HERBS
Homegrown herbs are abundant at Ashcombe. We grow herbs year-round for the retail floor. When you enter our "Herb Alley," you'll find a huge amount of herbs alphabetized by type for easy navigation! We grow our own herbs here at Ashcombe. Check out our Plant Production Department.
Herbs are a great addition to any garden. The uses for herbs are limitless. You can create your own essential oil from plants like lavender which is also great dried! Add pizzazz to your cooking with herbs like oregano, sage, thyme, and rosemary. Grow these herbs fresh in your garden or in your kitchen to always have fresh flavor on hand.
Be sure to watch our events calendar for any upcoming herb garden workshops. Throughout the year we host herb classes for you to come pick out herbs, plant them, and learn how to care for them with the knowledgeable Ashcombe staff.
Each year we compile a list of available herbs. Check them out below!
2023 HERBS
Below is the list of herbs we expect throughout the year.
This list is tentative and can change based on the supply chain and availability.
If you are looking for something specific, we recommend calling first to ensure the plant you want is here.
Tender smooth leaves with robust, peppery flavor.
Aromatic. Great for use with white meats, fish, and salads.
African Blue
Dolce Fresca
Eleonora
Everleaf Emerald Tower
Everleaf Gecofure
Everleaf Thai Towers
Holy
Mr.s Burn's Lemon
Newton
Nufar
Pesto Party
Red Rosie
Siam Queen
Spicy Globe
Sweet
Sweet Genovese
Great flavor for Italian dishes.
Cucumber-flavored leaves.
Showy flower spikes. Cats love this plant.
Great for cats. Can be used as a mosquito repellent.
Aromatic leaves.
German
Garlic
Medium
Coriander
Regular. Strongly scented foliage.
Dill
Dukat
Fernleaf
Silver Dollar Eucalyptus
Bronze
Sweet
Tastes vibrant and "oniony."
Used as an ornamental plant.
Long, white, tapering root produces a 2-3' high stem in the second year.
Anise
Buchii
French
Fringed
Goodwin Creek
Grosso
Sachet
Silver Dwarf
Lemony scent with a hint of rose.
Tastes like celery and can be used in fresh salads.
Red Gem
Yellow Gem
Golden
Apple
Basil
Best Spearmint
Curly Crispa
Kentucky Colonel
Meadow
Mojito
Orange
Peppermint
Pineapple Variegated
Sweet Green
Sweet Variegated
Leaves and flowers give a peppery punch to salads and pasta.
Greek
Golden
Hot and Spicy
Italian
Showy (pink)
Use in Asian-inspired cooking.
Curled
Plain
Notable scent, great for perfumes and scented products
Fast creeper. Can be used for a flea repellent.
Arp
Barbecue
Creeping
Foresteri
Gorizia
Salem
Tuscan Blue
Victorian
Strong odor repels fleas and flies. Swallowtail host plant.
Traditionally used as a tea.
Berggarten
Garden
Golden
Peruvian
Pineapple
Purple
Tricolor
White
Green
Grey
Summer
Winter
Intensely sweet leaves that can be used as a sugar substitute.
Natural sweetener.
Dried leaves can be used as a moth repellent.
Helps reduce beetle population when planted alongside potatoes.
Good for herbal vinegar.
Creeping Red
Elfin
English
French
Foxley
Golden Lemon
Hi Ho Silver
Lemon
Mother Of
PA Dutch Tea
Silver
Wooly
Yellow Transparent
Lemon
Moisture-loving, likes sun, will spread.
Attar of Roses: pink flowers; rose-scented.
Citrosa: Medium green, heart-shaped leaves.
Lady Plymouth: Eucalyptus, lavender-pink flowers.
Orange Fizz: Pink flowers; orange-scented.