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Latin 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
|
Herb
Latin Names |
English to
French Herb Names
COOKING with FRESH HERBS and
BOOKS on COOKING & GROWING HERBS |
A - M Herb
Latin
Names N - Z
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| Common
Name
Category Latin Name
Height Light |
Nashia inaguensis |
Tender Perennial |
NASHIA "MOUJEAN TEA" |
18" - 24" |
Full Sun |
Nasturtium officinale |
Perennial |
WATERCRESS |
8" - 10" |
Shade |
Nepeta cataria |
Perennial |
CATNIP |
2'-3' |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Nepeta cataria v. citrata |
Perennial |
CATNIP, LEMON |
24" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
* Nepeta mussini |
Perennial |
CATMINT |
12" -18" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Ocimum americanum |
Annual |
BASIL, 'LIME' |
2' |
Full Sun |
Ocimum bacilicum 'Mammoth' |
Annual |
BASIL, 'MAMMOTH' |
24" - 30" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum bacilicum 'Purple Ruffles' |
Annual |
BASIL, 'PURPLE RUFFLES' |
24" 30" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum bacilicum 'Red Rubin' |
Annual |
BASIL, 'RED RUBIN' |
24" - 30" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum |
Annual |
BASIL, SWEET |
24"-36" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum "Genovese" |
Annual |
BASIL, 'GENOVESE' |
2' - 3' |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Ocimum basilicum 'Citriodorum' |
Annual |
BASIL, LEMON |
18"-24" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum 'crispum' |
Annual |
BASIL,'LETTUCE LEAF' |
24" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum 'Green Ruffles' |
Annual |
BASIL 'GREEN RUFFLES' |
18"-24" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum 'Minette' |
Annual |
BASIL 'MINETTE' |
10"- 15" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum 'Mrs. Burns' |
Annual |
BASIL, 'MRS, BURNS' (LEMON) |
24" - 30" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum 'Osmin Purple' |
Annual |
BASIL, 'OSMIN PURPLE' |
2' - 3' |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum 'Purpurascens' |
Annual |
BASIL, DARK OPAL |
18" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum 'purpurescens minimum' |
Annual |
BASIL, MINI PURPLE |
24" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum 'Siam Queen' |
Annual |
BASIL, 'SIAM QUEEN' |
. |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet Dani' |
Annual |
BASIL, 'SWEET DANI' LEMON |
24" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum 'Thai' |
Annual |
BASIL, THAI |
12" -24" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum var. 'Cinnamon' |
Annual |
BASIL, CINNAMON |
18"-24" |
Full Sun |
Ocimum basilicum var. 'Spicy Globe' |
Annual |
BASIL, SPICY GLOBE |
10"- 15" |
Full Sun |
Ociumu basilicum 'Aussie Sweetie' |
Annual |
BASIL,' AUSSIE SWEETIE' |
18" - 24" |
Full Sun |
Oreganium x majoricum |
Perennial |
OREGANO, ITALIAN |
12" - 15" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Origanum dictamus |
Tender Perennial |
DITTANY OF CRETE |
12"-15" |
Full Sun |
Origanum Kaliteri |
Tender Perennial |
OREGANO, KALITERI |
12" - 24" |
Full Sun |
Origanum laevigatum 'Herrenhausen' |
Perennial |
OREGANO, 'HERRENHAUSEN' |
2' |
Full Sun |
Origanum laevigatum 'Hopleys' |
Perennial |
OREGANO, HOPLEYS |
12" - 15" |
Full Sun |
Origanum majorana |
Tender Perennial |
MARJORAM, SWEET |
8" - 10" |
Full Sun |
Origanum syriacum |
Perennial |
HYSSOP, BIBLICAL |
12" - 24" |
Full Sun |
Origanum vulgare |
Perennial |
OREGANO, GREEK |
12" - 18" |
Full Sun |
Origanum vulgare 'aureum' |
Perennial |
OREGANO, GOLDEN |
3" |
Full Sun |
Origanum vulgare 'White Anniversary' |
Perennial |
OREGANO, WHITE ANNIVERSARY |
3" - 6" |
Full Sun |
Origanum x majoricum |
Perennial |
MARJORAM, HARDY |
12" |
Full Sun |
Pelargoninum graveolens 'Dr. Livingston' |
Tender Perennial |
GERANIUM, DR. LIVINGSTON |
24" 30" |
Sun or Shade |
Pelargonium 'Apricot' |
Tender Perennial |
GERANIUM, APRICOT |
12" - 24" |
Sun or Shade |
Pelargonium 'Lime' |
Tropical Tender |
GERANIUM, LIME |
12" - 24" |
Sun or Shade |
Pelargonium 'Snowflake' |
Tender Perennial |
GERANIUM, SNOWFLAKE |
15" - 24" |
Sun or Shade |
Pelargonium 'Staghorn Oak' |
Tender Perennial |
GERANIUM, STAGHORN OAK |
12" 18" |
Sun or Shade |
Pelargonium 'Strawberry" |
Tropical Tender |
GERANIUM, STRAWBERRY |
12" - 18" |
Sun or Shade |
Pelargonium 'Variegated Prince Rupert' |
Tender Perennial |
GERANIUM, VARIEGATED PRINCE RUPERT |
15" - 24" |
Sun or Shade |
Pelargonium 'Bitter Lemon Angel'' |
Tropical Tender |
GERANIUM |
12" 24" |
Sun or Shade |
Pelargonium 'Rober's Lemon Rose' |
Tender Perennial |
GERANIUM, ROBER'S LEMON ROSE |
24" - 30" |
Sun or Shade |
Pelargonium citronellum |
Tropical Tender |
GERANIUM, MABEL GRAY |
12"- 24" |
Sun or Shade |
Pelargonium cv. (Apple) |
Tender Perennial |
GERANIUM, LILLIAN POTTINGER |
15" - 18" |
Full Sun |
Pelargonium graveolens |
Tender Perennial |
GERANIUM, 'ROSE SCENTED' |
15" - 18" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Pelargonium graveolens 'Lady Plymouth' |
Tender Perennial |
GERANIUM, `LADY PLYMOUTH' |
15" - 24" |
Sun or Shade |
Pelargonium grossularioides |
Perennial |
GERANIUM, COCONUT |
8" - 10" |
Sun or Shade |
Pelargonium spp. |
Tender Perennial |
GERANIUM, FILBERT SCENTED |
12" -24" |
Full Sun |
Pelargonium tometosum |
Tropical Tender |
GERANIUM, PEPPERMINT |
15" - 24" |
Sun or Shade |
Perilla frutescens |
Annual |
PERILLO, RED SHISHO |
2' - 3' |
Full Sun |
Perilla frutescens |
Annual |
PERILLA, GREEN |
2' - 3' |
Full Sun |
Petroselinum crispum |
Biennial |
PARSLEY, CURLY |
6" -24" |
Full Sun |
Petroselinum crispum var. neapolitanum |
Biennial |
PARSLEY, ITALIAN |
12" -24" |
Full Sun |
Pimpinella anisum |
Annual |
ANISE |
10"- 15" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Piper auritum |
Perennial |
HOJA SANTA |
6' - 8' |
Sun or Shade |
Pogostemon heyeanus |
Tender Perennial |
PATCHOULI |
15" - 36" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Poliomentha, longiflora |
Perennial |
OREGANO, MEXICAN |
3' - 4' |
Full Sun |
Polygonum multiflorum |
Tender Perennial |
FO-TI |
Vine |
Full Sun |
Polygonum odoratum |
Tender Perennial |
CORIANDER, VIETNAMESE |
6" |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Porophyllum ruderale ssp. Macrocephelum |
Annual |
PAPALO or PAPALOQUELITE |
8" - 10" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Poterium sanguisorba |
Evergreen Perennial |
SALAD BURNET |
12" 15" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Prunella vulgaris |
Perennial |
SELF HEAL |
6" - 12" |
Sun or Shade |
Pycanthemum pycanthemoides |
Perennial |
MOUNTAIN MINT |
12" to 18" |
Shade to Part Sun |
Rosemary officinalis 'Salem' |
Evergreen Perennial |
ROSEMARY, SALEM |
1' - 4' |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis |
Evergreen Perennial |
ROSEMARY, HARDY |
3'-4' |
Full Sun to Part Shade |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'alba' |
Tender Perennial |
ROSEMARY, WHITE FLOWERED |
4'-5' |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'angustifolius' |
Tender Perennial |
ROSEMARY, PINE SCENTED |
2' - 3' |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Arp' |
Evergreen Perennial |
ROSEMARY, 'ARP' |
6' |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Athens Blue Spires' |
Evergreen Perennial |
ROSEMARY, 'ATHENS BLUE SPIRES' |
3' - 4' |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Benendon Blue' |
Evergreen Perennial |
ROSEMARY, 'BENENDON BLUE' |
3' -4' |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Blue Boy' |
Tender Perennial |
ROSEMARY, BLUE BOY |
4' -5'" |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Furneaux Hardy' |
Evergreen Perennial |
ROSEMARY, FURNEAUX HARDY |
4' - 5' |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Golden Rain' |
Tender Perennial |
ROSEMARY, 'GOLDEN RAIN' |
2'-3' |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Hill Hardy" |
Evergreen Perennial |
ROSEMARY, HILL HARDY |
4'-5' |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Lockwood DeForrest' |
Tender Perennial |
ROSEMARY, 'LOCKWOOD DeFORREST' |
1"- 2" |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue' |
Evergreen Perennial |
ROSEMARY, TUSCAN BLUE |
4' - 6' |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis cv. Renzels |
Tender Perennial |
ROSEMARY, 'IRENE' |
12" -18" |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis majorica |
Tender Perennial |
ROSEMARY, PINK FLOWERED |
4'-5' |
Full Sun |
Rosmarinus officinalis prostratus |
Tender Perennial |
ROSEMARY, TRAILING |
18" - 24" |
Full Sun |
Rumex acetosa |
Perennial |
SORREL, GARDEN |
18" |
Sun to Part Shade |
Rumex scutatus |
Perennial |
SORREL, TRUE FRENCH |
3" - 6" |
Light Shade |
Ruta graveolens |
Evergreen Perennial |
RUE |
24" |
Full Sun |
Salvia elegans |
Tender Perennial |
SAGE, PINEAPPLE |
3'-4' |
Full Sun |
Salvia elegans 'dwarf' |
Tender Perennial |
SAGE, DWARF PINEAPPLE |
12" - 24" |
Full Sun |
Salvia elegans cv. |
Tender Perennial |
SAGE, HONEY DEW MELON |
24" |
Full Sun |
Salvia officinalis |
Perennial |
SAGE, GARDEN |
18" -24" |
Full Sun |
* Salvia officinalis 'aurea' |
Tender Perennial |
SAGE, GOLDEN |
1'-2' |
Full Sun |
Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten' |
Evergreen Perennial |
SAGE, BERGGARTEN |
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