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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Cannabis sativa Seeds | Hemp
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Paeonia veitchii Seeds | Veitch’s Peony
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Glycyrrhiza uralensis Seeds | Licorice
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Gaura lindheimeri Seeds | Lindheimer’s Beeblossom
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Ensete lasiocarpum Seeds | Wild Enset
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Ribes sanguineum Seeds | Flowering Currant
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Gerbera jamesonii Seeds | Barberton Daisy
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Polygala vulgaris Seeds | Common Milkwort
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Crocus sativus Seeds | Saffron Crocus
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Cotoneaster lucidus Seeds | Shiny Cotoneaster
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Mandragora officinarum Seeds | Mandrake
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Polygala nana Seeds | Dwarf Milkwort
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Scrophularia buergeriana Seeds | Buerger Figwort
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Scrophularia ningpoensis Seeds | Ningpo Figwort
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Codonopsis lanceolata Seeds | Bonnet Bellflower
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Origanum syriacum Seeds | Syrian Oregano
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Perilla frutescens Seeds | Perilla
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Jasminum sambac Seeds | Arabian Jasmine
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Symplocarpus foetidus Seeds | Skunk Cabbage
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Veratrum nigrum Seeds | Black False Hellebore
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Cypripedium calceolus Seeds | Lady’s Slipper Orchid
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Vaccinium corymbosum Seeds | Highbush Blueberry
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Vaccinium myrtillus Seeds | Bilberry
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Salacia prinoides Seeds | Ceylon Salacia



