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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Zornia gibbosa Seeds | Zornia
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Melilotus albus Seeds | White Sweet Clover
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Agastache foeniculum Seeds | Anise Hyssop
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Echinops ritro Seeds | Small Globe Thistle
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Onobrychis viciifolia Seeds | Sainfoin
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Rhynchosia volubilis Seeds | Twining Rhynchosia
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Rhodomyrtus tomentosa Seeds | Downy Rosemyrtle
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Cassia phyllodinea Seeds | Silver Cassia
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Limoniastrum monopetalum Seeds | Violet Limoniastrum
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Murraya paniculata Seeds | Orange Jessamine
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Euphorbia pekinensis Seeds | Peking Spurge
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Cimicifuga foetida Seeds | Foetid Bugbane
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Actaea racemosa Seeds | Black Cohosh
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Artemisia vulgaris Seeds | Common Mugwort
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Galega orientalis Seeds | Eastern Goat’s Rue
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Phacelia tanacetifolia Seeds | Phacelia
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Epilobium angustifolium Seeds | Fireweed
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Photinia fraseri Seeds | Red Tip Photinia
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Ocimum gratissimum Seeds | Clove Basil
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Karelinia caspia Seeds | Caspian Karelinia
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Epimedium sagittatum Seeds | Barrenwort
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Holboellia latifolia Seeds | Blue Sausage Fruit
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Nitraria tangutorum Seeds | Tangut Nitraria
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Halostachys caspica Seeds | Caspian Halostachys



