbal teas. nepeta cataria Chamomile (Roman) Flowers used in teas, salads, herbal baths, and hair rinses. Ornamental Perennial chamaemelum nobile flowers and foliage. Chervil Leaves used like parsley in soups, sauces, eggs, vegetables, and fish dishes; as Annual anthriscus cerefolium a garnish; and in potpourris. This herb grows like a clump of grass and has a mild onion flavor and pink Chives Regular Perennial flowers. Fantastic flavor for salads, baked potatoes or just toss into a green salad. Flat strap-like leaves and a sharp garlic flavor makes these chives perfect for Chives Garlic bolder flavor. An aromatic, edible herb, and unlike other coriander has unique, fine fern-like Cilantro Delfino Annual foliage, and is slower to bolt than other cilantro. Spicy Cilantro leaves are wonderful for Thai, Mexican and Curry dishes. Pick Cilantro/Coriander Annual the leaves as it grows. Often reseeds. Ground Cumin seed is frequently used in Mexican dishes such as chili con Cumin Annual carne and hot tamales. This herb is wonderful with Salmon or in cucumber salads as well as pickling. Dill Fernleaf Annual Great variety for pots. Eucalyptus Perennial Small, silver-green leaves work well in fresh or dried bouquets. Fennel yields both a herb and a spice. All plant parts are edible: roots, stalks Fennel Bronze Annual and leaves, with the spice coming from the dried seeds. fennel leaves are used Leaf/Rubra in French and Italian cuisine’s in sauces for fish and in mayonnaise With the same sweet licorice flavor as Sweet Fennel, Bronze Fennel (pictured Fennel at top) can be used in place of Green Fennel in any recipe, and the soft wispy Annual Regular/Florence leaves with their unique bronze color add a lot of visual interest in the flower or herb garden. Variety Type Uses Horehound Perennial Used for making tea and candy for use in coughs and colds. Flowers and evergreen leaves have long been used as a flavouring for foods and beverages and as a folk medicine. The plant has a sweet scent and a warm, Hyssop Perennial bitter taste. A strong tea made of the leaves and sweetened with honey is a traditional remedy for nose, throat, and lung afflictions, and for flavouring meats, fish, vegetables, salads, sweets French lavender produces wave after wave of lavender-purple flowers in Lavender French Perennial midsummer. The foliage is gray green with a serrated edge. Its perennial in zones 8 through 10. Large, grey/green fuzzy foliage on a rather large plant which reaches 24-36 Lavender Goodwin Perennial inches in one season in the Midwest. Blooms freely; long lavender wands. Creek Overwinters in Zones 8-10

This is a wonderful tropical plant that smells like lemon and is used mostly in Lemon Grass Annual Thai cooking. Easy to grow, likes full sun, good drainage and lots of watering.

This is the plant used to make lemon zinger tea. Very fragrant strong lemony Lemon Verbena Perennial flavor. You will not believe the scent of this plant! It can be used to add lemon flavor to drinks, marinades, butters or make Lemon Verbena ice cream!

The Garden Lovage is one of the old English herbs that was formerly very generally cultivated, and is still occasionally cultivated as a sweet herb, and for Lovage Perennial the use in herbal medicine of its root, and the leaves and seeds can be used to give a celery flavor to salads.

Marjoram Sweet Annual Very nice strong flavor from the oregano family. Grows upright and bushy. This is a wonderful peppermint variety that smells just like chocolate and has Mint Black Stem Perennial some sweetness too. We use it chopped up with fresh ripe strawberries but it Chocolate makes a great tea too. Mint Corsican Perennial Powerfully fragrant microscopic mint, useful for carpeting dampish places Mint Julep Perennial The real mint to use in the classic Mint Julep drink. Wonderful, prolific, full flavored orange mint with a bergamot-type orange Mint Orange Perennial flavor. Prolific spreading plant is a great ground cover. Great flavor for teas, iced or hot. Pennyroyal is the smallest of the Mints and very different in habit from any of Mint Penny Royal Perennial the others, highly aromatic, Sweet mint that tastes just like a peppermint candy. Makes a nice tea, great Mint Peppermint Perennial with all types of desserts and fruits. Pineapple mint grows to a height of 8-12 in and prefers partial shade and a Mint Pineapple Mint Perennial moist, rich soil. As its name suggests, it has a pleasant pineapple flavor and the leaves are ideal to add to fruit cups and punches Delicious mint is perfect for savory recipes, teas, salad dressings, for jelly or Mint Spearmint Perennial with Lamb. It also makes a great ground cover for shady areas or can be grown in full sun if its not too hot. Oregano Greek Perennial This is the best variety for the true Greek flavor. High in essential oils. Also sold as Sicilian oregano or hardy sweet marjoram. Italian oregano is an Perennial to Oregano Italian zone 7 exquisite blend of sweet and spicy, without the bitterness of more intense types. Tender A great variety of curly parsley is pretty and flavorful as well. Easy to grow and Parsley Curled Perennial can be used for almost anything in cooking. Variety Type Uses

Tender This variety is called Giant Italian and has a huge flat leaf, dark green color Parsley Italian Perennial and nice strong flavor. Biennial (lasts about a year and a half).

Tender This Rosemary has long thick leaves and light blue flowers. Upright variety Rosemary Arp Perennial hardy to zone 7. Tender Barbeque rosemary grows sturdy, straight stems, ideal for shish kabobs, and Rosemary Barbeque Perennial turns ordinary grill fare into succulently infused delicacies. Low growing ground covering type of Rosemary is great for steep dry banks Tender Rosemary Prostrate Perennial which get little water. Flowers in early Spring with tiny blue flowers, stays evergreen the rest of the year. Rue Perennial Pungent leaves used in salads, juices. Ornamental in the garden.

Standard Sage variety with long gray leaves and purple flowers on tall spikes. Sage Beautiful landscape plant but the flavor is wonderful on potatoes, in stews and Perennial Garden/Berggarten stuffings. Berggarten is a beautiful sage plant with the same flavor as common sage but bred not to flower so that leaf production will not stop.

Sage Golden Golden Garden Sage can be substituted in any recipe calling for Sage. Fresh Perennial Variegated leaves make an attractive garnish for roast chicken or turkey. Ornamental. This is a great plant for the butterfly garden as well as the Sage Mexican Perennial hummingbird garden This plant will amaze you with its sweet scent and beautiful red flowers, it Sage Pineapple Perennial grows up to 8 feet tall and attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Savory, which has a distinctive taste, though it somewhat recalls that of marjoram, is not only added to stuffings, pork pies and sausages as a wholesome seasoning, but sprigs of it, fresh, may be boiled with broad beans Savory Summer Annual and green peas, in the same manner as mint. It is also boiled with dried peas in making pea-soup. For garnishing it has been used as a substitute for parsley and chervil.

Green Apple and Lemon flavored green perennial herb used as a tangy salad Sorrel Perennial green. It is a very hardy plant that will continue to flourish when the rest of your fresh garden greens are suffering either from heat or cold.

Becoming very popular for its natural sweetness that is 10 times sweeter than Stevia rebaudiana Annual sugar!! This plant is an annual and grows well in full sun. A nice subtle anise flavor which is delicious in vinegars or in cream sauces. Tarragon French Perennial Also good as a butter sauce for fish or in Tuna salad. Smaller low growing plant with tiny leaves and an intense flavor. Essential in Thyme English Perennial chowders, and delicious sprinkled on potatoes for roasting. Narrow leaves, distinctly greyer and sweeter than English. Preferred by the Thyme French Perennial French. Needs some winter protection. Aromatic low growing bush or creeping herbs, ideal for rockeries, borders, or along pathways. Same size as English Thyme but has a strong lemon flavor which is very good Thyme Lemon Perennial on chicken or anywhere you want a lemon flavor without citrus. Beautiful golden variegated leaves. Watercress is cultivated for its leaves, which are principally used as salad Watercress Annual greens or garnishes.