Herbs in the botanical sense: plants with soft, non-woody stems that die back each year or hold on through mild winters. This section brings together our profiles of culinary herbs, medicinal species, and wild herbs of field and forest, from household names like cilantro and licorice to obscure species we have raised from field-collected seed. Every entry is written from work with the living plant: where it grows naturally, how its seed germinates, and what it needs in cultivation to thrive. If you want to understand an herb before you sow it, start with its profile here.
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Eutrema yunnanense Seeds | Yunnan Horseradish
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Ligusticum jeholense Seeds | Jehol Lovage
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Sambucus javanica Seeds | Chinese Elder
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Ilex pubescens Seeds | Pubescent Holly
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Solanum betaceum Seeds | Tamarillo
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Kalmia latifolia Seeds | Mountain Laurel
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Fabaceae Seeds | & Leguminosae
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Solanum deflexicarpum Seeds | Deflexed-fruit Nightshade
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Zanthoxylum bungeanum Seeds | Sichuan Pepper
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Pyracantha crenatoserrata Seeds | Firethorn
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Gaillardia pulchella Seeds | Indian Blanket
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Kniphofia uvaria Seeds | Red Hot Poker
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Salix myrtillacea Seeds | Myrtle Willow
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Sanvitalia procumbens Seeds | Creeping Zinnia
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Pueraria montana Seeds | Kudzu
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Papaver nudicaule Seeds | Iceland Poppy
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Lychnis fulgens Seeds | Scarlet Catchfly
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Salvia japonica Seeds | Japanese Sage
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Tephrosia candida Seeds | White Tephrosia
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Ipomoea cairica Seeds | Mile-a-minute Vine
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Verbena bonariensis Seeds | Purpletop Vervain
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Purus frumentum Seeds | Purus Grain
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Indigofera pseudotinctoria Seeds | False Indigo
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Rubus chingii Seeds | Chinese Raspberry



