Herbs Encyclopedia
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
America's most popular herbal supplement AND one of its most beautiful native wildflowers. Bold purple-pink coneflowers with spiky orange centres. Hardy to −30°C (zones 3–8). Drought-tolerant prairie perennial. Modest but...
Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower)
America's most popular herbal supplement AND one of its most beautiful native wildflowers. Bold purple-pink coneflowers with spiky orange centres. Hardy to −30°C (zones 3–8). Drought-tolerant prairie perennial. Modest but...
Allium triquetrum (Three-Cornered Leek)
An elegant woodland allium with drooping white bell flowers and a distinctive triangular stem. Mild garlic-leek flavour — gentler than wild garlic. Hardy to −10°C (zones 7–10). Shade-loving spring ephemeral....
Allium triquetrum (Three-Cornered Leek)
An elegant woodland allium with drooping white bell flowers and a distinctive triangular stem. Mild garlic-leek flavour — gentler than wild garlic. Hardy to −10°C (zones 7–10). Shade-loving spring ephemeral....
Allium vineale (Crow Garlic)
The wild, weedy garlic that thrives everywhere on neglect. Grass-like leaves, aerial bulbils, and tiny underground bulbs — all edible with punchy garlic flavour. Hardy to −25°C (zones 4–9). A...
Allium vineale (Crow Garlic)
The wild, weedy garlic that thrives everywhere on neglect. Grass-like leaves, aerial bulbils, and tiny underground bulbs — all edible with punchy garlic flavour. Hardy to −25°C (zones 4–9). A...
Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum (Wild Lee...
The perennial leek — plant once, harvest forever. Wild ancestor of the cultivated leek with dramatic pink-purple flower heads. Hardy to −15°C (zones 5–9). Self-sustaining through bulblets and self-seeding. Mild...
Allium ampeloprasum var. ampeloprasum (Wild Lee...
The perennial leek — plant once, harvest forever. Wild ancestor of the cultivated leek with dramatic pink-purple flower heads. Hardy to −15°C (zones 5–9). Self-sustaining through bulblets and self-seeding. Mild...
Allium cepa var. aggregatum (Shallot)
The aristocrat of onions — plant one bulb, harvest 6–12. Sweet, complex, wine-like flavour essential in French cuisine. Hardy to −15°C (zones 5–10). Plant sets in spring, harvest mid-summer. Stores...
Allium cepa var. aggregatum (Shallot)
The aristocrat of onions — plant one bulb, harvest 6–12. Sweet, complex, wine-like flavour essential in French cuisine. Hardy to −15°C (zones 5–10). Plant sets in spring, harvest mid-summer. Stores...
Allium fistulosum (Welsh Onion (Japanese Bunchi...
The essential East Asian onion — evergreen, non-bulbing perennial with hollow green stems year-round. Hardy to −25°C (zones 4–9). The most reliable source of fresh onion flavour in any garden....
Allium fistulosum (Welsh Onion (Japanese Bunchi...
The essential East Asian onion — evergreen, non-bulbing perennial with hollow green stems year-round. Hardy to −25°C (zones 4–9). The most reliable source of fresh onion flavour in any garden....