Medicinal Herbs

Echinacea purpurea - A beautiful and hardy perennial native to Eastern North America. The large, purple, cone-shaped blossoms attract lots of bees ...

(Matricaria chamomilla) Very easy annual with many small conical daisy-like flowers. The flower heads are used fresh or dry to make a wonderful soo...

Valeriana officinalis - Hardy perennial herb with tall, sweetly-scented white flowers. Plants are very low maintenance once established, and they n...

Althaea officinalis - Perennial herb, with tall stalks of white/pink flowers reaching 5-8'. A valued medicinal, especially the root. It's slippery/...

Withania somnifera - An important herb in Ayurvedic traditions. The roots are used medicinally for their adaptogenic and nervine properties. In war...

Hypericum perforatum - A bright and sunny medicinal perennial that thrives in the poorest of soils. Well known for it’s anti-depressant properties....

Urtica dioica - One of my favourite wild edibles! Few things are as good as feasting on steamed nettles in spring, after a long winter with scarce ...

Artemesia annua - aka; Sweet Wormwood. I first encountered this magically scented herb at the Common Ground Fair in Maine. Sweet Annie headdresses ...

Artemisia vulgaris - Once established this tall growing perennial is almost maintenance free. Attractive fine-cut silvery leaves, they are used med...

Achillea millefolium - A delicate looking but very hardy perennial wildflower. Found in meadows and along the edges of pathways. Native all across ...

(Calendula officinalis) - This sunny annual is among the very easiest to grow. The flowers can be used in herbal teas or the petals added to salads...

Verbascum thapsus - Wild biennial herb. The huge velvety grey leaves on the first year plants give way to a tall spire of yellow flowers in year tw...

An extra medicinal strain of calendula with high resin content. Bright orange flowers regrow in abundance when picked. A powerful herb for soothing...

Verbena hastata - Medicinal perennial, native to meadows and prairies of central/eastern North America. Spikes of vibrant blue blossoms, 3-5' in he...

Tanacetum parthenium - Perennial herb with sweetly aromatic flowers and leaves. Daisy-like flowers reach 2-3’ tall. Has a long tradition of use in ...

Salvia sclarea - Stupendous biennial with soft furry rosettes of leaves the first year, followed by stunning, sticky, resinous, intensely aromatic ...

(Neputa cataria) - Grow it for your cat, for herbal teas or for your favourite pollinators! This perennial mint relative is clumping in nature and ...

Inula helenium - Elecampane is a powerful herb as well as a very useful permaculture plant. The huge flat leaves are green on top and velvet undern...

Artemisia absinthium - Hardy perennial herb. Silvery green foliage and flowers reach a height of 4-5’. Wormwood has been used traditionally as medi...

Leonurus cardiaca - A hardy perennial member of the mint family. This medicinal grows to between 4 and 6 feet and produces small purple flowers muc...

Filipendula ulmaria - aka Meadwort, Queen of the Meadow. Perennial herb native to Eurasia and naturalized in North America. Thrives in moist soil a...

Marrubium vulgare - Perennial herb in the mint (Lamiacea) family. 18” tall, with fuzzy leaves and white flower clusters. Native to Eurasia, but nat...

(Agastache rugosa F. albiflora) - The white flowered cultivar of Giant Hyssop. This hardy perennial grows to a hight of 3’, topped with large flowe...

Stachys officinalis - A perennial medicinal herb in the mint family, which will happily naturalize itself in any garden or meadow. Shade tolerant. ...