Herbs of the Ancients

Herbs that reach back to the roots of ancient western civilization.

Bear’S Breech

Acanthus spinosus

Pink-Flowered Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium f. rosea

Dill

Anethum graveolens

Black Horehound

Ballota nigra

Roman Chamomile

Chamaemelum nobile

Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Elecampane

Inula helenium 'Goliath'

Orris

Iris x germanica var. florentina

Flax

Linum usitatissimum

Peppermint

Mentha x piperita

Spearmint

Mentha spicata

Pot Marjoram

Origanum vulgare

Peony

Paeonia officinalis (Herbaceous Group) 'Rubra Plena'

Castor Bean Plant

Ricinus communis 'Carmencita'

Gallica Rose

Rosa 'Hippolyte'

Rue

Ruta graveolens 'Blue Mound'

Garden Sage

Salvia officinalis

Garlic

Allium sativum

Borage

Borago officinalis

Yellow Star Thistle

Centaurea solstitialis

English Lavender ‘Loddon Pink’

Lavandula angustifolia 'Lodden Pink'

Sweet Marjoram

Origanum majorana

Corn Poppy

Papaver rhoeas

Parsley

Petroselinum crispum 'Arat'

Dwarf Pomegranate

Punica granatum

Alexanders

Smyrnium olustratum

Betony

Stachys officinalis

Mother-Of-Thyme

Thymus praecox ssp. britannicus

Greater Periwinkle

Vinca major