Herbs and their uses
Aloe Vera
Excellent indoor or outdoor container plant. Well-known and well-researched medicinal plant.
Arugula
Mustard-like green. Grow in salad gardens and use in salads and stir fries for a peppery, pungent taste reminiscent of horseradish.
Basil
Popular, attractive plant with many color variations. No herb garden is complete without it. Excellent in salads and as a garnish. Medicinally used mainly for its stomach soothing qualities.
Borage
Attractive blue star-shaped flowers, but rather scraggly growth habit. Cucumber-like taste. Used medicinally internally in teas or topically for a variety of ailments.
Calendula
Cheerful yellow flowers that bloom almost constantly in warm weather. Excellent addition to flower or herb gardens. Flowers often used as a garnish. Limited medicinal qualities.
Cayenne
Attractive shrub-like plant with fruits that start green and then turn fiery red. Very hot, but nutritional powerhouses. Used medicinally for a variety ailments.
Chamomile
Member of the daisy family with daisy-like flowers. Bitter taste and not usually used in cooking. Medicinal properties are well-known and include many common ailments.
Chervil
Close relative of Parsley, used mostly for flavoring other foods. Some medicinal uses, most notably for high blood pressure.
Coriander
Another member of the Parsley family. Entirely edible plant with a strong tastoe often used in Indian and Asian foods. Medicinally used mostly as a flavouring agent.
Dill
Popular garden herb with feathery silver green leaves. Nice addition to the garden. Used as a flavouring for many dishes and in pickling. Not a major medicinal herb, but often used for its stomach-soothing qualities.
Garlic
Onion-like plant with beautiful flowers. Well-known in cooking. Medicinally important herb that is completely safe. Widely available in many forms.
Savory (Summer)
Attractive trailing plant. Nice in containers. Mostly a culinary herb used in a wide variety of dishes. Taster like peppery Thyme. Minor medicinal herb.