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Common Uses
(M = Medicinal,
T = Tea,
B= Bee,
C= Culinary,

Height, Wet/ Dry, Sun/ Shade

Harvesting Notes (Month)

Usage Notes

Yarrow

T, M

Herbaceous Perennial. dig

runners or layer to propagate.
grows well in long grass.

arial parts or leaves

tea , tincture All round

useful herb.

St. Johns Wort

grows wild on grassy scrub.

division of clumps and seeds
well. free draining and sunny.

arial parts as buds opening

June.

Infused oil for nerves

(goes red). CAUTION
some medications.

Scullcap

M, T

Underground runners. Looks lost

in Winter and comes back but
beware weed competition.
Needs moisture and some
shade helpful.

harvest tops

in tea or tincture.
Nerving of choice

Selfhealf

T, B, M

Often growing wild. thrives with

some moisture and partial
shade.

harvest tops.

Not overly used but

love this type of plant.

Elecampane

Root division of crown easiest

but does grow well from seed.
seen growing well in sun with
moist roots. seems fine in part
shade too.

Spring or Autumn harvest.

pick easy to clean straight
roots and re plant divided
crown.

digestive. immune and

respiratory.

Wood Betony

M, B

shade loving. likes not to dry out.

divide big clumps as less good
at self sowing.

ariel parts

tea/ tincture. head

herb

Meadowsweet

moisture loving growing in

wetlands a ditches. I don't grow
this but would wildharvest.

arial parts fluffy flower heads

before goes over. (almond
smell).

digestive.

Marshmallow

Seeds easily. Also Let it re seed

itself for year round

leaves very soft as needed.

roots spring or Autumn.

leaves urinary. roots

digestive. Infused oils
or syrups.

Dandelion

M, B

Wildharvest normally. Esp if

weeding an area. (fresh younger
plants best)

pick leaves at will.

mix up with lettuce to

make interesting.

Herb Name (common

& latin)

Common Uses
(M = Medicinal,
T = Tea,
B= Bee,
C= Culinary,

Height, Wet/ Dry, Sun/ Shade

Harvesting Notes (Month)

Usage Notes

Echinacea

M, B, T, cut
flower

can grow from seed. Or spilt a

clump. sunny and likes most
soils.

whole plant in theory. Flowers

as opening. Roots in spring or
autumn.

tea or tincture.

Angelica

M, B

Plantain

wildcraft. Two types round leave

is P. Major. Thin leaved P.
lanceolata

leaves if look good

poutice, tea or tincture.

Valarian

M, B

seeds and root division

roots in autumn or spring

used for sleep.

Ladys mantle

M, cut flower

can do sun and shade

leaves whilst fresh.

Feverfew

C, B, T

Spreads easily by seed.

leaves used (flowers too? )

headaches. Not
made my own tincture
before.

Siberian gingseng

can get big shrub. Only have

small ones now. root
propagation I imagine in future.

keep large shrub in place and

harvest occasional roots with
spade.

adaptogen

Cramp bark

Native shrub. check soils it likes. allow fruit to self seed. explore smooth muscle tissue
hardwood cuttings?
relaxant

Herb Name (common

& latin)

Picture

Picture

Growing Notes:
PROPAGATION

Growing Notes:
PROPAGATION

stem can be chrstalised

biennial. Large amazing umbels. earlier in season. roots in first
Self seeds really well.
year in autumn.

Taste and Thoughts on

Qualities- good to
blend with?

mucilagenous.

Taste and Thoughts on

Qualities- good to
blend with?

GRIDS
ayurvedic doshas/
Hot-cold, wet-dry/

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greater celandine

Grows as a weed and does well

in most soils. Seeds well too.

harvest tops

powerful herb - yellow

latex and poppy family.