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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 | Herb Latin Names | English to French Herb Names
    
Gourmet Home | Cooking with Fresh Herbs and Books on Herbs
                                    
                                    Herb Common
Names A - C
 
                         A - C |
D - H  |  I - L  |  M  |  N - P  |  R - S  |  T - Z 
                                        
 Common Name               Category      Latin Name                      Height    Light

ALOE VERA

 

Tropical Tender

Aloe barbadensis

12" - 18"

Sun

ANISE

 

Annual

Pimpinella anisum

10"- 15"

S/PSH

ARUGULA

 

Annual

Eruca vesicara

2'

Sun

ARUGULA, DWARF

 

Annual

Diplotaxis erucoides

12"-15"

Sun

ASHWAGANDHA

 

Annual

Withania somnifera

24" - 30"

S/PSH

BASIL 'GREEN RUFFLES'

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum 'Green Ruffles'

18"-24"

Sun

BASIL 'MINETTE'

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum 'Minette'

10"- 15"

Sun

BASIL, 'GENOVESE'

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum "Genovese"

2' - 3'

S/PSH

BASIL, 'LIME'

 

Annual

Ocimum americanum

2'

Sun

BASIL, 'MAMMOTH'

 

Annual

Ocimum bacilicum 'Mammoth'

24" - 30"

Sun

BASIL, 'MRS, BURNS' (LEMON)

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum 'Mrs. Burns'

24" - 30"

Sun

BASIL, 'OSMIN PURPLE'

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum 'Osmin Purple'

2' - 3'

Sun

BASIL, 'PURPLE RUFFLES'

 

Annual

Ocimum bacilicum 'Purple Ruffles'

24" 30"

 Sun

BASIL, 'RED RUBIN'

 

Annual

Ocimum bacilicum 'Red Rubin'

24" - 30"

Sun

BASIL, 'SIAM QUEEN'

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum 'Siam Queen'

.

Sun

BASIL, 'SWEET DANI' LEMON

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet Dani'

24"

Sun

BASIL, CINNAMON

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum var. 'Cinnamon'

18"-24"

Sun

BASIL, DARK OPAL

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum 'Purpurascens'

18"

Sun

BASIL, LEMON

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum 'Citriodorum'

18"-24"

Sun

BASIL, MINI PURPLE

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum 'purpurescens minimum'

24"

Sun

BASIL, SPICY GLOBE

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum var. 'Spicy Globe'

10"- 15"

Sun

BASIL, SWEET

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum

24"-36"

Sun

BASIL, THAI

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum 'Thai'

12" -24"

Sun

BASIL,' AUSSIE SWEETIE'

 

Annual

Ociumu basilicum 'Aussie Sweetie'

18" - 24"

Sun

BASIL,'LETTUCE LEAF'

 

Annual

Ocimum basilicum 'crispum'

24"

Sun

BAY, SWEET

 

Tender Perennial

Laurus nobilis

6' - 8'

Sun

BEGONIAS, WAX

 

Annual

Begonia semperflorens

12"-15"

S/SH

BETONY

 

Evergreen Perennial

Stachys officinalis

2' - 3'

S/PSH

BONESET

 

Perennial

Eupatorium perfoliatum

2' to 5'

Sun

BORAGE

 

Annual

Borago officinalis

2' - 3'

S/PSH

BORAGE, 'SISSINGHHURST WHITE'

 

Annual

Borago officinalis `Sissinghurst White`

12" - 24"

S/PSH

CALENDULA

 

Annual

Calendula officinalis

12" - 15"

S/PSH

CARAWAY

 

Biennial

Carum carvi

12" - 24"

Sun

Cardoon

 

Perennial

Cynara cardunculus

6'

Sun

* CATMINT

 

Perennial

Nepeta mussini

12" -18"

S/PSH

CATNIP

 

Perennial

Nepeta cataria

2'-3'

S/PSH

CATNIP, LEMON

 

Perennial

Nepeta cataria v. citrata

24"

S/PSH

CHAMOMILE, GERMAN

 

Annual

Matricaria recutita

12" 24"

S/PSH

CHAMOMILE, ROMAN

 

Perennial

Chamaemelum nobile

2"-4"

S/PSH

CHERVIL " FRENCH PARSLEY"

 

Biennial

Anthriscus cerefolium

12" -18"

S/PSH

CHICORY

 

Biennial

Cichorium intybus

12" - 3'

Sun

CHIVES

 

Perennial

Allium schoenoprasum

12"-18"

Sun

CHIVES, GARLIC

 

Perennial

Allium tuberosum

12"

S/PSH

CHIVES, STARO

 

Perennial

Allium schoenoprasum 'Staro'

18" - 24"

S/PSH

CHRYSANTHEMUM SHUNEGIKU

 

Tender Perennial

Chrysanthemum coronorarium 'Shungiku'

24" - 30"

Sun

CILANTRO / CORIANDER

 

Annual

Coriandrum sativum

20"

Sun

COMFREY

 

Perennial

Symphytum officinale

3" - 5'

S/PSH

CORIANDER, VIETNAMESE

 

Tender Perennial

Polygonum odoratum

6"

S/PSH

COSTMARY

 

Evergreen Perennial

Chrysanthemum balsamita

12" - 24"

S/PSH

CULANTRO, MEXICAN

 

Tender Perennial

Eryngium foetidum

8"-10"

Sun

CUMIN

 

Annual

Cuminum cyminum

12" - 24"

Sun

CURRY PLANT

 

Tender Perennial

Helichrysum italiacum

1' - 2'

Sun

CURRY PLANT, MINIATURE

 

Tender Perennial

Helichrysum italicum sp.

12" - 18"

Sun


  Continue to Common Name Herbs >>> D-H  |  I-L  |  M  |  N-P  |  R-S  |  T-Z 
 
  

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                     

 
 
 
   Herb Pages
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Fresh Herbs are great for cooking and these tools make it easy and quick!
 
 
      Mincing Set

 
The Herb Shredder makes cutting fresh herbs easy and fast.

View additional herb items below -    
       
 Acrylic Herb Keeper
 and the AeroGarden
 
 
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