Culinary & Medicinal Herbs
91 herbs for the kitchen, the teapot and the apothecary shelf — from the Mediterranean standards (rosemary, thyme, sage, oregano) through leafy annuals like basil and cilantro to natives and curiosities like anise hyssop, bee balm and mountain mint. Together they span USDA zones 2–11.
Most culinary herbs share one preference that beginners fight against: lean, sharply drained soil and full sun. A rosemary in rich, damp ground grows soft, bland and short-lived; the same plant in gravelly poverty is dense, pungent and hardy. The guides also flag the takeover artists — mint, lemon balm and their kin spread by underground runners and belong in a sunken pot, never loose in a bed.
2 of these are meaningfully deer-resistant (aromatic oils are the best fence there is), and many double as first-rate pollinator plants when allowed to flower. 72 are in stock at a nursery right now — the terracotta price tags go straight to those product pages, not to a search.
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Zones describe winter hardiness. Native ranges vary across North America; open a plant's guide for the details.
From $5.20 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.AngelicaAngelica archangelica
Full Sun to Part Shade
Moderate water
Fast growth
From $3.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.AnisePimpinella anisum
Full SunModerate water
Moderate growth
From $2.90 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Anise HyssopAgastache foeniculumFull Sun
Low waterFast growth
Native to North America
From $2.90 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ArugulaEruca vesicariaFull SunModerate waterVery Fast growth
Excellent edible
From $3.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.AshwagandhaWithania somniferaFull SunLow waterModerate growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.BasilOcimum basilicumFull SunModerate waterFast growth
From $45.62 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Bay LaurelLaurus nobilisFull Sun to Part ShadeLow water
Slow growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Bee BalmMonarda didymaFull Sun to Light ShadeModerate waterFast growthNative to North America
Bloody Dock (Red-Veined Sorrel)Rumex sanguineusFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.BorageBorago officinalisFull SunLow waterFast growth
From $2.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Breadseed PoppyPapaver somniferumFull SunLow waterFast growth
From $2.50 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.CalendulaCalendula officinalisFull SunLow waterFast growth
CarawayCarum carviFull SunModerate waterModerate growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.CatnipNepeta catariaFull Sun to Part ShadeLow waterFast growth
From $4.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Celeriac (Celery Root)Apium graveolens var. rapaceumFull Sun to Light Shade
High waterSlow growthExcellent edible
From $2.50 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.CeleryApium graveolensFull Sun to light afternoon shadeHigh waterSlow growthExcellent edible
Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)Lactuca sativa var. augustanaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ChervilAnthriscus cerefoliumPart Shade — bolts fast in sun/heatModerate waterFast growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ChivesAllium schoenoprasum / A. tuberosumFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Cilantro / CorianderCoriandrum sativumFull Sun spring/fallModerate waterVery Fast growth
From $16.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ComfreySymphytum × uplandicumFull Sun to ShadeModerate waterVery Fast growth
Salt-tolerant
From $5.79 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Creeping ThymeThymus serpyllumFull SunLow waterSlow-Moderate growth
Culantro (Recao)Eryngium foetidumPart ShadeModerate waterModerate growth
From $10.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Curry PlantHelichrysum italicumFull SunLow waterModerate growth
From $3.65 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Dandelion (Cultivated)Taraxacum officinaleFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
From $2.50 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.DillAnethum graveolensFull SunModerate waterFast growth
From $2.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.EchinaceaEchinacea purpureaFull SunLow waterModerate growthNative to North America
From $14.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Egyptian Walking OnionAllium × proliferumFull SunLow waterFast growthExcellent edible
Endive & EscaroleCichorium endiviaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterModerate growthExcellent edible
From $5.20 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.EpazoteDysphania ambrosioidesFull SunLow waterFast growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.FennelFoeniculum vulgareFull SunModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
From $3.35 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.FenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumFull SunModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
French TarragonArtemisia dracunculus 'Sativa'Full SunLow waterModerate growthNative to North America
From $4.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.GarlicAllium sativumFull SunModerate waterSlow growthExcellent edible
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Garlic ChivesAllium tuberosumFull Sun to Part ShadeLow waterModerate growthExcellent edible
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.German ChamomileMatricaria chamomillaFull SunLow waterFast growth
From $19.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.GingerZingiber officinaleBright shade / morning sunModerate waterSlow start growthExcellent edible
From $2.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Holy Basil (Tulsi)Ocimum tenuiflorumFull SunModerate waterFast growth
From $6.49 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.HopsHumulus lupulusFull SunHigh waterEXPLOSIVE growth
HorehoundMarrubium vulgareFull Sun
Drought-tolerant · low waterModerate growth
HorseradishArmoracia rusticanaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
From $3.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.HyssopHyssopus officinalisFull SunLow waterModerate growth
JiaogulanGynostemma pentaphyllumPart ShadeModerate waterFast growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.LavenderLavandula angustifoliaFull SunDrought-tolerant · low waterModerate growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Lemon BalmMelissa officinalisFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growth
From $9.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Lemon ThymeThymus × citriodorusFull SunLow waterSlow-Moderate growth
From $17.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Lemon VerbenaAloysia citrodoraFull SunModerate waterFast in summer growth
From $5.20 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.LemongrassCymbopogon citratusFull SunHigh waterVery Fast in heat growth
From $3.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.LovageLevisticum officinaleFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast once established growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Mâche (Corn Salad)Valerianella locustaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterSlow-Moderate growthExcellent edible
From $5.20 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.MarshmallowAlthaea officinalisFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterModerate growth
From $4.45 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Mexican Tarragon (Winter Tarragon)Tagetes lucidaFull SunLow waterFast growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.MintMentha spp.Full Sun to Part ShadeHigh waterAggressive/Invasive growth
From $4.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.MizunaBrassica rapa var. niposinicaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterVery Fast growthExcellent edible
From $4.75 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Mountain MintPycnanthemum muticumFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growth
Deer-resistant
From $4.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Napa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensisFull SunModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.OnionAllium cepaFull SunModerate waterModerate growthExcellent edible
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.OreganoOriganum vulgare subsp. hirtumFull SunLow waterFast growth
From $2.29 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ParsleyPetroselinum crispumFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterSlow start growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Perilla (Shiso)Perilla frutescensFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growth
From $3.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.PurslanePortulaca oleraceaFull SunDrought-tolerant · low waterVery Fast growthExcellent edible
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.RadicchioCichorium intybus var. foliosumFull SunModerate waterModerate growthExcellent edible
Ramps (Wild Leek)Allium tricoccum
Deciduous SHADEModerate waterVERY slow growthNative to North America
From $5.20 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Roman ChamomileChamaemelum nobileFull Sun to Part ShadeLow waterModerate growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.RosemarySalvia rosmarinusFull SunLow waterModerate growth
From $3.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.RueRuta graveolensFull SunLow waterModerate growth
From $17.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Saffron CrocusCrocus sativusFull SunModerate waterCorms multiply yearly growth
From $2.90 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.SageSalvia officinalisFull SunLow waterModerate growth
Salad BurnetSanguisorba minorFull Sun to Part ShadeDrought-tolerant · low waterModerate growth
From $3.39 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Scallion (Bunching Onion)Allium fistulosumFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
From $5.85 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ShallotAllium cepa var. aggregatumFull SunModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
Shungiku (Garland Chrysanthemum)Glebionis coronariaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.SorrelRumex acetosaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
From $4.49 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.SteviaStevia rebaudianaFull SunModerate waterModerate growth
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Summer SavorySatureja hortensisFull SunLow waterFast growth
Sweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataPart Shade to ShadeModerate waterModerate growth
From $3.35 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Sweet MarjoramOriganum majoranaFull SunLow waterModerate growth
Sweet Violet & Native VioletsViola sororia / odorataFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterModerate growthNative to North America
From $4.39 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.TatsoiBrassica rapa subsp. narinosaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
From $9.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Tea PlantCamellia sinensisMorning sun / afternoon shadeModerate waterSlow growth
From $2.90 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ThymeThymus vulgarisFull SunLow waterSlow-Moderate growth
TurmericCurcuma longaMorning sun / bright shadeModerate waterSlow-steady growthExcellent edible
Upland Cress (Land Cress)Barbarea vernaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edible
Vietnamese Coriander (Rau Ram)Persicaria odorataFull Sun to Part ShadeHigh waterFast growth
WasabiEutrema japonicumDeep Shade — never direct sunHigh waterVery Slow growthExcellent edible
From $2.90 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.WatercressNasturtium officinaleFull Sun to Part ShadeHigh waterFast growthExcellent edible
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosaFull Sun to Part ShadeLow waterFast growthNative to North America
Winter SavorySatureja montanaFull SunLow waterSlow growth
From $5.20 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Wormwood (Artemisia)Artemisia absinthiumFull SunLow waterFast growthDeer-resistant
From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.YarrowAchillea millefoliumFull SunLow waterFast growth
From $103.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.YuzuCitrus junosFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterSlow-Moderate growthExcellent edible