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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Adonis aestivalis Seeds | Summer Pheasant’s-eye
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Papaver rhoeas Seeds | Corn Poppy
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Achillea filipendulina Seeds | Yellow Yarrow
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Catananche caerulea Seeds | Cupid’s Dart
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Echinacea purpurea Seeds | Purple Coneflower
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Lonas annua Seeds | Yellow Ageratum
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Verbena officinalis Seeds | Vervain
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Centranthus ruber Seeds | Red Valerian
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Ratibida columnifera Seeds | Yellow Coneflower
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Platycodon grandiflorus Seeds | Balloon Flower
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Penstemon barbatus Seeds | Beardtongue
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Malva sylvestris subsp. mauritanica Seeds | Mauritian Mallow
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Linum perenne Seeds | Blue Flax
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Liatris spicata Seeds | Blazing Star / Gayfeather
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Iris Seeds | Iris
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Eryngium campestre Seeds | Field Eryngo / Sea Holly
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Dianthus caryophyllus Seeds | Carnation
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Cichorium intybus Seeds | Chicory
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Centaurea cyanus Seeds | Cornflower
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Asclepias curassavica Seeds | Bloodflower
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Alcea rosea Seeds | Hollyhock
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Aquilegia vulgaris Seeds | European Columbine
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Verbena hastata Seeds | Blue Vervain
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Nepeta cataria subsp. citriodora Seeds | Lemon Catnip



