Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) is The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for November. Tamarind is the fruit of the tropical leguminous tamarind ...
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It is no surprise that the licorice plant, Glycyrrhiza glabra, The Herb Society’s Herb of the Month for October, is an ancient herb, like so ...
Some herbs arrive in our lives because we go looking for them. Others quietly find us, settle into the fabric of our days, and before we realize ...
Lemon basil, Ocimum × africanum Lour., also known as hoary basil for its whiskery stems, “temperate” tulsi because it grows in temperate zones, ...
Many Asian culinary herbs originate in warm or subtropical regions, yet with a bit of thoughtful care, they can still find a place in gardens ...
There are numerous lemon-flavored or lemon-scented plants in the herb world, but in my opinion, none rival the clean lemon fragrance and taste ...
For a while I was working in a bakery. Most of my coworkers loved to experiment with new foods and unique flavors and I was often introduced to ...
Few herbs capture attention quite like the chile pepper. Vibrant, fiery, and surprisingly diverse, Capsicum annuum includes thousands of peppers ...
We are so excited to be coming to The Herb Society of America’s annual conference in San Antonio, Texas, and share our experiences of our ...
Herbs common in southwestern gardens and cuisines are the focus of the next few months, in anticipation of The Herb Society of America’s ...
This sunny, late-blooming, garden and culinary herb is The Herb Society’s spotlight herb this month—Mexican tarragon, Tagetes lucida. It is ...
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is a member of the Zingiberaceae family and an exotic tropical herb that we love to grow and use. Though we refer ...
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Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is an ancient and remarkably versatile spice whose vivid color, distinctive flavor, and long history of ...
Even though lavender's summer bloom is over, we can continue to enjoy these collected flowers in new ways during the rest of the year. Winter ...
Wolfberry (Lycium barbarum) is a deciduous shrub in the Solanaceae family with arching branches that can reach 10 feet in height. It produces ...
My mother always flavored her delicious apple pies with allspice. She did this with good reason since allspice carries the flavors of cinnamon, ...
West Indian lemongrass, Cymbopogon citratus, is a fragrant member of the grass family (Poaceae). It has long, sharp-edged, narrow leaves and ...
Tarragon, Artemisia dracunculus ‘Sativa’, is often called the “Little Dragon,” because the Latin meaning of dracunculus is “little dragon.” It ...
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