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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Amaranthus hybridus Seeds | Smooth Amaranth
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Rumex patientia Seeds | Patience Dock
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Asparagus taliensis Seeds | Tali Asparagus
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Agrostemma githago Seeds | Corncockle
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Artemisia frigida Seeds | Fringed Sagebrush
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Rumex hastatus Seeds | Hastate-leaved Dock
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Artemisia integrifolia Seeds | Entire-leaved Mugwort
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Artemisia scoparia Seeds | Broom Wormwood
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Consolida ajacis Seeds | Larkspur
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Dichondra repens Seeds | Dichondra
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Plantago depressa Seeds | Depression Plantain
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Hedysarum mongolicum Seeds | Mongolian Sweetvetch
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Allium wallichii Seeds | Wallich’s Onion
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Sophora alopecuroides Seeds | Foxtail Sophora
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Suaeda glauca Seeds | Glaucous Sea Blite
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Euphrasia pectinata Seeds | Eyebright
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Lotus corniculatus Seeds | Bird’s-foot Trefoil
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Trifolium incarnatum Seeds | Crimson Clover
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Agriophyllum squarrosum Seeds | Sandrice
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Artemisia desertorum Seeds | Desert Wormwood
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Spilanthes acmella Seeds | Toothache Plant
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Iris wilsonii Seeds | Wilson Iris
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Iris sanguinea Seeds | Blood Iris
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Iris tectorum Seeds | Roof Iris



