Collection · 91

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. 45 of the 91 currently have verified in-stock nursery listings — the terracotta price tags on the cards below link to a checked product page, not a search.

AngelicaAngelicaAngelica archangelicaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthAniseAnisePimpinella anisumFull SunModerate waterModerate growthAnise HyssopFrom $2.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Anise HyssopAgastache foeniculumFull SunLow waterFast growthNative to North AmericaArugulaArugulaEruca vesicariaFull SunModerate waterVery Fast growthExcellent edibleAshwagandhaAshwagandhaWithania somniferaFull SunLow waterModerate growthBasilFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.BasilOcimum basilicumFull SunModerate waterFast growthBay LaurelFrom $30.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Bay LaurelLaurus nobilisFull Sun to Part ShadeLow waterSlow growthBee BalmFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Bee BalmMonarda didymaFull Sun to Light ShadeModerate waterFast growthNative to North AmericaBloody Dock (Red-Veined Sorrel)Bloody Dock (Red-Veined Sorrel)Rumex sanguineusFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleBorageFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.BorageBorago officinalisFull SunLow waterFast growthBreadseed PoppyFrom $2.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Breadseed PoppyPapaver somniferumFull SunLow waterFast growthCalendulaCalendulaCalendula officinalisFull SunLow waterFast growthCarawayCarawayCarum carviFull SunModerate waterModerate growthCatnipFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.CatnipNepeta catariaFull Sun to Part ShadeLow waterFast growthCeleriac (Celery Root)Celeriac (Celery Root)Apium graveolens var. rapaceumFull Sun to Light ShadeHigh waterSlow growthExcellent edibleCeleryFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.CeleryApium graveolensFull Sun to light afternoon shadeHigh waterSlow growthExcellent edibleCeltuce (Stem Lettuce)Celtuce (Stem Lettuce)Lactuca sativa var. augustanaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleChervilFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ChervilAnthriscus cerefoliumPart Shade — bolts fast in sun/heatModerate waterFast growthChivesFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ChivesAllium schoenoprasum / A. tuberosumFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthCilantro / CorianderFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Cilantro / CorianderCoriandrum sativumFull Sun spring/fallModerate waterVery Fast growthComfreyComfreySymphytum × uplandicumFull Sun to ShadeModerate waterVery Fast growthSalt-tolerantCreeping ThymeFrom $6.49 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Creeping ThymeThymus serpyllumFull SunLow waterSlow-Moderate growthCulantro (Recao)Culantro (Recao)Eryngium foetidumPart ShadeModerate waterModerate growthCurry PlantCurry PlantHelichrysum italicumFull SunLow waterModerate growthDandelion (Cultivated)Dandelion (Cultivated)Taraxacum officinaleFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleDillFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.DillAnethum graveolensFull SunModerate waterFast growthEchinaceaFrom $2.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.EchinaceaEchinacea purpureaFull SunLow waterModerate growthNative to North AmericaEgyptian Walking OnionEgyptian Walking OnionAllium × proliferumFull SunLow waterFast growthExcellent edibleEndive & EscaroleEndive & EscaroleCichorium endiviaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterModerate growthExcellent edibleEpazoteEpazoteDysphania ambrosioidesFull SunLow waterFast growthFennelFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.FennelFoeniculum vulgareFull SunModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleFenugreekFenugreekTrigonella foenum-graecumFull SunModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleFrench TarragonFrench TarragonArtemisia dracunculus 'Sativa'Full SunLow waterModerate growthNative to North AmericaGarlicGarlicAllium sativumFull SunModerate waterSlow growthExcellent edibleGarlic ChivesFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Garlic ChivesAllium tuberosumFull Sun to Part ShadeLow waterModerate growthExcellent edibleGerman ChamomileFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.German ChamomileMatricaria chamomillaFull SunLow waterFast growthGingerFrom $44.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.GingerZingiber officinaleBright shade / morning sunModerate waterSlow start growthExcellent edibleHoly Basil (Tulsi)From $2.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Holy Basil (Tulsi)Ocimum tenuiflorumFull SunModerate waterFast growthHopsFrom $42 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.HopsHumulus lupulusFull SunHigh waterEXPLOSIVE growthHorehoundHorehoundMarrubium vulgareFull SunDrought-tolerant · low waterModerate growthHorseradishHorseradishArmoracia rusticanaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleHyssopFrom $3.49 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.HyssopHyssopus officinalisFull SunLow waterModerate growthJiaogulanJiaogulanGynostemma pentaphyllumPart ShadeModerate waterFast growthLavenderFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.LavenderLavandula angustifoliaFull SunDrought-tolerant · low waterModerate growthLemon BalmFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Lemon BalmMelissa officinalisFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthLemon ThymeLemon ThymeThymus × citriodorusFull SunLow waterSlow-Moderate growthLemon VerbenaLemon VerbenaAloysia citrodoraFull SunModerate waterFast in summer growthLemongrassFrom $25.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.LemongrassCymbopogon citratusFull SunHigh waterVery Fast in heat growthLovageLovageLevisticum officinaleFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast once established growthMâche (Corn Salad)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 edibleMarshmallowMarshmallowAlthaea officinalisFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterModerate growthMexican Tarragon (Winter Tarragon)From $4.49 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Mexican Tarragon (Winter Tarragon)Tagetes lucidaFull SunLow waterFast growthMintFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.MintMentha spp.Full Sun to Part ShadeHigh waterAggressive/Invasive growthMizunaMizunaBrassica rapa var. niposinicaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterVery Fast growthExcellent edibleMountain MintMountain MintPycnanthemum muticumFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthDeer-resistantNapa Cabbage (Chinese Cabbage)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 edibleOnionFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.OnionAllium cepaFull SunModerate waterModerate growthExcellent edibleOreganoFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.OreganoOriganum vulgare subsp. hirtumFull SunLow waterFast growthParsleyFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ParsleyPetroselinum crispumFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterSlow start growthPerilla (Shiso)From $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Perilla (Shiso)Perilla frutescensFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthPurslanePurslanePortulaca oleraceaFull SunDrought-tolerant · low waterVery Fast growthExcellent edibleRadicchioFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.RadicchioCichorium intybus var. foliosumFull SunModerate waterModerate growthExcellent edibleRamps (Wild Leek)Ramps (Wild Leek)Allium tricoccumDeciduous SHADEModerate waterVERY slow growthNative to North AmericaRoman ChamomileRoman ChamomileChamaemelum nobileFull Sun to Part ShadeLow waterModerate growthRosemaryFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.RosemarySalvia rosmarinusFull SunLow waterModerate growthRueRueRuta graveolensFull SunLow waterModerate growthSaffron CrocusSaffron CrocusCrocus sativusFull SunModerate waterCorms multiply yearly growthSageFrom $2.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.SageSalvia officinalisFull SunLow waterModerate growthSalad BurnetSalad BurnetSanguisorba minorFull Sun to Part ShadeDrought-tolerant · low waterModerate growthScallion (Bunching Onion)Scallion (Bunching Onion)Allium fistulosumFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleShallotShallotAllium cepa var. aggregatumFull SunModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleShungiku (Garland Chrysanthemum)Shungiku (Garland Chrysanthemum)Glebionis coronariaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleSorrelFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.SorrelRumex acetosaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleSteviaFrom $4.49 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.SteviaStevia rebaudianaFull SunModerate waterModerate growthSummer SavoryFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Summer SavorySatureja hortensisFull SunLow waterFast growthSweet CicelySweet CicelyMyrrhis odorataPart Shade to ShadeModerate waterModerate growthSweet MarjoramSweet MarjoramOriganum majoranaFull SunLow waterModerate growthSweet Violet & Native VioletsSweet Violet & Native VioletsViola sororia / odorataFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterModerate growthNative to North AmericaTatsoiTatsoiBrassica rapa subsp. narinosaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleTea PlantFrom $40.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Tea PlantCamellia sinensisMorning sun / afternoon shadeModerate waterSlow growthThymeFrom $3.49 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.ThymeThymus vulgarisFull SunLow waterSlow-Moderate growthTurmericTurmericCurcuma longaMorning sun / bright shadeModerate waterSlow-steady growthExcellent edibleUpland Cress (Land Cress)Upland Cress (Land Cress)Barbarea vernaFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterFast growthExcellent edibleVietnamese Coriander (Rau Ram)Vietnamese Coriander (Rau Ram)Persicaria odorataFull Sun to Part ShadeHigh waterFast growthWasabiWasabiEutrema japonicumDeep Shade — never direct sunHigh waterVery Slow growthExcellent edibleWatercressFrom $2.99 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.WatercressNasturtium officinaleFull Sun to Part ShadeHigh waterFast growthExcellent edibleWild BergamotFrom $2.69 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Wild BergamotMonarda fistulosaFull Sun to Part ShadeLow waterFast growthNative to North AmericaWinter SavoryWinter SavorySatureja montanaFull SunLow waterSlow growthWormwood (Artemisia)From $24.23 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.Wormwood (Artemisia)Artemisia absinthiumFull SunLow waterFast growthDeer-resistantYarrowFrom $15.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.YarrowAchillea millefoliumFull SunLow waterFast growthYuzuFrom $64.95 at a third-party nursery — not a Story Thyme Farms price.YuzuCitrus junosFull Sun to Part ShadeModerate waterSlow-Moderate growthExcellent edible

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