Yarrow is a herb that is a bit neglected nowadays. In the past salad made of yarrow leaves was one of the first salads that could be harvested and so it was in high demand. Here in Swabia it is tradition to eat a salad made of herbs collected in the meadows on Maundy Thursday. Yarrow...

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This bubble mint matches colour and scent to a perfect union. The flowers show a merry orange and the foliage is equaly merry mint-scented. Flowers and foliage are edible and make very good infusions. The plant comes from the southwest of the USA and grows on very dry soils. In the garden it prefers a sunny and sheltered spot with sharp ...

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Aniseed is not everybodys cup of tea. Some love it, some disgust it. There seems to be nobody neutral regarding aniseed. If you like the taste of aniseed this here is the perfect plant for you to use for infusions. Leaves and flowers are intensively scented of aniseed and the taste ...

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Most Bubble Mints bear blue or violett flowers. This one is an exception bearing apricot flowers, which makes it very special. The leafs are mint scented and very good for herbal teas. Its hardiness in Central Europe depends very much on the degree of moisture in the soil. If kept too...

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This onion bears a lot of common names. It develops small bulbs instead of flowers. Each bulb sprouts when still attached to the original plant and produces a stalk that bears small bulbs which sprout when still attached to the original plant and produces a stalk that bears ...  and so...

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Welsh onions got nothing to do with Wales, but a lot with Asia. Its Asia where this onion commes from, and it is still widely used there. Welsh onions can be regarded as a sort of giant Chives. They form no bulbs. Its their stalks (and sometimes even their flowers) that are used for...

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All in all quite ordinary chives. The only difference is the fact that it does not produce seed and can be harvested over a much longer period. Wild chives grow in moist meadows, so the need a lot of watering in the garden or even a place at the border of the pond.

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When horticulturist do not look closely, they often cause a mess. So it happened with this leek, that became better known with the present enthusiasm for herbs and vegetables. Usualy it is sold as Allium odorum, but this name is an invalid synonym for Allium ramosum. Allium ramosum however is not cultivated, nor in its home China nor anywhere else. What we really have here is Allium tuberosum, one of the most important alliums for cooking in China and ...

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To me Horse Raddish is a memory of my childhood: a hot day at the end of the summer vacations and our family sitting outside the house, taking turns in grating freshly harvested Horse Raddish roots with a grate. All were crying,  for the vapour of graped Horse Raddish bites your eyes (that was ...

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Alpine Arnica is a well known medical plant but it is very difficult to keep in the garden. If your soil is not completely free of lime you need not bother a try. Also commercial herb farmers have great difficulties to grow Alpine Arnica. Even today most Arnica is collected in the...

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Southernwood is a culinary herb that was forgotten for a long time. Since it can`t be preserved dry (the active ingredients are too volatile) it didn`t become fashinable when spice shelfs invaded our kitchens during the 1970ies. Only recently when more people started to grow herbs in...

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 Wermouth is a plant native to Europe. Its foliage is silvery-green and much divided. It is mainly cultivated for medical and culinary purposes, but it makes also a pretty silver-grey foliage plant for the border. On a sunny day it gives a mediterranean touch to any flower bed. Wermouth is...

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There are two varieties of tarragon, and this one is the more tasty one that can only by propagated by cuttings. In very cold regions it will need protection in winter.  

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Bulbine became more widely known as an attractive low-care houseplant during the last few years. Especially herb-enthusiasts regard Bulbine as a good alternative to Aloe vera. Bubline contains almost the same active ingredients as Aloe vera, but it is by far not that prickly. Besides Bulbine gives better crops since it grows much faster.

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Those who were temptated by the word `hemp` to take a closer look will be disapointed: this plant isn`t related to hemp and also the substances it contains have nothing in common with those of hemp. Its only the shape of the foliage that shows a slight resemblance between the two plants. It is the only...

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In Germany Sweet Woodruff is traditionaly used to spice May Wine. The aroma was also used for lemonades and jellies. Today it is always an artifical aroma that is used for this purpose. This artifical aroma is ...

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The Curry Plant can be found everywhere in the Mediterranean region. It loves sunny and rocky places and hates wetness. The hotter the weather, the more its foliage smell of curry. Since it readily re-grows after shart cutting, it is often used as a small hedge in its home. Just the way we use...

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 St. John`s Wort is an old medical plant with small yellow flowers. It is happy on poor stoney soils where it usualy will selfseed. If you hold up one of its leaves to the light, you will see many tiny holes in the leaf. A legend tells that the devil himself pierced the leaves for ...

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