CULINARY & MEDICINAL HERBS 2010


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ANGELICA archangelica
Stately plant adds architectural interest. Large divided leaves on sturdy hollow stalks with licorice flavour are candied for baking. Ornamental umbels covered in chartreuse seeds in summer. Biennial. Height to 5 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
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BASIL - SWEET ITALIAN
Ocimum basilicum

Pungent green leaves for picking summer to fall, from sturdy bushy plants. Tender annual needs heat to thrive. Grows well in 2-gallon pots in hot sites. Ht. 18-24". Click on image to view larger frame.
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BORAGE
Borago officinalis

The prettiest bright-blue flowers that taste like cucumber. TIP: Freeze one in an ice-cube to pretty up summer punch bowls. Garnish salads and decorate desserts with them. Borage is known as a good companion for many plants, and is called 'the herb of happiness'. Height 2 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
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Calendula The Garden Path Mix
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CALENDULA - THE GARDEN PATH MIX
Calendula officinalis

A charming blend of hardy annuals, which will grow anywhere and blooms almost year round. Easy-to-grow, self-seeding annual with cheery lemon yellow to orange daisy-like flowers. The flower petals are edible and perk up summer salads. They also make soothing salves and healing ointments. Grows in any soil in full sun to part shade. Height 12". Click on image to view larger frame.
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Chamomile
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CHAMOMILE
Matricaria recuita
Tiny daisy-like white flowers with yellow centres and feathery leaves. Easy-to-grow in full sun, but also takes cooler weather, when flowers last longer. Space seedlings 4" apart for a groundcover. Harvest flowers regularly for delicious, soothing and calming teas. 75 days. Click on image to view larger frame.

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Chives Purple Flowered Allium schoenoprasum
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CHIVES - Purple flowered
Allium schoenoprasum

Established clumps of perennial chives are easy to grow, and provide mild oniony greens all season long. An ornamental edible, both the leaves and the showy purple blossoms are edible. Good choice for pot culture or container growing. Winter hardy. Click on image to view larger frame.

TIP: Cutting to the ground renews a straggly clump with vibrant fresh shoots. Height 12".

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CORIANDER Slo-Bolt Cilantro
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CORIANDER
Slo-Bolt Cilantro

This hardy annual strain is well suited to leaf production, and does not bolt to seed before producing clumps of pungent cilantro flavoured leaves. Easy-to-grow by direct seeding in spring and again in fall. Harvest by cutting bunches with scissors. Will regrow. Leaving some to go to seed means fresh coriander seed for the spice cupboard and a guarantee that it will reseed itself. A vital ingredient for Mexican and Chinese cuisine. Height 12". Click on image to view larger frame.
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CULVERS ROOT
Veronicastrum virginicum album

An outstanding native wildflower, deserving of a special spot in any sunny border. Plants form a tall, bushy clump of dark-green leaves, bearing huge branching spikes of white flowers from late summer into the fall, the tips arching in a unique and graceful way. Outstanding as a cut flower. Clumps may be easily divided in early spring. Attractive to butterflies. Beautiful at the waterside. Click on image to view larger frame.
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DILL - GIANT POLISH
Anthenum graveolans

Harvest leaves for many culinary uses, and harvest seeds for pickling. Fast growing annual reaches 3 feet in height. Direct seed in warm soil; space 6" apart. Success sow for continuous harvests. Click on image to view larger frame.
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FEVERFEW
Tanecetum parthenium

Small white and yellow daisy-like flower clusters above pale-green ferny foliage. Easy-to-grow in full sun or part shade. Self seeds readily. I like it for filling in flower arrangements, but it is also used in wreath making and for potpourris. Click on image to view larger frame.

TIP: Cut back after first flowering it will reflower. Height 12".

Medicinally chewing a little bit of leaf daily helps ease migraines, or infuse 2-3 leaves in a tea. Active ingredient: parthenolide.

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Figwort Scrophularia nodosa
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FIGWORT
Scrophularia nodosa

A clumping perennial herb with attractive chocolate and yellow flowers spikes in summer. Watch out as self seeding makes this a fast spreader, especially in moist soils. Fresh leaves can be made into a healing ointment for sprains, swellings, inflammations, gangrene and burns. Height 30". Click on image to view larger frame.
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French Sorrel
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FRENCH SORREL
Rumex scutatus
Fast growing perennial herb that looks like spinach, but has large leaves with a tart lemony flavour. Use in salads, dressings and soups. Remove seed stalks as they appear to prolong leaf production. Click on image to view larger frame.

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Garlic Chives Mauve Flowered Allium schoenoprasum
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GARLIC CHIVES
Allium schoenoprasum
Mauve flowered (Rare)
A most unusual strain of garlic chives with showy, mauve/purple starburst flowers in fall. Flat-leaved perennial chives grow into generous leafy clusters Chop fresh leaves into salads and use in any dish where a mild hit of garlic is desired. Winter hardy. Height 10-12". Click on image to view larger frame.
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GOOD KING HENRY Chenopodium bonus-henricus
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GOOD KING HENRY
Chenopodium bonus-henricus

Perennial, vegetable whose leaves are eaten like spinach, and shoots are a delicacy. Earthing up over the roots in early spring produces blanched shoots, which will appear 2 weeks before asparagus does. If Good King Henry is well manured it will yield an abundant supply of delicious shoots. The shoots should be peeled, tied up in bunches like asparagus, and boiled in deep water until tender. Seed life 5 years. Height 24 to 30". Click on image to view larger frame.
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Hemp Agrimony
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HEMP AGRIMONY
Perennial attracts wildlife- bees, flies, beetles, moths and butterflies. Thrives in dappled shade and moist soils. Chiefly used as a detoxifying herb for fevers, colds, flu and other viral conditions. Height to 3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.

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Lemon Balm
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LEMON BALM
Melissa officinalis

Perennial with vibrant-green, lemon-scented leaves. Fast-spreading bushy plants can be cut back several times, before flowering, for leaves used fresh or dried in calming teas. Fresh-chopped leaves add a hit of lemon to salads, soups and stews. Grows well in full sun or part shade, especially in moist soils. Height 2 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
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Lovage
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LOVAGE
Levisticum officinale

Vigorous tall growing herb with large leaves of strong celery-like flavour, excellent for soup stocks, stews and casseroles. Emerges early in spring. Needs room to grow. Height 4 feet.
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MOTHERWORT
Leonurus cardiaca

Tall, square-stemmed perennial herb with pink flowers in upper leaf axils from July to September. All parts of the plant may be dried and used. Medicinally Motherwort is a gentle sedative which calms the entire nervous system and helps with PMS and menstrual pain. Height 3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.

TIP: Best not to allow self-seeding, this plant establishes easily.

Culpepper wrote of Motherwort:
"There is no better herb to drive melancholy vapours from the heart, to strengthen it and make the mind cheerful, blithe and merry. May be kept in a syrup, or conserve. It cleanse the chest of cold phlegm and killeth worms in the belly. It is of good use to warm and dry up the cold humours, to digest and disperse them that are settled in the veins, joints and sinews of the body and to help cramps and convulsions.'

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Nettles
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NETTLES
Urtica dioica
Stinging nettles emerge in early spring as a valuable food source. Cooking, crushing or soaking disables the stinging hairs. Leafy greens are similar to spinach when cooked, and are rich in vitamins A, C, D, iron, potassium, manganese and calcium. Young leaves can be used in a variety of recipes, such as polenta and pesto, but nettle soup is a favourite. The leaves can be dried for tea; fresh leaves make a quality compost tea for the garden; nettles are used in hair shampoo to control dandruff and make hair glossy. Click on image to view larger frame.

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PARCEL
Celery Flavoured Parsley

Dark-green, flat-leaved parsley with the added flavour of celery! Easy-to-grow. Large leaves easy to harvest. Use for soups, salads, casseroles, and egg dishes. Biennial. Height 18inches. Click on image to view larger frame.
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PARSLEY- ITALIAN FLAT LEAF
Standard flat-leaved parsley, fresh, dried, as garnish or for seasoning many recipes. Stems hold leaves upright for easy bunching. Biennial. Height 12inches. Click on image to view larger frame.
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Rumex Sanguineum
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RUMEX SANGUINEUM
Red-Veined or Bloody Dock is a half-hardy perennial named for the showy blood-red veins in green fronds. It over winters and bounces back easily in late winter, providing edible young leaves that can be harvested for addition to salads. Removing seed heads in June-July produces more basal leaves for fresh eating. Click on image to view larger frame.

TIP: Remove seeds before dispersal as this plant self-seeds easily!

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Salad Burnet
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SALAD BURNET
Poterium sanguisorba

Easy-to-grow, attractive hardy perennial herb with elongated serrated leaves with strong cucumber flavour. Use in salads, dressings, soups, casseroles, cream cheese and herb vinegars. Reddish rounded seed heads turn this into an attractive ornamental plant in the summer. Height 12".
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SWEET CICELY
Myrrhis odorata

Attractive fern like foliage with delicate anise flavour used fresh in salads. Helps sweeten rhubarb, so cuts down on use of sugar. Self seeds readily. HP. Ht 2 feet.
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THYME - ENGLISH
Thymus vulgaris

The most popular hardy variety with pungent leaves & robust growth. Bouquet garni herb compliments stews and soups. Pretty purple blossoms attract bees. Full sun. Height 6inches. Click on image to view larger frame.
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VERVAIN
Verbena officinalis

A delicate-looking perennial herb; clumps have lobed finely-toothed leaves and tall, blue flower spikes in summer. Easy-to-grow from seed. In northern Europe it was regarded as a sacred herb, historically it was associated with witches and sorcerers, used in ointments to defend against demonic illness and for love potions. Height 30". Click on image to view larger frame.

TIP: Do not allow to go to seed, as it will spread fast around the garden.

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