Herbs - for cooking
The pleasure of gathering herbs to fragrance your cooking is hard to beat. It is easy to grow the 'common' herbs. Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme, French tarragon, chives^, and even annuals such as coriander are readily attempted. Check the plant sizes and arrange them so that the dainty thymes and oreganos edge the borders. Grow sufficient plants so you can harvest your herbs without destroying the beauty of the plants themselves.
Plants (149)
Cynara cardunculus Scolymus Group
Globe artichoke
Humulus lupulus
Hop
Levisticum officinale
Lovage
Rhododendron groenlandicum 'Compactum'
Labrador tea plant, St. Jame's tea
Thymus vulgaris
Common thyme
Agastache foeniculum
Anise hyssop, Fragrant nettle, Blue giant hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, Anise mint
Agastache mexicana 'Sangria'
Mexican giant hyssop
Agastache rugosa f. albiflora 'Alabaster'
Korean mint
Alliaria petiolata
Garlic mustard, Jack-by-the-hedge, Hedge garlic
Allium fistulosum
Welsh Japanese bunching onion scallion
Allium schoenoprasum
Chives, Schnittlaugh
Allium schoenoprasum 'Silver Chimes'
Chives, Schnittlaugh
Allium tuberosum
Chinese chives, Garlic chives, Oriental garlic, Oriental chives
Aloysia citrodora
Lemon verbena, Cidron, Limonetta
Anethum graveolens
Dill
Angelica archangelica
Garden angelica, Wild parsnip, Archangel
Anthriscus cerefolium
Chervil, Garden chervil
Arctium lappa
Great burdock
Artemisia absinthium
Absinthe, Ware-moth, Common wormwood, Green ginger
Artemisia dracunculus
Tarragon, Estragon
Atriplex hortensis var. rubra
Orach, Mountain spinach, Orache
Borago officinalis
Borage
Calamintha nepeta
Lesser calamint, Calamint savory, Savory calamint, Mountain mint, Mountain balm
Calendula officinalis
Scotch marigold, Pot marigold
Cardamine pratensis
Ladies smock, Cuckoo flower, Meadow cress
Carum carvi
Caraway
Chenopodium amaranticolor
Tree spinach, Magenta lamb's quarters
Coriandrum sativum
Coriander, cilantro
Cymbopogon citratus
Lemon grass
Cynara scolymus 'Verte Globe'
Globe artichoke
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
Salad rocket, Rocket, Rocquette, Arugula
Ferula communis
Giant fennel
Foeniculum vulgare
Fennel
Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'
Purple fennel
Fragaria vesca
Wild strawberry, Alpine strawberry, Woodland strawberry
Glycyrrhiza glabra
Licorice, Liquorice, Sweetwood
Helianthus annuus
Common sunflower, Annual sunflower, Marigold of Peru
Inula helenium
Elecampne
Marrubium vulgare
Common horehound, White horehound
Matricaria recutita
Wild chamomile, Scented mayweed, Geranium chamomile
Melissa officinalis
Lemon balm, Balm, Bee balm, Honey plant, Sweet Mary
Mentha longifolia
Horse mint, Long leaved mint, Biblical mint
Mentha longifolia subsp. capensis
South African horse mint
Mentha pulegium
Pennyroyal, Pudding grass
Mentha spicata
Spearmint, Common mint, Garden mint, Lamb mint, Sage of Bethlehem
Mentha spicata var. crispa
Curly mint, Spearmint, Garden mint, Lamb mint, Sage of Bethlehem
Mentha suaveolens
Apple mint, Egyptian mint, Pineapple mint, Woolly mint
Mentha suaveolens 'Variegata'
Variegated apple mint, Apple mint, Egyptian mint, Pineapple mint, Woolly mint