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Common Names of Herbs
Herbs are
an essential part of gourmet cooking, natural healing and
pharmaceuticals.
It's also very rewarding to grow your own herbs for personal usage. The
'Herb' section
is quite helpful in many ways, with listings of common name herbs; Latin
name herbs,
and evergreen herbs. Tips for cooking with herbs, and growing your
own herbs.
Evergreen Herbs
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Category Latin Name Height Light |
ALOE VERA |
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Tropical Tender |
Aloe barbadensis |
12" - 18" |
Sun |
ANISE |
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Annual |
Pimpinella anisum |
10"- 15" |
S/PSH |
ARUGULA |
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Annual |
Eruca vesicara |
2' |
Sun |
ARUGULA, DWARF |
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Annual |
Diplotaxis erucoides |
12"-15" |
Sun |
ASHWAGANDHA |
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Annual |
Withania somnifera |
24" - 30" |
S/PSH |
BASIL 'GREEN RUFFLES' |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum 'Green
Ruffles' |
18"-24" |
Sun |
BASIL 'MINETTE' |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum 'Minette' |
10"- 15" |
Sun |
BASIL, 'GENOVESE' |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum "Genovese" |
2' - 3' |
S/PSH |
BASIL, 'LIME' |
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Annual |
Ocimum americanum |
2' |
Sun |
BASIL, 'MAMMOTH' |
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Annual |
Ocimum bacilicum 'Mammoth' |
24" - 30" |
Sun |
BASIL, 'MRS, BURNS' (LEMON) |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum 'Mrs. Burns' |
24" - 30" |
Sun |
BASIL, 'OSMIN PURPLE' |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum 'Osmin
Purple' |
2' - 3' |
Sun |
BASIL, 'PURPLE RUFFLES' |
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Annual |
Ocimum bacilicum 'Purple
Ruffles' |
24" 30" |
Sun |
BASIL, 'RED RUBIN' |
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Annual |
Ocimum bacilicum 'Red Rubin' |
24" - 30" |
Sun |
BASIL, 'SIAM QUEEN' |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum 'Siam Queen' |
. |
Sun |
BASIL, 'SWEET DANI' LEMON |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet Dani' |
24" |
Sun |
BASIL, CINNAMON |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum var.
'Cinnamon' |
18"-24" |
Sun |
BASIL, DARK OPAL |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum 'Purpurascens' |
18" |
Sun |
BASIL, LEMON |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum 'Citriodorum' |
18"-24" |
Sun |
BASIL, MINI PURPLE |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum 'purpurescens
minimum' |
24" |
Sun |
BASIL, SPICY GLOBE |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum var. 'Spicy
Globe' |
10"- 15" |
Sun |
BASIL, SWEET |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum |
24"-36" |
Sun |
BASIL, THAI |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum 'Thai' |
12" -24" |
Sun |
BASIL,' AUSSIE SWEETIE' |
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Annual |
Ociumu basilicum 'Aussie
Sweetie' |
18" - 24" |
Sun |
BASIL,'LETTUCE LEAF' |
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Annual |
Ocimum basilicum 'crispum' |
24" |
Sun |
BAY, SWEET |
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Tender Perennial |
Laurus nobilis |
6' - 8' |
Sun |
BEGONIAS, WAX |
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Annual |
Begonia semperflorens |
12"-15" |
S/SH |
BETONY |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Stachys officinalis |
2' - 3' |
S/PSH |
BONESET |
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Perennial |
Eupatorium perfoliatum |
2' to 5' |
Sun |
BORAGE |
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Annual |
Borago officinalis |
2' - 3' |
S/PSH |
BORAGE, 'SISSINGHHURST WHITE' |
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Annual |
Borago officinalis `Sissinghurst
White` |
12" - 24" |
S/PSH |
CALENDULA |
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Annual |
Calendula officinalis |
12" - 15" |
S/PSH |
CARAWAY |
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Biennial |
Carum carvi |
12" - 24" |
Sun |
Cardoon |
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Perennial |
Cynara cardunculus |
6' |
Sun |
* CATMINT |
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Perennial |
Nepeta mussini |
12" -18" |
S/PSH |
CATNIP |
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Perennial |
Nepeta cataria |
2'-3' |
S/PSH |
CATNIP, LEMON |
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Perennial |
Nepeta cataria v. citrata |
24" |
S/PSH |
CHAMOMILE, GERMAN |
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Annual |
Matricaria recutita |
12" 24" |
S/PSH |
CHAMOMILE, ROMAN |
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Perennial |
Chamaemelum nobile |
2"-4" |
S/PSH |
CHERVIL " FRENCH PARSLEY" |
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Biennial |
Anthriscus cerefolium |
12" -18" |
S/PSH |
CHICORY |
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Biennial |
Cichorium intybus |
12" - 3' |
Sun |
CHIVES |
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Perennial |
Allium schoenoprasum |
12"-18" |
Sun |
CHIVES, GARLIC |
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Perennial |
Allium tuberosum |
12" |
S/PSH |
CHIVES, STARO |
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Perennial |
Allium schoenoprasum 'Staro' |
18" - 24" |
S/PSH |
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHUNEGIKU |
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Tender Perennial |
Chrysanthemum coronorarium 'Shungiku' |
24" - 30" |
Sun |
CILANTRO / CORIANDER |
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Annual |
Coriandrum sativum |
20" |
Sun |
COMFREY |
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Perennial |
Symphytum officinale |
3" - 5' |
S/PSH |
CORIANDER, VIETNAMESE |
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Tender Perennial |
Polygonum odoratum |
6" |
S/PSH |
COSTMARY |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Chrysanthemum balsamita |
12" - 24" |
S/PSH |
CULANTRO, MEXICAN |
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Tender Perennial |
Eryngium foetidum |
8"-10" |
Sun |
CUMIN |
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Annual |
Cuminum cyminum |
12" - 24" |
Sun |
CURRY PLANT |
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Tender Perennial |
Helichrysum italiacum |
1' - 2' |
Sun |
CURRY PLANT, MINIATURE |
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Tender Perennial |
Helichrysum italicum sp. |
12" - 18" |
Sun |
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Herb
Associations - United States
Alternative
Medicine Foundation
American
Apitherapy Society, Inc.
American
Association of Naturopathic Physicians
American Association
of Oriental Medicine
American
Botanical Council
American Herb
Association
American Holistic
Health Association
American Horticultural
Therapy Association
American Society for
Horticultural Science
Aromatic Plant Project
Association of Natural
Medicine Pharmacists
Herb Research
Foundation
Herb Society of
America
Homeopathic
Education Services
Hydroponic
Society of America
International Herb
Association
National Association
for Holistic Aromatherapy
National Gardening
Association
Northeast
Herbal Association
Herb Associations US - by Town or State
Arkansas Green
Industry Association
Austin
Herb Society
Baltimore Herb Club,
Champaign-Urbana Herb Society
Delaware Herb Growers and Marketers Association
Evening Herb Society of The Palm Beaches
Greater Fort Worth Herb Society
Herb Society of Central Florida
Illinois Herb Association
Kingwood
Herb Society
Madison
Herb Society
Michigan Herb
Business Association
Northeast Organic
Farming Association of New York
Pocono Herb Club
San Antonio Herb
Society
Sonoma County Herb Association
Southern California Unit of the Herb Society of America
Texas Herb Growers &
Marketers Association
Texoma Herb & Old Rose Society
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