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A tender succulent whose rosettes of spiky grey-green leaves are 1-2 m high (3-6 ft.) with a spread of 2-3...

A tender, evergreen shrub, 1-2 m (3-6 ft.) in height, it has glossy, yellowish-green leaves, which are leathery in texture...

A hardy, short-lived perennial with soft, ovate leaves, strongly scented with aniseed. Bold purple flower spikes last all summer. Clumps...

A stately, deciduous tree, 30-40 m (98-130 ft.) in height, it has palmate leaves, sticky resinous buds and candelabras of...

A pleasantly aromatic perennial with a thick much-branched rhizome, it has similar-shaped leaves to the irises, although is not botanically...

The helmet-shaped inky-blue flowers give this hardy herbaceous perennial a slightly sinister appearance appropriate to its properties. It has tuberous...

While growing, lamb’s lettuce forms itself into a full rosette of layered, light green leaves with a tightly bunched heart,...

The valerian used widely in herbal medicine should not be confused with any garden-type valerian, one of which is a...

Fenugreek (sometimes spelt “foenugreek”) is a small, slender, annual herb of the pea family, similar in habit to lucerne (alfalfa)....

Of all the numerous varieties of thyme, garden and lemon thyme are the two kinds which have the most value...