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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Acmella oleracea Seeds | Toothache Plant
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Parietaria debilis Seeds | Spreading Pellitory
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Parietaria officinalis Seeds | Pellitory of the Wall
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Panax japonicus Seeds | Japanese Ginseng
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Stemona japonica Seeds | Japanese Stemona
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Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis Seeds | Yunnan Paris
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Delphinium delavayi Seeds | Delavay’s Larkspur
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Peucedanum praeruptorum Seeds | Hare’s-ear Root
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Lanxangia tsaoko Seeds | Tsao-ko Cardamom
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Salvia yunnanensis Seeds | Yunnan Sage
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Dipsacus japonicus Seeds | Japanese Teasel
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Saussurea costus Seeds | Costus Root
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Aristolochia cinnabaria Seeds | Cinnabar Pipevine
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Solanum dulcamara Seeds | Bittersweet Nightshade
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Tinospora capillipes Seeds | Tinospora
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Anredera cordifolia Seeds | Madeira Vine
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Eutrema japonicum Seeds | Wasabi
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Phryma leptostachya Seeds | Lopseed
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Chamaecrista rotundifolia Seeds | Roundleaf Sensitive Pea
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Sesbania cannabina Seeds | Sesbania
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Vulpia myuros Seeds | Rattail Fescue
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Vicia villosa Seeds | Hairy Vetch
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Uraria crinita Seeds | Cat’s Tail Plant
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Stylosanthes guianensis Seeds | Stylo