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Herbs and Uses - see legend below for type of herb and sun requirement. 
For an in-depth look at any specific herb, go to... http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/comindx.html
1. Annual 4. Culinary 7. Medicinal
2. Perennial 5. Ornamental 8. Partial Sun
3. Tender Perennial 6. Drying Flowers 9. Full Sun 

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Potential Uses

Anise 12"

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Flavors tea and sausages

Artemisia  (Sweet Annie)

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Use in arrangements & potpouri

Arugula Rucola 12"

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Salads - Bitter Greens

Basil (Dark Opal) 18"

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Seasoning - fresh or dry basil

Basil  (Italian Sweet) 20"

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Flavors soups & Italian dishes

Basil (Lemon) 18"

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Lemon flavoring

Basil (Siam Queen) 18"

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Sweet & Spicy, anise overtones

Basil (Purple Ruffles)

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Seasoning & garnish

Basil (Spicy Globe) 8"

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Seasoning - fresh or dry basil

Borage 24"

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Flavoring, Salads & Decoration

Burnette (Salad)

 

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Salads, soups and cold drinks

Camomile (German) 15"

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Use flowers for tea

Camomile (Roman) 6"

 

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Aromatic used for groundcover

Catmint (Nepeta Mussinii) 8"

 

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Used for teas & decoration

Catmint 18"

 

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Cats love it; aids digestion

Chervil 12"

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Aromatic leaves, seasons soups

Chives (Regular) 12"

 

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Onion flavor, salads & soups

Chives (Garlic) 8"

 

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Garlic Flavor

Corlander (Cilantro) 18"

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Mexican & Oriental cooking

Cilantro (Vietmanese) 6"

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Mexican & Oriental dishes

Cumin 6"

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Seasoning in curry & pickles

Curry (Helichrysum)

 

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Not edible, aromatic & oriental

Dill (Fernleaf) 18"

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More leaves, will not bolt

Eucalyptus (Cinerea)

 

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Ornamental drier & medicinal uses

Fennel (Florence) 24"

 

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Use in sauces or as a vegetable

Fennel (Smokey) 24"

 

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For sauces & decoration

Feverfew (Matricaria) 24"

 

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Dried flowers & headache relief

Germander 12-18"

 

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Flowering, use for borders

Greek Myrtle

 

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Ornamental for topiaries

Horehound 24"

 

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Flavor candy & teas

Hyssop 18"

 

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Aromatic, seasons gamey meat

Lavender (Munstead) 15"

 

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Deep blue flowers, fragrant

Lavender (Lady) 10"

 

 

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Ornamental for pots & drying

Lavender (Hidcote) 6"

 

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Dwarf, gray foliage, blue flowers

Lavender (Intermedia Providence)

 

 

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Cut flowers, long bloom season

Lavender (Denata) 18"

 

 

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Attractive toothed leaf,Fragrant

Lemon Balm 24"

 

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Teas, Fruit Salads, Popourri

Lemon Grass 36"

 

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Thai dishes, Headache relief

Lavage (Officianale)

 

 

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Use as celery in soups & stews

Marjarom (Golden) 8"

 

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Mild flavor, decorative

Marjarom (Sweet) 15"

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Flavor for meats & vegetables

Mint (Apple) 12"

 

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Teas, lamb, jellies

Mint (Corsican) 3"

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Used to flavor foods & liquors

Mint (Chocolate) 24"

 

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Fragrant, brew in coffee

Mint (Mountain) 30"

 

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Decorative flowers, chest rub

Mint (Peppermint) 18"

 

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Mint juleps, sauces, dressings

Mint (Pineapple) 20"

 

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Decorative

Mint (Spearmint) 20"

 

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Juleps, teas, lamb

Mint (Varagated Ginger)

 

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Stewed fruit & vegetables

Monarda (Beebalm)

 

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Attracts butterflys; teas

Oregano (Italian)

 

 

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Italian seasoning- fresh & dried

Oregano (Greek) 12"

 

 

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Fleshy leaves, Italian dishes

Oregano (Vulgare)

 

 

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Use for Italian dishes - pizza

Parsley (Curley) 8"

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Cooking & garnishing

Parsley (Italian) 8"

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Great for soups & salads

Patchoulli

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Fragrance essential oils

Pennyroyal 4"

 

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Insect repellant

Rosemary (Logee Blue)

 

 

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Best flavor for meats

Rosemary (Officinalis)

 

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Lamb, potatoes, meats

Rosemary (A.R.P.) 24"

 

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Best perinnial variety

Rosemary (Foresteri)

 

 

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Potatoes, meats, & vegetables

Rosemary (Irene) 18"

 

 

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Beautiful blue bloomer

Rosemary (Lockwood) 18"

 

 

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Potatoes, meats, & vegetables

Rosemary (Miss Jessop) 18"

 

 

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Potatoes, meats, & vegetables

Rosemary (Mrs. Howard) 8"

 

 

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Seasoning & topiaries

Rosemary (Tuscan Blue) 24"

 

 

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Potatoes, meats, & vegetables

Rosemary (O. Albus) 12"

 

 

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Beautiful white bloomer

Rosemary (Prostratus) 8"

 

 

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