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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
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Name
Category Latin Name
Height Light |
RAU OM |
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Tender Perennial |
Limnophila aromatica |
3" - 6" |
Sun to Part Shade |
ROSEMARY, 'ARP' |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Arp' |
6' |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, 'ATHENS BLUE SPIRES' |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Athens Blue Spires' |
3' - 4' |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, 'BENENDON BLUE' |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Benendon Blue' |
3' -4' |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, 'GOLDEN RAIN' |
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Tender Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Golden Rain' |
2'-3' |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, 'IRENE' |
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Tender Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis cv. Renzels |
12" -18" |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, 'LOCKWOOD DeFORREST' |
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Tender Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Lockwood DeForrest' |
1"- 2" |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, BLUE BOY |
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Tender Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Blue Boy' |
4' -5'" |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, FURNEAUX HARDY |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Furneaux Hardy' |
4' - 5' |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, HARDY |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis |
3'-4' |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
ROSEMARY, HILL HARDY |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Hill Hardy" |
4'-5' |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, PINE SCENTED |
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Tender Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'angustifolius' |
2' - 3' |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, PINK FLOWERED |
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Tender Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis majorica |
4'-5' |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, SALEM |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Rosemary officinalis 'Salem' |
1' - 4' |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, TRAILING |
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Tender Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis prostratus |
18" - 24" |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, TUSCAN BLUE |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue' |
4' - 6' |
Full Sun |
ROSEMARY, WHITE FLOWERED |
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Tender Perennial |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'alba' |
4'-5' |
Full Sun |
RUE |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Ruta graveolens |
24" |
Full Sun |
SAGE "GRAPE SODA" |
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Tender Perennial |
Salvia sp. |
24" - 30" |
Full Sun |
SAGE, 'SILVERLEAF' |
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Tender Perennial |
Salvia officinalis x s.fruticosa |
18" - 24" |
Sun to Part Shade |
SAGE, BERGGARTEN |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten' |
18" |
Full Sun |
SAGE, CLARY |
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Biennial |
Salvia sclarea |
12'' |
Full Sun |
SAGE, DWARF |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Salvia officinalis 'Nana' |
18" |
Full Sun |
SAGE, DWARF PINEAPPLE |
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Tender Perennial |
Salvia elegans 'dwarf' |
12" - 24" |
Full Sun |
SAGE, GARDEN |
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Perennial |
Salvia officinalis |
18" -24" |
Full Sun |
* SAGE, GOLDEN |
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Tender Perennial |
Salvia officinalis 'aurea' |
1'-2' |
Full Sun |
SAGE, HOLTS' MAMMOTH |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Salvia officinalis 'Holts' Mammoth' |
2'-3' |
Full Sun |
SAGE, HONEY DEW MELON |
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Tender Perennial |
Salvia elegans cv. |
24" |
Full Sun |
SAGE, PINEAPPLE |
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Tender Perennial |
Salvia elegans |
3'-4' |
Full Sun |
* SAGE, PURPLE |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' |
2' |
Full Sun |
SAGE, SILVER CLARY |
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Biennial |
Salvia sclarea 'argentea' |
2' -3' |
Full Sun |
SAGE, SILVERLEAF |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Salvia officinalis x S. fruticosa |
10"-24" |
Full Sun |
SAGE, VARIGATED |
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Tender Perennial |
Salvia officinalis 'Tricolor' |
18"-24" |
Full Sun |
SALAD BURNET |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Poterium sanguisorba |
12" 15" |
Sun to Part Shade |
SAVORY, CREEPING |
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Perennial |
Satureja sp. |
1"- 2" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
SAVORY, DWARF WINTER |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Satureja montana 'Nana' |
6"- 8" |
Full Sun |
SAVORY, SUMMER |
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Annual |
Satureja hortensis |
10"- 15" |
Sun to Part Shade |
SAVORY, WINTER |
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Evergreen Perennial |
Satureja montana |
10"-12" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
SELF HEAL |
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Perennial |
Prunella vulgaris |
6" - 12" |
Sun or Shade |
SKULLCAP |
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Perennial |
Scutellaria baicalensis |
8" - 10" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
SOAPWORT |
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Perennial |
Saponaria officinalis |
1'-2' |
Sun or Shade |
SORREL, GARDEN |
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Perennial |
Rumex acetosa |
18" |
Sun to Part Shade |
SORREL, TRUE FRENCH |
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Perennial |
Rumex scutatus |
3" - 6" |
Light Shade |
SOUTHERNWOOD |
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Perennial |
Artemisia abrotanum |
12" - 18" |
Full Sun |
ST JOHNS WORT |
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Perennial |
Hypericum perforatum |
12" - 24" |
Light Shade |
STEVIA |
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Tender Perennial |
Stevia rebaudiana |
12" 15" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
STRAWBERRY, ALPINE |
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Perennial |
Fragaria vesca |
6" - 12" |
Sun to Part Shade |
SWEET ANNIE |
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Annual |
Artemesia annua |
3' - 7' |
Full Sun |
SWEET LEAF |
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Perennial |
Lippa dulcis |
6" |
Full Sun |
SWEET WOODRUFF |
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Perennial |
Galium odoratum |
8" - 12" |
Light Shade |
SYLVETTA or WILD ARUGULA |
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Annual |
Diplotaxis tenuifolia |
10"- 15" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
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