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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Nolina matapensis Seeds | Nolina
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Penstemon barbatus Seeds | Firecracker Penstemon
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Calliandra eriophylla Seeds | Pink Fairy Duster
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Baileya multiradiata Seeds | Desert Marigold
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Iris germanica Seeds | German Iris
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Iris florentica Seeds | Florentine Iris
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Iris albicans Seeds | White Iris
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Angelica keiskei Seeds | Ashitaba
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Buddleja alternifolia Seeds | Fountain Butterfly Bush
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Cressa cretica Seeds | Cretan Cressa
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Thymus mongolicus Seeds | Mongolian Thyme
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Fagopyrum esculentum ‘Takane Ruby’ Seeds | Takane Ruby Buckwheat
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Saussurea laniceps Seeds | Woolly Snow Lotus
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Pilocarpus microphyllus Seeds | (jaborandi)
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Chimaphila umbellata Seeds | Prince’s Pine
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Chimaphila japonica Seeds | Japanese Wintergreen
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Eupatorium fortunei Seeds | Fortune’s Eupatorium
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Eutrochium maculatum Seeds | Spotted Joe-pye Weed
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Asparagus setaceus Seeds | (syn. Plumosus)
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Rubus suavissimus Seeds | Chinese Blackberry
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Trevesia palmata Seeds | Snowflake Aralia
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Spatholobus suberectus Seeds | Suberect Spatholobus
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Solanum quitoense Seeds | Naranjilla
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Rhododendron pulchrum Seeds | Handsome Rhododendron



