Neutral Soil

In appearance, hyssop and winter savory plants look similar until they flower; both carry spires of small, lipped blooms in...

It is easy to confuse salad rocket, Eruca sativa, with sweet rocket, Hesperis matronalis; they are part of the same...

Lemongrass grows in a bushy clump, increasing in size each year. The roughish, narrow leaves bend gracefully outward and have...

Closely related to ginger and galangal, turmeric is most familiar as a spice, which is made from the root. Native...

This herb is also known as “three-in-one herb, Cuban oregano, fruit salad herb.” It is a type of coleus with...

Horseradish has large, dark green leaves resembling spinach, which under ideal conditions can grow up to 2 feet (60 cm)...

The lime leaves referred to here have no relationship to the linden or lime tree of Europe {Tilia curopaca). There...

Chicory is one of the taller herbs. The lower leaves are broad and long like spinach leaves, while the higher...

Caraway plants grow to 60 cm (2 feet) high, their foliage is delicate, finely-cut and frond-like and their white, umbrella-like...

The herb box is so classified because the woody parts, leaves, and roots have been used in different ways for...