JJennyGarden.com...Directory of names
of various types of
herbal plants
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Herbs Division |
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| Names of various types of herbal plants growing in Jenny's Garden - |
| Agastache rugosa (Korean Hyssop) |
| Artemesia Vulgaris 'Janlim' Oriental Limelight (Oriental Limelight, Variegated Mugwort, Variegated Woodworm) |
| Basilicum ocimum 'Sweet Genovese' (Basil 'Sweet Genovese') |
| Basilicum ocimum Cinnamon (Cinnamon basil) |
| Belamcanda chinensis (Blackberry Lily, Leopard Lily) |
| Boehmeria cylindrica (Bog Hemp, False Nettle) |
| Cymbopogon Citrates (West Indian, Citronella Grass, Thai Lemon Grass, Sereh, Campin-cidrao, Fever Tea) |
| Dictamnus albus 'Purpureus' (Burning Bush, Dictamnus fraxinella, Pink Gas Plant, Dittany) |
| Kaempferia galanga (Lesser Galanga or Aromatic Ginger, Sand Ginger or Resurrection Lily or Galanga or Maraba Plant) |
| Lycium babarum (Chinese Wolfberry, Duke of Argyll's Tea Tree, Goji Berry, Gou Qi Zi, Matrimony Vine, Lycium Chinese, Lycium halimifolium, Lycium vulgare) |
| Malva verticillata L (Asian Mallow, Chinese Mallow, Cluster Mallow)...Blooms: 5-petaled pink or white flowers Foliage: green, alternate, palmately lobed Propagation: Seeds (Sow directly in Spring) Comments: Malva verticillata is a herbal plant that have been grown by the Chinese for many years for its traditional medicinal properties. This plant is a food source for the Skipper butterflies and moths. The young leaves and flowers have a mild pleasant taste and are used in salads. The older leaaves are cooked as a vegetable. The leaves are also brewed as a traditional tea drink for slimming and for colon cleansing. |
| Marrubium vulgare L. (Horbound, White Horhound)...Light: Full sun Height: 2' Blooms: Small, white tufts, in summer Foliage: Pale green, wrinkled, wooly, veined Uses: Container Propagation: Seeds Comments: Marrubium vulgare is a perennial herbal plant belonging to the Mint family. It self sows readily so deadhead if you do not want any volunteer plants next season. The leaves of this plant has a menthol flavoring and has been used to brew as a tea for treatment of colds and sore throat. It has also been used as a flavor in candies. |
| Melissa offininalis (Lemon Balm) |
| Mentha arvensis (Common Mint, Corn Mint, Field Mint) |
| Mentha x piperita f citrata 'Chocolate' (Peppermint, Chocolate Mint) |
| Mentha piperita L (Peppermint)...Attracts the Horace Duskywing butterflies. |
| Mentha spicata (Spearmint, English Mint) |
| Mentha suaveolens (Apple Mint, Woolly Mint) |
| Monarda citriodora (Lemon Balm, Lemon Mint, Purple Horsemint, Bee Balm, Lemon Bee Balm) Light: Sun-part shade Height: 2-3' Spacing: 1.5-2' Blooms: aromatic, pink, lavender-violet Soil: Keep moist Propagation: Seeds Attracts hummingbirds, bees and butterflies Monarda citriodora is a rapid-growing perennial herb with pretty unusual flowers. USDA Zones: 5-9 |
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Murraya koenigii (Curry Leaf Tree) |
| Nepeta Catmint...Full sun. Height: 1-3' Spacing: 1-4' Blooms: Purple, continuous, from early Summer to early Fall. Use in bed, border, hedges. Plant can be propagated by cuttings or divisions in Spring. Makes a good cut flower. Trim after flowering for 2nd blooms. |
| Orthosiphon Aristatus (Java Tea, Cat's Whiskers) |
| Origanum vulgare (Oregano) |
| Pelargonium citrosum (Mosquito Plant, Citronella Plant, Deodorizer Plant, Citrosa Geranium) |
| Pelargonium fragrans (Nutmeg Geranium, Sweet-leaved Geranium) |
| Perilla frutescens cv Crispa (Beefsteak Plant, Chinese Basil, Shiso, Purple Mint, Summer Coleus, Wild Red Basill) |
| Piper auritum (Root Beer Plant, Veracruz Pepper, Mexican Pepperleaf, False Kava, Hoja Santa) |
| Plectranthus amboinicus (Cuban Oregano, Indian Borage, Spanish Thyme, Coleus aromaticus, Coleus amboinica ) |
| Rosemarinus officianalis (Rosemary) |
| Sage...Part Sun Height: 3'-4' Spacing: 2'-3' Blooms: small, two-lipped violet-blue flowers display at ends of foot-long panicles on stems. Blooms from mid-summer-early fall. Foliage: fragrant, silvery. Prefers well-drained, loamy soil. Tolerates -20degreees F. Zones: 4-9 |
| Scuttelaria baicalensis (Chinese scullcap, Helmet flower, Golden Root, Baikal scullcap) |
| Spigelia marillandica (Indian Pink, Pinkroot) |
| Tanacetum vulgare 'Crispum' (Fern-leaf Tansy) |
| Tragopogon porrifolius (Purple Salsify, Goatsbeard, Oyster Plant, Vegetable Oyster, Wild Quinine)...Origin: Native to Mediterranean regions of Europe Family: Asteraceae Light: Sun-part shade Height: 2-3' Spacing: 15" Blooms: Bluish-purple, in mid-Spring Comments: Tragopogon porrifolius is a beautiful wild herbal plant that is pollinated by insects. It was popularly grown as a vegetable in Great Britain in the 18th century; now in France, Russia and Italy its edible white roots which taste like oysters are used in cooking stews and soups. USDA Zones: 6-10 |