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Plantation Cottage Herbs. Pot grown culinary and medicinal herbs. Hand made herb jellies, oils and vinegars.
 Chinese Foxlove, Rehmannia glutinosa. Popular Chinese tonic herb, beautiful foxglove-like flowers.
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Pot Grown Herbs List

Availability of herbs depends on season.

The herb list is updated regularly as new varieties are introduced. If you can't find a specific herb you are looking for on the list , please feel free to contact us and we will help.

Price code for herbs supplied in 9cm square pots
A £1.50 B £2.00 C £2.50 D £3.00 E £5.00

Please note
The medicinal uses for herbs are "traditionally said to...", So should only be used if prescribed by a qualified herbalist.

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Herbs

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Alexanders

Smyrnium olusatrum
 A Black lovage, perennial, not so tall as lovage, use same way.

Aloe vera

D Tender e-green perennial, sap for dry skin & minor burns

Artichoke globe

Cynara cardunculus
 B Edible, if left to flower, good architectural plant.

Angelica

A Crystallised stems in cakes; fresh leaves in fruit dishes

Anise hyssop

Agastache foeniculym
 A Perennial, anise scent & flavour, bold spikes light purple flowers. Bee plant.
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Balm lemon

Mellisa officinalis
 A lemon tea, syrups, fruit salads

Balm of Gilead

Cedronella canariensis

B

 Scented, half hardy perennial.

Balm variegated

Mellisa officinalis
 A Lemon tea, syrups.

Basil

Ocinum basilicum
 A Fresh leaves in pasta, pesto, with tomatoes, garlic, etc. Annual

Basil varieties

A Lemon, lime, Greek, Holy, green ruffles; purple ruffles, lettuce, Thai, cinnamon sweet, East Indian, bush.
Annual.

Bergamot, wild

Bergamot fistulosa
 B Tea, dried flowers, bee herb.

Bergamot, lemon

B leaves in meat dishes; lemon tea; fruit dishes

Betony

Stachys officinalis
 A red/purple flower spikes, for colds, head aches.

Borage

Borago officinalis
 A Pimms, flowers in salads, bee plant
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Caraway

Carum carvi
 A Annual, seeds in cakes, breads, goulash, cheese, cabbage, leaves for salads, soups

Catmint

Nepeta cataria
 A Protect from cats until strong enough. They love it.

Catmint

Nepeta musinii
A Lemon scented variety

Catsfoot

Antennaria dioca
 B Mat forming, aromatic perennial, white or pale pink flowers. Medicinal, gargle for tonsillitis.

Chamomile, Roman

Chamaemelun nobile
 A Scented, flowers in tea; hair rinse; low growing, spreading.

Chervil

Anthriscus cerefolium
 A Green all winter, soups, cheese, fish, eggs, carrots.

Chinese foxglove

Rehmannia glutinosa
 C Popular Chinese tonic herb, beautiful foxglove-like flowers.

Chinese motherwort

Leonorus sibiricus
 A Bitter diuretic, stimulates circulation and uterus, anti-bacterial. Tall, hardy perennial.

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum
 A Chopped fresh with soft cheese; in salads; soups; omelettes

Coltsfoot

Tussilago
 B For coughs, asthma, catarrh, laryngitis. Leaves in salads & soups, can make wine from flowers.

Coneflower

Echinacea angustifolia
 B Anti-viral and anti-bacterial effects.

Coriander

Coriandrum sativum
 A Salads, especially carrot; sprinkled on curries; chutneys. Annual.
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Dill

Anethum
graveolens
 A Fresh leaves with fish; in sauces; soups; salads; cucumber; potatoes; seed in pickles; bread; cakes.Annual.
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Fennel bronze or green

Foenclulum vulgare
 A Fresh leaves with fish and poultry; soft cheeses; seeds with oily fish; sauces; soups and teas. Annual.

Garlic (Chinese) chives

Allium tuberosum
 A Perennial, sweet scented star-shaped flowers. Use raw or in cooked dishes.

Gypsywort

Lycopus virginiana
 A Bugleweed, perennial, medicinal herb
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Horehound black

Ballota nigra
 A For nervous dyspepsia, mourning sickness, menstrual complaints.

Horehound white

Marrubium vulgare
 A Bitter, aromatic herb. Used for asthma, bronchitis, coughs and colds, externally for miner injuries and skin eruptions,

Horseradish

Amoracia rusticana
 A Hardy perennial, sauce, oily fish, beef, coleslaw

Hyssop

Hysopus officinalis

A

 Add to winter stews; game; and pulses. Attracts bees.
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Korean mint,

Agastache foeniculum
 A Peppermint fragrance, use in tea or where mint flavour required. Chinese medicine for dyspepsia, nausea and colds.

Lavender (English type)

B lavender vinegar; lavender shortbread; scones and cakes. Dry for pot-pourris

Lavender ‘Hidcott blue’

B Compact habit, popular for hedging, deep violet flowers.

Lavender French

B Balm – like scent.

Lavender munstead

B compact, early flowering variety

Lemon Grass

Cymbopogon flexuosus
 C East Indian. Lemon scented tea herb, popular in stir-fries, oriental and Eastern cookery. Tender perennial.

Lemon verbena

Aloysia triphylla
 C Half-hardy shrub, tea, drinks, fruit puddings, dry for pot-pouris

Leopard’s bane,

Arnica Montana
 C Medicinal herb, perennial, acid soils.

Lovage

Levisticum officinale
 A Leaves in soups; casseroles; poultry and salads
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Marjoram golden

Oreganum aureum
 A hardier plant, use as above

Marjoram sweet

Oreganum majorana
 A Most Italian dishes especially pasta; pizza and tomato dishes.

Meadowsweet,

Filipendula ulmaria
 A One of the three sacred herbs of the Druids, medicinal for heartburn & peptic ulcers.

Myrtle

Myrtus communis
 C Aromatic shrub. Leaves to flavour pork & lamb dishes. Traditional in bridal bouquet’s.

Mint apple

Mentha suaveolens
 A creeping, downy leaves pink or white flowers, use as garden mint

Mint basil

A Aromatic mint with mild basil flavour, try in mint sauce.

Mint eau-de-cologne

A For smell, pot-pouris. cold drinks

Mint garden

A mint sauce; tea; mix with yoghurt and cucumber

Mint ginger

A in fruit salads

Mint pepper

A peppermint tea

Mint pineapple

A Variegated mint, fruit salads

Monkshood

Aconitum napellus
 C Attractive perennial, poisonous herb.
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Oregano ‘Country cream’

Oreganum vulgare
 A Low growing, cream edged.

Good variety for containers

Oregano Greek

Oreganum onites
 A With tomatoes ,pizza; sprinkled over lamb.

Oregano wild

Oreganum vulgare
 A Tomato dishes, casseroles, pasta.

Parsley curly and flat

Petroselinium crispum
 A Flat has more flavour; bouquet garni; soups; sauces; casseroles; butters and garnishes

Pennyroyal

Mentha pulegium
 A Creeping perennial, peppermint scent, good for edging, insect and mouse repellent.
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Rocket salad

Eruca sativa
 A Salads; rocket sauce; garnishes. Annual.

Rocket wild

A Perennial. stronger flavour.

Rosemary ‘Primley blue’

A Deep blue flowers

Rosemary ‘Prostrata’

A Low growing variety good for walls and containers

Rosemary

Rosemarinus officinalis
 A Good with lamb, tomato dishes, poultry.

Rosemary ‘Miss Jessop’

A Upright variety, with lamb or poultry, pasta dishes
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Sage, green, purple and variegated.

Salvia officinalis.
 A Stuffings; fatty meats; in sausages and cheese

Salad burnet

Sanguisorba officinalis
 A Hardy perennial, good for edging. Leaf in garnishes, herb butter, salads.

Savoury summer

Satureja hortensis
 A Good with pulses. annual

Savoury winter

Satureja montana
 A Evergreen; stews; pulses; casseroles.

Selfheal

Prunella vulgaris
 A Aromatic perennial, wound healant.

Soapwort

Saponaria officinalis
 A Scented pale pink flowers. Use to clean delicate fabrics.

Sorrel buckler leaf

Rumex scutatus
 A Lemony taste; potato soups, salads

Southernwood

Artemisia abrotanum
 B Aromatic, insect repellent, pot-pouris.

Spikenard

Nardostachys grandiflora
 E Used to anoint Jesus’ feet at last supper. Rare Tibetan herb. Partial shade, gritty soil.

St Johns Wort

Hypericum perforatum Topas,
 A Anti-depressant, harmful if eaten, extracts are used, skin allergen in sunlight.

Sweet wormwood

Artemisia annua
 A Aromatic, anti-bacteria, lowers fevers, checks bleeding. Annual.
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Tarragon French.

Artemisia dracunculus
 B Poultry, fish; vinegars, salads.

Thyme ‘Silver posie’

Thymus vulgaris
 A Low growing, silver-edged leaves, remains good all winter best for edging.

Thyme ‘Silver Queen’

A Lemon with silver edge.

Thyme caraway

Thymus herba-barona
 A Low growing, lovely fragrance.

Thyme common

Thymus vulgaris
 A Good culinary variety.

Thyme, broadleaf

Thymus pulegioides
 A Aromatic, sprawling dwarf shrub.

Thyme, golden

A Culinary thyme with gold leaves.

Thyme, lemon

Thymus x citrodorus
 A Lemon scented. Good with poultry or fish.
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Valarian

Valariana officinalis
 A Sedative, warming herb with musky aroma.

Vietnamese coriander

Polygonum oderatum
 C (Vietnamese mint, laksa leaf or rau ram) essential in Vietnamese and Thai cooking, use in place of coriander.

Woodruff sweet

Gallium oderatum
 A Dry for pot-pourris. In wine for Maitrank.