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Herbs & spices

Created by: papaver on 2023-07-09 • List type: user • Visibility: Public

My favourite herbs & spices I would want to grow myself.

Plant Type Edible parts Family Height Layer Life cycle Light requirement Soil type Water requirement Note
Basil
Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Species
 Leaves, Seed, Flowers Lamiaceae or labiatae 0.5 Herbs Annual, Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Moist
Bay tree
Bay tree
Laurus nobilis
Species
 Lauraceae 12.0 Trees Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Chamomile
Chamomile
Matricaria chamomilla
Species
 Asteraceae or Compositae 0.5 Herbs Annual Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Chinese Chives
Chinese Chives
Allium ramosum
Species
 Bulb, Flowers, Leaves, Root Alliaceae 0.5 Herbs Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Dry, Moist
Chives
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Species
 Bulb, Flowers, Leaves, Root Alliaceae 0.3 Herbs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Common Ginger
Common Ginger
Zingiber officinale
Species
 Flowers, Leaves, Root, Shoots Zingiberaceae 1.5 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Corsican Mint
Corsican Mint
Mentha requienii
Species
 Leaves Lamiaceae or labiatae 0.1 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Garlic Chives
Garlic Chives
Allium tuberosum
Species
 Bulb, Flowers, Leaves, Root Alliaceae 0.3 Herbs Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Holy Basil
Holy Basil
Ocimum tenuiflorum
Species
 Flowers, Leaves, Seed Lamiaceae 1.0 Herbs Annual Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Lavender
Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Species
 Flowers Lamiaceae or labiatae 1.2 Shrubs Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Oregano
Oregano
Origanum vulgare
Species
 Leaves Lamiaceae or Labiatae 0.6 Herbs Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Dry, Moist
Parsley
Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Species
 Leaves Apiaceae or umbelliferae 0.6 Herbs Biennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Rosemary
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Species
 Leaves Lamiaceae or labiatae 1.5 Herbs Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Dry, Moist
Sage
Sage
Salvia officinalis
Species
 Flowers, Leaves Lamiaceae or Labiatae 0.6 Herbs Annual, Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Dry, Moist
Sesame
Sesame
Sesamum indicum
Species
 Leaves, Seed Pedaliaceae 1.0 Annual Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Shiso
Shiso
Perilla frutescens
Species
 Flowers, Leaves, Seed Lamiaceae or labiatae 0.6 Annual, Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Moist
Spearmint
Spearmint
Mentha spicata
Species
 Leaves Lamiaceae or labiatae 0.6 Perennial Full sun, Partial sun/shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Szechuan Pepper
Szechuan Pepper
Zanthoxylum simulans
Species
 Rutaceae 4.0 Shrubs Full sun, Partial sun/shade, Full shade Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist
Thyme
Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Species
 Flowers, Leaves Lamiaceae or Labiatae 0.1-0.3m Herbs Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Dry, Moist
True Cardamom
True Cardamom
Elettaria cardamomum
Species
 Seed Zingiberaceae 4m Perennial Partial sun/shade, Full shade Moist
Walking onion
Walking onion
Allium × proliferum
Species
 Bulb, Leaves, Root Alliaceae 1.2 Herbs Perennial Full sun Light (sandy), Medium Moist
Welsh Onion
Welsh Onion
Allium fistulosum
Species
 Bulb, Flowers, Leaves, Root Alliaceae 0.6 Herbs Annual Full sun Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay) Moist