
The Culinary beds are planted with examples of plants used to flavour food, stilling herbs (for herbal concoctions and remedies) and sallets (medieval form of salad). These include chives, dill, borage, rampions, spearmint, peppermint and sweet basil. Many of the herbs were sew and surgery plants i.e. dual-purpose herbs for culinary and medicinal use.
Botanical Name | Common Names |
Alliaria petiolata | Sauce alone, Garlic mustard |
Allium schoenoprasum | Chives |
Althea officinalis | Marsh mallow |
Anethum graveolens | Dill |
Anthriscus cerefolium | Chervil |
Anthriscus sylvestris | Ravens wing, Black parsley |
Armoracia rusticana | Horseradish |
Artemisia dracunculus | French tarragon |
Asparagus officinalis | Asparagus |
Balsamita major | Costmary, Alecost |
Carum carvi | Caraway |
Clinopodium vulgare | Wild basil |
Cnicus benedictus | Blessed thistle |
Coriandrum sativum | Coriander |
Cynara scolymus(cardunculus) | Artichoke |
Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa | Rocket salad |
Foeniculum vulgare purpurea | Purple fennel |
Fragaria vesca | Wild strawberry |
Glechoma hederacea | Alehoof |
Hyssopus officinales roseus | Rose hyssop |
Lathyrus sylvestris | Narrow leaved pea |
Latuca serriola | Prickly lettuce |
Malva verticillata var crispa | French mallow |
Mentha piperata citrata | Eau de Cologne mint |
Mentha rotundifolia | Applemint |
Mentha spicata | Spearmint |
Mentha suaveolens variegata | Variegated apple mint |
Mentha x gentilis variegata | Gingermint |
Mentha x piperata | Peppermint |
Mentha x piperata crispa | Black peppermint |
Myrrhis odorata | Sweet cicely |
Ocimum basilicum | Basil |
Origanum majorana | Sweet marjoram |
Origanum vulgare | Pot, wild marjoram |
Picris echiodes | Langue de Boeuf |
Pimpinella anisum | Anise |
Plantago major | Plantain, waybread |
Rumex acetosa | Sorrel |
Rumex sanguineus ssp. sanguineus | Red veined dock, Blethard, Bloodwort, Bloody dock |
Rumex scutatus | French, Buckler leaved sorrel |
Salvia sclarea | Clary sage |
Sanguisorba minor | Salad burnet |
Satureja hortensis | Summer savory |
Smyrnium olustratum | Alexanders |
Trigonella foenum-graecum | Fenugreek |
Viola odorata | Sweet violet |