medicinal

Rosemary

Common name: Rosemary

Scientific name: Rosmarinus officinalis

Family: Labiatae

Orris Root

Common name: Orris root

Scientific name: Iris x germanica

Family: Iridaceae

Uses: Decorative, culinary, medicinal.Attractive flowers. Use for drying. Use for fragrance and pot-pourris. Use for dye (blue). It is also used to add a bitter flavor to some liqueurs, powdered root adds a refreshing scent to linen, dried root can be chewed to freshen breath and as a potpourri fixative.

Purple Basil

Common name: Purple Basil

Scientific name: Ocimum basilicum purpurescens

Family: Lamiaceae

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