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Herbs of the Ancients
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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