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Common Names of Herbs
Herbs are
an essential part of gourmet cooking, natural healing and
pharmaceuticals.
It's also very rewarding to grow your own herbs for personal usage. The
'Herb' section
is quite helpful in many ways, with listings of common name herbs; Latin
name herbs,
and evergreen herbs. Tips for cooking with herbs, and growing your
own herbs.
Evergreen Herbs
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Herb
Latin Names |
English to
French Herb Names
COOKING with FRESH HERBS and
BOOKS on COOKING & GROWING HERBS |
Herb Common
Names - M
A - C
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D - H
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I - L |
M |
N - P |
R - S |
T - Z and
COOKING with FRESH HERBS
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| Common
Name
Category Latin Name
Height Light |
MARJORAM, HARDY |
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Perennial |
Origanum x majoricum |
12" |
Full Sun |
MARJORAM, SWEET |
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Tender Perennial |
Origanum majorana |
8" - 10" |
Full Sun |
MEXICAN MINT MARIGOLD |
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Perennial |
Tagetes lucida |
2' -3' |
Full Sun |
MILK THISTLE |
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Annual |
Silybum marianum |
2' - 4' |
Full Sun |
MINT, 'KENTUCKY COLONEL' |
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Perennial |
Mentha spicata 'Kentucky Colonel' |
12" to 24" |
S/PSH |
MINT, APPLE |
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Perennial |
Mentha suaveolens |
15" - 18" |
S/PSH |
MINT, BANANA |
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Perennial |
Mentha sp. |
15" - 18" |
S/S |
MINT, CHOCOLATE |
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Perennial |
Mentha piperita 'Chocolate' |
12" - 18" |
S/PSH |
MINT, CORSICAN |
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Perennial |
Mentha requienii |
1/2" |
S/PSH |
MINT, CUNNINGHAM |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Mentha pulegium ' Cunningham' |
1"- 2" |
S/S |
MINT, GINGER |
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Perennial |
Mentha gentilis |
8 ' -12 " |
S/PSH |
MINT, HIMALAYAN |
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Perennial |
Mentha longifolia |
12" 15" |
S/PSH |
MINT, JAPANESE |
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Perennial |
Mentha arvensis piperascens |
10"-24" |
S/PSH |
MINT, LIME |
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Perennial |
Mentha piperita citrata |
18" |
S/PSH |
MINT, ORANGE |
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Perennial |
Mentha piperita citrata |
12" - 18" |
S/PSH |
MINT, PEPPERMINT |
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Perennial |
Mentha piperita |
10"- 15" |
S/PSH |
MINT, PEPPERMINT, BLACK STEM |
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Perennial |
Mentha piperita cv. |
12" |
S/PSH |
MINT, PEPPERMINT, VARIEGATED |
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Perennial |
Mentha piperita variegata |
12" - 18" |
S/PSH |
MINT, PINEAPPLE |
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Perennial |
Mentha suaveolens 'variegata' |
12" |
S/PSH |
MINT, RED STEM APPLE |
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Perennial |
Mentha x gracilis |
15" - 24" |
S/PSH |
MINT, SPEARMINT |
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Perennial |
Mentha spicata |
15" - 18" |
S/PSH |
MINT, SWEET LEMON |
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Perennial |
Mentha dulcia citreus |
15" - 24" |
S/PSH |
MINT,CURLY SPEARMINT |
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Perennial |
Mentha spicata 'crispa' |
12" |
S/PSH |
MOUNTAIN MINT |
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Perennial |
Pycanthemum pycanthemoides |
12" to 18" |
S/PSH |
MUGWORT |
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Perennial |
Artemesia vulgaris |
72" |
Full Sun |
MYRTLE, DWARF SWEET |
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Tender Perennial |
Myrtus communis 'microphylla' |
2'-4' |
S/PSH |
MYRTLE, DWARF VARIEGATED |
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Tender Perennial |
Myrtus communis microphylla variegata |
2'-4' |
S/PSH |
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Common Name Herbs
A-C |
D-H
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I-L |
N-P |
R-S |
T-Z
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