Liquorice
A hardy perennial, growing up to 1.2 m (4 ft.), the leaves are pinnate, divided into 9-17 oval leaflets; the...
Ginkgo
There is only one species in the genus. A deciduous tree growing to 40 m (130 ft.), it has lobed,...
Indian physic
A graceful hardy perennial, growing to 1 m (3 ft.), with red-tinged, wiry stems, bronze-green, three-palmate leaves and irregularly star-shaped...
Wood avens
A rather undistinguished, hardy perennial plant, growing from 20-60 cm (8-24 in), with downy stems, three-lobed leaves and tiny, yellow,...
Cranesbill
A hardy, clump-forming perennial, it grows to 75 cm (30 in) and has deeply divided palmate leaves. Large, round, purple-pink...
Yellow gentian
A hardy herbaceous perennial, it grows on a thick taproot, to a height of 1-2 m (3-6 ft.). Erect stems...
Wintergreen
A prostrate shrub, 15 cm (6 in) high, it has dark-green, glossy, oval leaves and clusters of small, white, drooping,...
Sweet woodruff
A spreading perennial, growing on a creeping rhizome, about 40 cm (16 in) tall, it has four-angled stems, whorls of...
Goat’s rue
A bushy, hardy perennial, up to 1.5 m (5 ft.) tall, with lax stems, pinnately divided leaves and racemes of...
Fumitory
An annual herb, 15-30 cm (6-12 in) tall, with trailing stems, small, finely divided grey-green leaves and racemes of tubular,...
