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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Tamarix ramosissima Seeds | Salt Cedar
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Tamarix chinensis Seeds | Chinese Tamarisk
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Apocynum venetum Seeds | Luobuma
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Isatis indigotica Seeds | Woad
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Cinnamomum chekiangense Seeds | Zhejiang Cinnamon
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Pulicaria dysenterica Seeds | Fleabane
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Euphorbia larica Seeds | Spurge
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Convolvulus virgatus Seeds | Twiggy Bindweed
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Zingiber zerumbet Seeds | Pinecone Ginger
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Eriosema kraussianum Seeds | Eriosema
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Salacia leptoclada Seeds | Slender Salacia
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Mondia whitei Seeds | White’s Ginger
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Mahonia aquifolium Seeds | Oregon Grape
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Strigosella africana Seeds | African False Wallrocket
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Murraya paniculata Seeds | Orange Jasmine
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Vigna vexillata Seeds | Wild Cowpea
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Atractylodes chinensis Seeds | Cang Zhu
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Pachyrhizus erosus Seeds | Jicama
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Ferula assafoetida Seeds | Asafoetida
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Helichrysum italicum Seeds | Curry Plant
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Harpagophytum procumbens Seeds | Devil’s Claw
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Artemisia princeps Seeds | Japanese Mugwort
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Artemisia montana Seeds | Mountain Mugwort
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Rhodiola rosea Seeds | Roseroot



