Victoria's Garden

Through the ages man has used herbs for medicinal, religious, culinary, and magickal uses. This still rings true today.

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Herb Catalogue

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All plants come in 4" pots and are $4.25 ea.

• Aloe Vera (Aloe species): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It is for patience. The Native Americans know it as "the burn plant."
• Basil (Ocimum basilicum): A/FS Herbal Folklore: It is the herb of romance, placed outside a maiden's window when she is ready to recieve her lovers. In India, "holy basil" is used at funerals to assure safe passage into heaven.
• Cinnamon, Dark Opal, Green Bush, Lemon, Purple Ruffles, Sweet Green
• Salad Burnet (Poterium sanguisorba): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It protects the blood. The leaves were used by the Greeks to arrest bleeding.
• Catnip (Nepeta cataria): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It protects the throat. It was used in ancient European cultures to soothe a crying baby and to reduce colic.
• Chamomile (Matricaria recutita): A/FS Herbal Folklore: It is fore relaxation. It is revered in Ayurvedic East Indian medicine for its ability to calm the body, mind, and soul.
• German, and Roman
• Coriander-Cilantro (Coriandrum sativum): A/FS A "very stinking herbe" that the Portuguese eat in abundance. The love the bitter taste and use it as a blook purifier, blood thinner, and a natural detoxifier.
• Dill (Anethum graveolens): A/FS Herbal Folklore: Was used as garlands to crown war heroes and protected commoners from the "evil eye" of "witches."
• Eucalyptus: P/FS It originates from Australia and Tasmania. The Aborigines discovered its antiseptic and germicidal properties. 4" plant
• Fennel (Foenicutum vulgare duice): B/FS Herbal Folklore: It is the herb of sight. Ancient Roman physicians used an extract of fennel root to clear the cloudy vision of cataracts.
• Horehound (Marrubium vulgare): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It was used to break spells and is one of the bitter herbs of Passover.
• Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It is the holy herb of cleanliness, a Biblical herb known for its antiseptic qualities.
• Lavender (Lavandula vera): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It is the herb of chastity. In Latin, lavare means "to wash."
• Hidcate, Lady, Spike, Munstead, French, Jean Davis, and Vera
• Lemon Balm (Mentha officinalis):P/FS Herbal Folklore: It is the herb of sympathy. Known to the Greeks as the bee plant.
• Lovage (Levisticum officinale): P/FS Medieval Knowledge: It was also known as ligusticum. The seeds were used like pepper to season meats. A distillation was used to clear the eyes and reduce fevers. Locally, lovage was used to remove freckles and boils.
• Marjoram, Sweet (Origanum marjorana) P/FS Herbal Folklore: It enhances marital bliss.
• Mint (Mentha species): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It is the herb of virtue, believed to relieve mental and emotional tension.
• Apple, Egyptian, Chocolate, Ginger, Kentucky, Orange, Peppermint, Pineapple, and Spearmint.
• Myrrh (Commiphora myrrha): Myrrh was burned to Ra at noon in ancient Egypt, and was also fumed in the temples of Isis. It is burned as an incense to purify the area, lift the vibrations, and creat peace.
• Oregano (Origanum species): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It is a wild Greek herb. Its name means "joy of the mountain."
• Greek, and Variegated
• Parsley (Petroselinum crispum): B/FS to PS Herbal Folklore: It is an herb of festivity. It is chewed to sweeten the breath.
• Rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It is the herb of remembrance. It was given to lovers so they would think of each other when they were apart.
• Rue (Ruta graveolens): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It is the herb of grace. It is dipped in holy water in Eastern Orthodox rituals.
• Sage (Salvia officinalis): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It is the herb of salvation and virtue. It was used to calm excess desires and passions and became a cure-all in medieval floklore.
• Golden, Honeydew, Pineapple, Purple, and Tricolor
• Savory (Satureia hortensis): A/FS Herbal Folklore: It is the herb of sexual enticement--evidenced by the fact that it is a favorite bee plant.
• Summer, and Winter
• Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It is the herb of immortality. It was used in medieval Europe to clean the blood of "ill humors." (It is highly toxic!)
• Tarragon (A. dracunculus var.): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It was given to travelers to prevent fatigue. It was rubbed, chewed, or sniffed to promote endurance.
• Russian
• Thyme (Thymus serpyllum): P/FS Herbal Folklore: It houses fairies. It was used as a strewing herb because of its antiseptic and aromatic qualities. Encased in a pillow, thyme promotes safe dreams.
• Mother, Winter, Golden Lemon, Lemon Serphyllum, Lime, Silver Edge, and Wooly
• Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium): P/FS Medieval Knowledge: It was taken for internal bleeding, worms, "stinking breath," and all putrifications of the body. Steeped in vinegar, wormwood was an antidote for mushroom poisoning. It is toxic and no longer used internally.

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All plants come in 4" pots and are $4.25 ea.

The herbal Folklore came from the language of Flowers (Dover, 1965) and The folklore of plants (Dyers, 1889)

If there is a herb you are looking for that is not on the list, please email me and I will try to find it for you.

If you are interested in seeds instead of live plants, please feel free to send me an email.

All questions and/or comments are welcome!

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