Acidic Soil

A perennial 40-50 cm (16-20 in), it has hairy, branched stems and deeply lobed leaves (seven or nine lobes) with...

A hardy perennial, 10-30 cm (4-12 in) high, growing on a creeping rootstock, it has attractive blue flower spikes in...

A perennial with compound pointed leaves, covered in soft hairs. In summer and autumn it has small yellow flower spikes...

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...

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

There are several varieties of comfrey, the most common being the officinale, the kind described here. Comfrey belongs to the...

This sturdy herb features roundish, dark-green, shiny leaves growing in groups of three. The stalks are thick and furrowed. Yellowish...

Of these two varieties, winter savory is more popular with home gardeners because it is a perennial. The bush is...

This herb has cucumber-flavored leaves that are small, round, and serrated. They are spaced about 1 inch (25 mm) apart...