Just Herbs
| Variety | Cat A - F | Cat G - P | Cat Q - Z | Home | |||
| Rosemary | Evergreen shrub with small blue flowers. Leaves are used to flavour lamb. Pork and grilled fish. Makes a relaxing tea. Prefers full sun and well-drained soil. Shrub +1m | ||||||
| Rue | Herb of grace, the only herb to be blessed by Mohammed. Lacy blue/green foliage very attractive plant. May cause photosensitivity in some people. Perennial shrub 60cm | ||||||
| Sage - Clary | Very decorative with large colourful bracts. Has both medicinal and culinary use. Biennial 60cm | ||||||
| Sage Common | Evergreen perennial shrub used as a potherb, and for stuffings. Sage tea counteracts sweating. Leaves are also an antiseptic and are used in gargles for laryngitis and tonsillitis and as a mouth freshener and tooth cleaner. Perennial shrub +75cm | ||||||
| Sage Golden | Variegated Gold/Green leaves. Use as common sage | ||||||
| Sage Pineapple | Strong pineapple scented leaves, which can be used to flavour drinks and pudding. Requires winter protection. Perennial 60cm | ||||||
| Sage Purple | Purple leaves make an attractive plant, use as common sage. | ||||||
| Sage Tangerine | Strong tangerine scented leaves which can be used to flavour drinks and pudding. Requires winter protection. Perennial 60cm | ||||||
| Sage Tricolour | Cream/Purple/Green leaves make this an attractive plant. Use as common sage | ||||||
| Selfheal | Dark purple flower spikes from June to September, spreading plant. Medicinal Perennial 22cm | ||||||
| Skullcap | Attractive blue flower in August. Used as a remedy for headaches and neuralgia, has sedative qualities. Perennial 30cm | ||||||
| Soapwort | Delicate pink flowers over a long period, the whole plant especially the root form lather and are used to wash delicate fabrics. Perennial 60cm | ||||||
| Sorrel - French | Large leaves used in lamb and beef stews, in salads and soups. Perennial 20cm | ||||||
| Southernwood | Graceful shrub member of the Artemesia family. Medicinal 1m | ||||||
| St. Johns Wort | A valuable medicinal plant used in homeopathy. Bright yellow flowers. Perennial 30cm | ||||||
| Sweet Cicely | Bright green lacy foliage and large white flowers in Spring. Leaves are used as a natural sweetener to remove acidity from stewed fruit, has an aniseed flavour. Medicinal Perennial 1m | ||||||
| Tansy | An aromatic herb with fern like leaves, button yellow flowers Used o make tansy pudding, traditionally at Easter. Good insect repellent. Perennial 1m | ||||||
| Teasel - Fullers | Teasel is still used for cloth napping. Used in dried flower arrangements. Loved by finches. Architectural plant Biennial 2m | ||||||
| Thyme Andersons Gold | Golden leaved variety with pink flowers , use as common thyme | ||||||
| Thyme Common | Aromatic shrub. Thyme is added sparingly to bouquet garnish, stuffings and savoury dishes. Medicinally used to treat digestive complaints and respiratory disorders. Evergreen Shrub prostrate or upright to 30cm | ||||||
| Thyme Variegated lemon | Gold/Green variegated leaves, with strong lemon scent. Culinary | ||||||
| Thyme Lemon | Green leaves, pink flowers, strong lemon scent | ||||||
| Thyme Silver Queen | Silver/Green leaves strong thyme scent, use as common thyme | ||||||
| Winter Savory | Use to flavour soups and stews. Perennial Semi evergreen bushy and woody shrub up to 45cm | ||||||
| Valerian | Red flower attractive to bees. medicinal Perennial 60cm | ||||||
| Woad | Famous dye plant, the blue/black ripe seed pods are an unusual addition to a dried flower arrangement. Biennial +1m | ||||||
| Woodruff Sweet | Small white star shaped flowers May/ June. When dried has the scent of newly mown hay Used dried in linen cupboards. Fresh leaves and flowers may be steeped in drinks. Perennial low creeping | ||||||
| Wormwood | Bitter herb with insect repelling qualities. An ingredient of Absinthe, very aromatic plant. Grey foliage. Perennial 1m | ||||||
| Yarrow | A medicinal herb used to treat wounds, colds and fevers, skin cleanser and for high blood pressure. Perennial 60cm | ||||||