Herb Chart |
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COMMON NAME |
FAM* |
LATIN NAME |
ABP |
USE |
GROW |
HARVEST/USE |
| Angelica | U | A. archangelica | B | Candied | Dry, sunny | Young stems sugared. |
| Anise | U | Punpinella anisurn | A | Flavour | Dry, sunny | Store dried seeds. |
| Balm | L | Melissa oficinalis | P | Tisane | Open, sunny | As required. |
| Basil | L | Ocimum basilicum | A | Flavour | Moist,.Sunny | Fresh, store dried or frozen. |
| Bergamot | |
Monarda didyma | P | Tisane | Fertile,sunny, | Leaves green or dried, added to tea or infuse alone. |
| Borage | Bor | Borago oftcinalis | |
Drinks | Dry, sunny | Leaf, add to fruit cup. |
| Caraway | U | Canna card | B | Seeds | Fertile, sunny | Gather and store ripe seed. |
| Catnip | L | Nepeta calaria | P | Insects | Light, sunny | Sprigs repel flies, attract cats. |
| Chamomile | C | Anthemis rnobilis | P | Tisane | Fertile, sunny | Infuse flower-heads. |
| Chervil | U | Anthriscus cereloliurn | A | Flavour | Dry, sunny | Fresh leaf for salad; soups. |
| Coriander | U | Coriandrum sativum | A | Flavour | Fertile, sunny | Gather leaf before flowering; store ripe seed for spice. |
| Cumin | U | cunurnurt cyrninurn | |
Spice | Full sun | Ripe seed. Best roasted. |
| Dill | U | Anethum graveolens | AB | Flavour | Fertile. sunny | Fresh leaf fume sauces, ripe seed to store. |
| Fennel | U | Foeniculum vulgare | AP | Flavour | Fertile, sunny | Pick young leaves, use fresh. |
| Lovage | U | Levisticum officinale | P | Salty | Well-drained | Use fresh leaf to give salty savour. |
| Marjoram | L | Origanum vulgare | PA | Flavour | Open, sunny | Fresh as required, or dry whole. |
| Mint, pepper | L | Mentha piperita | P | Flavour | Moist, fertile | Crush fresh or dried leaves. |
| Mint, spear | L | D-L spiana | P | Tisane | Moist fertile | Fresh leaves best for tisane; dried or fresh to cook. |
| Oregano | L | Origarmm i~nlgare, see Marjoram | |
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| Parsley | U | Perroseliamn horteuse | A | Flavour | Fertile, sunny | Pick fresh sprigs for sauces, salads and garnish. |
| Pennyroyal | |
Mentha ptdegiurn | |
Insects | Sandy, moist | Companion, and dried leaves said to repel fleas. Plant late summer. |
| Rosemary | L | Rosrnarinus oftcinalis | I' | Flavour | Full sun | Dry leaves, airtight store |
| Rue | Rut | Rmrtagraveolos | P | Insects | Well-drained | Repels fleas, also cats. Can cause dermatitis. |
| Sage | L | Sahda o cinalis | P | Flavour | Sunny, sheltered | Pick leafas desired. Dry in sprigs, but use leaf only. |
| Savory, summer | I. | Satureja hortensis | A | Flavour | Dry, sunny | Use fresh in summer for sauces. |
| Savory, winter | L | Satureja mintana | P | Flavour | Open, sunny | Pick as required in winter, use as above. |
| Suuthernwood | C | Arternisia abrwanum | P | Insects | Any, sunny | Hang sprigs in window, wardrobe, etc. |
| Sweet cicely | U | Alyrrhis Mtvata | P | Flavour | Dry, sunny | Eat whole plant raw or cooked, add to sweet dishes to reduce use of sugar. |
| Tansy | |
Tanacetum vulgare | P | Med. | Fertile, sunny | Use leaves and young shoots in puddings, omelettes; candied root for gout; tisane as tonic in moderation. |
| Tarragon | C | Artemisia drat urcuhu | P | Flavour | Dry, warm, sunny | Fresh leaf in vinegar, Mustard, tartare sauce. Aromatic oil destroyed if dried. |
| Thyme | |
Thymus spp. | P | Flavour | Fertile, sunny | Gather as required. |
* Families: U = Unmbelliferae; L = Labiatae; C =
Compositae; Bor = Boraginaceae; Rut = Rutaceac.
ABP: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
