The Herb Garden

Taxonomy Family Name: Lamiaceae Botanical Name: Thymus praecox Common Name: Creeping thyme, mother of thyme, woolly thyme DescriptionThymus praecox, also known as creeping thyme, is a creeping woody-based perennial that forms a relatively flat mat (about 2 - 6 inches...

Taxonomy Family Name: Lamiaceae Botanical Name: Thymus pulegioides Common Name: Broad-leaved thyme, larger wild thyme, large thyme, greater wild thyme, lemon thyme DescriptionThymus pulegioides, also known as broad-leaved thyme, is a fragrant, evergreen, perennial...

Taxonomy Family Name: Lamiaceae Botanical Name: Thymus x citriodorus Common Name: Lemon thyme DescriptionThymus x citriodorus, also known as lemon thyme, is a herbaceous perennial ground cover with small, fragrant, lemon-scented ovate leaves, and small pink flowers...

Taxonomy Family Name: Verbenaceae Botanical Name: Verbena officinalis Common Name: Vervain, european vervain, holywort, Juno’s tears, mosquito plant, official vervain, pigeon’s grass, turkey grass, wild hyssop, wild verbena, holy herb DescriptionVerbena officinalis,...

Taxonomy Family Name: Apocynaceae Botanical Name: Vinca major Common Name: Periwinkle, big periwinkle, bigleaf periwinkle, blue buttons, blue periwinkle, greater periwinkle, myrtle, vinca DescriptionVinca major, commonly known as big periwinkle, is a herbaceous...

Taxonomy Family Name: Apiaceae Botanical Name: Azorella trifurcata (probable species) Common Name: cushion bolax, cushion plant, three forked emerald carpet DescriptionThe root of this plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as food and a medicine. It...

Taxonomy Family Name: Aristolochiaceae Botanical Name: Asarum caudatum Common Name: wild ginger DescriptionAn infusion of roots has been taken as a cold remedy, a laxative, a treatment for stomach issues, indigestion, and colic. Leaves have been eaten to increase...

Taxonomy Family Name:  Asteraceae Botanical Name: Artemisia vulgaris (probable species). Common Name: Mugwort, wild wormwood, felon herb DescriptionCommon name of felon herb comes from a prior herbal medicinal use of this plant in the treatment of felons, a painful...

Taxonomy Family Name:  Asteraceae Botanical Name: Artemisia stelleriana Common Name: Silver Brocade artemisia, beach wormwood, hoary mugwort, dusty miller, and oldwoman DescriptionIts leaves are used for flavouring rice dumplings.  Its medicinal value was believed to...

Taxonomy Family Name: Botanical Name: Artemisia schmidtiana (probable species) Common Name: Silver Mound, Angels-Hair, Wormwood, Sagebrush, or Mugwort DescriptionMany types of Artemisia are used as herbal remedies but this particular Artemisia doesn’t have any...

Taxonomy Family Name: Botanical Name: Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt. Common Name: White sage, Silver wormwood, white sagebrush, wild sage, prairie sage, wormwood, white mugwort, western mugwort, Louisiana sage, darkleaf mugwort, Mexican sagewort, Chihuahua sagewort,...

Taxonomy Family Name: Asteraceae Botanical Name: Artemisia abrotanum Common Name: Southern wood, Boy’s love, Lad’s love, Garderobe, Maid’s love, Old Man, Sitherwood and Southern wormwood DescriptionHistorically this plant has been used medicinally and due to its...

Taxonomy Family Name: Plumbaginaceae Botanical Name: Armeria maritima Common Name: Thrift, sea pink DescriptionSea thrift is rarely used in herbal medicine, though the dried flowering plant is antibiotic and has been used in the treatment of obesity, some nervous...

Taxonomy Family Name: Alliaceae Botanical Name: Allium x proliferum This plant is a cross between Allium cepa, the cultivated onion, and Allium fistulosum, the Welsh onion Common Name: Egyptian Walking onion, tree onions, top onions, top-set onions, winter onions...

Taxonomy Family Name: Amaryllidaceae Botanical Name: Allium tuburosum (probable species) Common Name: Garlic chives, Chinese chives, Chinese Leeks, Flat Chives, Oriental Garlic DescriptionAll parts of the plant have an oniony smell when cut or crushed, however, the...

Taxonomy Family Name: Amaryllidaceae Botanical Name: Allium schoenoprasum (probable species) Common Name: Chives, onion grass DescriptionA small, bulbous perennial forming a clump of upright, narrowly cylindrical, hollow, onion-scented leaves up to 30cm tall. Rounded...