COMMON HERB PLANTING GUIDE
Let’s take a look at more common herbs that may grow in your garden and quick insight into their soil and lighting care. Herbalism is a wonderful way to get into growing plants since most of them are fairly easy to grow.
Aloe
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Sandy
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal
Angelica
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Partial Acidity, Moist
Life Cycle: Biennial
Use: Culinary
Anise
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Sandy
Life Cycle: Annual
Use: Medicinal & Culinary
Anise Hyssop
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary, Medicinal, Pest Repellant
Basil
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Fertile, Moist
Life Cycle: Annual
Use: Culinary, Medicinal, Decorative
Bee Balm
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Fertile, Moist
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary, Decorative
Betony
Lighting: Shade To Partial Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal, Decorative
Borage
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Annual
Use: Culinary
Calendula
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Fertilized
Life Cycle: Annual
Use: Culinary, Medicinal
Caraway
Lighting: Filtered to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Sandy
Life Cycle: Annual
Use: Medicinal, Culinary
Catnip
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Fertilized
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal, Decorative
Chamomile (German)
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Annual
Use: Medicinal
Chamomile (Roman)
Lighting: Partial Shade
Soil: Fertilized
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal
Chives
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary, Decorative
Cilantro
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Annual
Use: Culinary
Clary
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Fertilized, Well Drained
Life Cycle: Biennial
Use: Medicinal, Culinary, Decorative
Comfrey
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal
Dill
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Annual
Use: Culinary
Fennel
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal, Culinary, Decorative
Feverfew
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Fertilized
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal, Decorative
Geraniums
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Decorative
Hyssop
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary, Decorative
Lavender
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal, Culinary, Decorative
Lemon Balm
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary, Decorative
Lemongrass
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Moist, Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary
Lemon Verbena
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Moist, Fertilized
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary, Decorative
Marjoram
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Dry
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary, Decorative
Mints
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal, Culinary, Decorative
Nasturtium
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Annual
Use: Culinary, Decorative
Oregano
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal, Culinary
Parsley
Lighting: Well Drained, Moist
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Biennial
Use: Culinary
Pennyroyal
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Moist, Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Pest Repellant
Rosemary
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Fertilized
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal, Culinary, Decorative
Rue
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Decorative, Pest Repellant
Saffron Crocus
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Sandy
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary
Sage
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal, Culinary, Decorative
Santolina
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Decorative, Pest Repellant
Summer Savory
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Annual
Use: Culinary
Winter Savory
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Perennial
Life Cycle: Well Drained
Use: Culinary
Sweet Cicely
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Moist, Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary, Decorative
Sweet Woodruff
Lighting: Partial to Full Shade
Soil: Moist, Humid, Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Decorative
Tansy
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Decorative, Pest Repellant
French Tarragon
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary
Thyme
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Sandy
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary, Decorative, Pest Repellant
Valerian
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal, Decorative
European Vervain
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Moist, Well Drained
Life Cycle: Annual
Use: Decorative
Violet
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Moist, Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Culinary, Decorative
Wormwood
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Decorative, Pest Repellant
Yarrow
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Decorative
Southernwood
Lighting: Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Decorative, Pest Repellant
Lovage
Lighting: Partial to Full Sun
Soil: Well Drained, Moist
Life Cycle: Perennial
Use: Medicinal, Culinary
Chervil
Lighting: Partial Shade
Soil: Fertilized, Moist
Life Cycle: Annual
Use: Culinary