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Herbology 1


Agrimony Althea Angelica Applemint
Agrimony Althea Angelica Applemint
Balm Bayberry Bee Balm Borage
Balm Bayberry Bee Balm Borage
Burnet Camomile Carduus Carduus Benedictus
Burnet Camomile Carduus Carduus Benedictus
Cerinthe Chives Clary Comfrey
Cerinthe Chives Clary Comfrey
Costmary Dwarf Basil Fumitory Goat's Rue
Costmary Dwarf Basil Fumitory Goat's Rue
Hyssop Lavender Lovage Parsley
Hyssop Lavender Lovage Parsley
Perennial Fennel Pot Marigold Pot Marjoram Pulmonaria
Perennial Fennel Pot Marigold Pot Marjoram Pulmonaria
Spike Vervain Valerian Woad Wormwood
Spike Vervain Valerian Woad Wormwood

These herbs are carried in French Seed Catalogs:

  1. Agrimony
  2. Althea
  3. Carduus Benedictus
  4. Fumitory
  5. Lovage
  6. Spike Vervain
  7. Woad or Isatis

Ten Very Hardy Herb Perennials:

  1. Applemint (plain form)
  2. Lovage
  3. Costmary
  4. Hyssop
  5. Balm
  6. Angelica
  7. Comfrey
  8. Wormwood (A. Absinthium)
  9. Valerian (C. Ruber)
  10. Chives

Herbs With Significant Flowers:

  1. Borage
  2. "Valerian" (C. Ruber)
  3. Cerinthe
  4. Althea
  5. Clary
  6. Goat's Rue
  7. Pulmonaria
  8. Pot Marjoram
  9. Woad
  10. Pot Marigold
  11. Lavender

Taller Herbs:

  1. Angelica
  2. Lovage
  3. Bayberry
  4. Perennial Fennel
  5. Carduus
  6. Bee-Balm

Herbs Suitable for Edgings:

  1. Camomile
  2. Burnet
  3. Parsley
  4. Dwarf Basil
  5. Dwarf Lavender (L. Nana Compacta)

Herbs that can be Grown in the Shade:

  1. Balm
  2. Any of the Mints
  3. Sweet Woodruff
  4. Sweet Cicely
  5. Comfrey
  6. Angelica
  7. Pennyroyals
  8. Pulmonaria
  9. Woundwort

Herbs that make Good Houseplants:

  1. Purple Basil
  2. Summer Savory
  3. Rosemary
  4. Lavender
  5. Variegated Applemint
  6. Rue,
  7. Germander
  8. Caraway-Thyme
  9. Wild Thyme
  10. Santolina
  11. Pot Marigold
  12. Bergamot
  13. Balm
  14. Pennyroyal (English)

The last three will drape over the sides of a pot.

Culinary Herbs:

  1. Savory (all of them)
  2. Garden Thyme
  3. Sage
  4. Basil
  5. Marjoram
  6. Tarragon

Medicinal Herbs:

  1. Wormwood (A. Absinthium)
  2. English and American Pennyroyal
  3. Peppermint
  4. Comfrey
  5. Horehound
  6. Catnip
  7. Balm

Herbs used in Tisanes (which is a tea like drink for the health):

  1. Camomile flowers
  2. Spearmint
  3. Peppermint
  4. Monk's Herb
  5. Sweet Woodruff

Great Magical Herbs:

  1. Rue
  2. Spike
  3. Vervain 
  4. Dill

Herbs that will add flavor to a salad:

  1. Burnet
  2. Chives
  3. Marjoram
  4. Basils
  5. Chervil
  6. Dill
  7. Any herb could be tried.  Tarragon, thyme, etc.

Dried Herbs for Fragrance:

  1. Lavender leaves and seed
  2. Rosemary leaves
  3. Sweet Marjoram
  4. Costmary
  5. Bergamot
  6. Mint and Purple Basil leaves
  7. Sweet Woodruff (add Rose leaves for color)

Some Biblical Herbs:

  1. Mandrake (Gen. 30:14)
  2. Coriander (Ex 16:31)
  3. Wormwood (Rev 8:11)
  4. Mint (Luke 11:31)
  5. Cumin (Isa 28, 25, & 27)
  6. Anise (could have been Dill) (Matt 23:23)
  7. Hyssop (Origanum Maru) (John 19:29)
  8. Saffron (Song of Songs 4:14)
  9. Rue (Luke 11.42)