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CARAWAY (Carum carvi)
Biennial
Height: up to 2
Caraway is a very popular herb with many uses in the kitchen - the
seeds, root and leaves can all be used to good effect. In fact the seed
can also be chewed to sweeten the breath - and to relieve flatulence.
CHAMOMILE
English Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis)
Perennial
Height: 9 - 12
Flowering lawn chamomile. Creeping foliage will make a lawn if clipped.
Also sends up flower stems which can be used for chamomile tea. It also
has medicinal and cosmetic uses.
Treneague
Perennial
Height: 2
Non-flowering, low growing variety which is the best type for lawns.
Needs no trimming.
German Chamomile (Matricaria Chamomile)
Annual
Height: 18
Self seeding. Hot suitable for lawns. Flowers used like the flowers
of the English Chamomile.
CHIVES (Allium schoenoprasum)
Perennial
Height: 12 -15
Very important culinary herb. Mild onion flavour makes excellent seasoning.
Small round pale mauve flower heads.
Garlic Chives (Allium tuberosum)
Perennial
Height: approx 18 - 2
Also called Chinese Chives. Flavour characteristic of garlic bit much
milder. Use to give subtle garlic flavour where garlic itself would be
too strong.
COMFREY (Symphytum officinale)
Perennial
Height: 4
Bushy plant with beautiful flowers which droop in clusters. It has
a vigorous floppy growth. The flowers are very popular with bees. Comfrey
is a very versatile herb: it has a culinary use, several medicinal uses,
cosmetic uses and it makes an excellent organic fertiliser.
Variegated Comfrey
As shove but with variegated leaves and lower growth
COWSLIP (Primula veris)
Perennial
Height: 6 - 9
Popular and traditional. Unfortunately now becoming quite rare. Used
in winemaking and skin lotions.
DYERS WELD (Reseda luteola)
Biennial
Height: 3
Striking and interesting plant. Traditional plant used for yellows.
ELECAMPANE (Inula helenium)
Perennial
Height: 5 8
This Is a herb with a variety of uses: the seed heads can be used to
good effect in winter flower arrangements; the root can be cooked as a
root vegetable but as it has a sharp bitter flavour it is more popular
crystallised as a sweet; the root can also be burnt over embers to scent
a room; the root can be applied as a decoction to alleviate acne and also
as a general tonic or expectorant. The dried yellow petals are used in
pot pourri for their colour.
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