| Common name index |
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Valerian - Violet - Wormwood - Yarrow
| Red Valerian | Centranthus ruber |
D66 |
£ 2.00 | |||||
| The leaves are used for a vegetable and the root for soups. Deep red flower sprays. | ||||||||
| White Valerian | Centranthus albus |
D65 |
£ 2.00 | |||||
| This is a white form of centranthus ruber and should not be confused with Valeriana officinalis. | ||||||||
| Vervain | Verbena officinalis |
A436 |
£ 2.00 | |||||
| Leaves pounded with the roses and hogs grease "doth cease the inflamation and grievous paines of wounds. " Ht-70cm Soil- most Pos- open, sunny | ||||||||
| Blue Vervain | Verbena hastata |
D284 |
£ 2.00 | |||||
| North American medicinal. Blue violet flower spike 6-10cm long. Ht-75cm | ||||||||
| Heartsease Violet | Viola tricolour |
A446 |
£ 1.20 | |||||
| Attractive medicinal plant of ancient times for ague and the falling sickness. ("A pocket full of posies. . . . ") Ht-10cm Soil- moist Pos- sunny | ||||||||
| Pink sweet Violet | Viola odorata rosea |
E148 |
£ 1.50 | |||||
| Very pretty form with pink flowers. | ||||||||
| Sweet Violet | Viola odorata |
B114 |
£ 1.50 | |||||
| Crystallize flowers for cake decoration. This sweetly perfumed violet will grow well in the shade and is a welcome sight in early spring. Ht-12cm Soil- damp Pos- shady | ||||||||
| White sweet Violet | Viola odorata alba |
G142 |
£ 1.50 | |||||
| White Willow Herb | Epilobium angustifolium |
W100 |
£ 2.50 | |||||
| Light green leaves and white flowers. Not invasive. Soil- Most | ||||||||
| Wintergreen | Gaultheria procumbens |
R58 |
£ 1.50 | |||||
| Leaves are used for tea. It was used for aches and pains in native N. American medicine. Used in perfumery with woody notes. Evergreen shiny leaves, white flower, red berries. Soil- well drained, sheltered Pos- Semi shade | ||||||||
| Woad | Isatis tinctoria |
AA184 |
£ 1.50 | |||||
| The dye that the ancient Britains used. Has yellow flowers. Ht-90cm Soil- Loam Pos- Sunny | ||||||||
| Sweet Woodruff | Asperula odorata |
A98 |
£ 2.00 | |||||
| Used to flavour liquers and punches. A strewing herb. . . potpourri. Ground cover beneath trees. Ht-25cm Pos- shady | ||||||||
| Curly Woodsage | Teucrium scorodonia "Crispum" |
A418 |
£ 2.00 | |||||
| Curly leaved Ht-30cm Soil- most Pos- sun/ semi shade | ||||||||
| Variegated curly Woodsage | Teucrium scorodonia "Crispum Marginatum" |
E126 |
£ 2.00 | |||||
| Wormwood | Artemisia absinthium |
A86 |
£ 1.50 | |||||
| Good for drying and use in potpourri. Large, three times cut, green/silver leaves. Herbaceous. The plant that gives "Absinthe" its name. Ht-100cm | ||||||||
| "Lambrook Silver" Wormwood | Artemisia absinthium "Lambrook Silver" |
A76 |
£ 2.50 | |||||
| Foliage is decorative and aromatic. Ht-60cm Soil- poor Pos- sunny | ||||||||
| "Powis Castle" Wormwood | Artemisia arborescens |
T4 |
£ 2.50 | |||||
| Attractive silver leaves which it is able to retain most winters. Ht-50cm Soil- well drained | ||||||||
| Camphor Wormwood | Artemisia alba camphorata |
A80 |
£ 2.00 | |||||
| Excellent camphor aroma, ideal for an interesting perfumed garden. Green leaved. Ht-40cm | ||||||||
| Common Yarrow | Achillea millefolium |
A20 |
£ 1.50 | |||||
| Culinary - for yarrow soup. Finely chopped leaves can also be added to salads and soft cheese dips. It has a bitter, peppery flavour. Wide medicinal use. . . for rheumatism and colds. Avoid large doses in pregnancy. Ht-35cm Soil- well drained Pos- sunny | ||||||||
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