Herbs: Medicinal, Culinary, and Dye Plants

Yes! We sell & trade herbs: fresh, dried, and some live plants. Custom orders welcome. We are not a big nursery, but we often have extras. 

Please note, what we grow changes from year to year. 

Currently On Sale:

Calendula officinalis: We had a beautiful crop of calendula in 2021. All organic. If you could use some in your medicine-makings, let me know. I infuse mine in olive oil to make an excellent healing salve. (Personally, I have not found it to be as good as marigold as a dye plant.) $5.50/oz. + shipping.

Contact us for info on availability and to order.

Medicinal Herbs

Agrimony
Alder
Angelica
Anise Hyssop
Aronia / Chokeberry
Ashwagandha
Astragalus – Huang Qi
Balloon Flower
Basil / Tulsi, Kapoor Holy Basil
Berberis / Red Barberry
Bergamot / Beebalm
Betony / Wood Betony
Boneset – Eupatorium
Calendula / Pot Marigold
Calliopsis
Catnip
Chamomile – German & Roman
Chickweed
Chinese Yam
Chrysanthemum (Shungiku)
Clover, Crimson, Red, White
Codonopsis
Comfrey
Common Bugloss (Alkanet)
Cumin, Black
Dandelion
Dead Nettle / Purple Henbit
Echinacea

Elderberry
False Indigo, Blue
Fennel
Feverfew
Garlic
Geranium, Wild
Goji/Wolfberry
Golden Marguerite, aka Dyer’s Chamomile
Goumi/Gumi
Gypsywort
Hawthorn, “Black”
Hollyhock Mallow
Hops
Horehound
Horseradish
Hyssop
Indian Plum, aka Osoberry
Joe Pye weed
Kinnikinnick, Bearberry
Lady’s Bedstraw
Lady’s Mantle
Lamb’s Ears / Woolly Betony
Lavender
Lemon Balm
Licorice
Linden (aka Basswood)
Lovage
Lungwort

Marjoram
Milk Thistle
Milkweed
Mimosa Silk Tree
Mints, assorted
Mountain Mint
Mugwort
Nettles
Oregano
Parsley
Passionflower, Maypop
Pennyroyal
Plantain
Poppies
Purslane
Rosa Rugosa
Rosemary
Sage
Sage, Clary
Saint John’s Wort
Santolina
Soapwort
Sweet Cicely
Valerian
Verbena / Vervain
Viola
Willows
Wormwood
Yarrow

Culinary Herbs

(Obviously, some overlap with the list above)

Angelica
Anise Hyssop
Basil
Bay
Bergamot
Borage
Calendula
Celery Herb
Chamomile
Chives
Cilantro / Coriander
Costmary
Cumin, Black

Dill
Fennel
Garlic
Garlic Chives
Hops
Horseradish
Hyssop
Lavender
Lemon Balm
Lovage
Marjoram
Mints, assorted

Mustard
Nasturtium
Oregano
Parsley
Poppies
Rosemary
Sage
Salad Burnet
Savory, Winter
Sorrel, French
Sweet Cicely
Thyme

Dye Plants

(For more detailed information on Dye Plants, please take this link to the Dye Plant page. Do I use all these? To be honest, no. The more experienced I get, the more I lean toward those that provide lasting color. But it is always fun to experiment!)

Agrimony
Alder
Alkanet (Common Bugloss)
Basil
Betony / Wood Betony
Blueberries
Calendula / Pot Marigold
Calliopsis
Blackberries; black raspberries
Cedar, Western Red
Coreopsis
Crocosmia
Delphinium / Larkspur
Elderberry
Fennel, Bronze

Flax
Golden Marguerite / Dyer’s Chamomile
Goldenrod
Gypsywort
Hazlenut / Filbert
Hollyhock
Hops
Jerusalem Artichoke
Kinnikinnick, Bearberry
Korean Bush Cherry
Lady’s Bedstraw
Lady’s Mantle
Madder
Maple tree, Big Leaf & Vine
Marigold
Mignonette

Milkweed – Asclepias
Mugwort
Oak Galls (foraged)
Plantain
Plum, Beach
Plum, Dunbars
Plum, Italian
Sage, Russian
Shallots
Silky Dogwood
Sunflower
Walnut (foraged)
Weld
Willows
Wintergreen
Yarrow


Lavender harvestAnd the Caveat…

I know this looks like a lot, but consider you are talking with someone who once grew 27 varieties of garlic. It is all relative: crazy by some measures; by others, just the tip of the branch. I admit I tend to get a little obsessed with plants, because they are simply so amazing. In reality, though (so as not to give you the wrong impression), we are not huge herb farm operation; we are just a little back acre horticultural experiment.

At one time, we were growing over 100 varieties of herbs. Life being what it is, I had to scale back at one point, which was difficult in light of all the wonderful and unusual herbs that can grow in our climate. However, in recent years, with the development of the “food forest” and the focus on gardening for bees and other pollinators, we are bringing back many of our favorites, and it looks like we are actually topping our previous head count. The above list is incomplete – we are adding more all the time. Plus, we are making cuttings, dividing, collecting seeds, harvesting, drying, making tinctures and salves. 

Is there something you would like?  Contact us! Thank you!