Herbs for Winter Sowing

12 years ago

{{gwi:2110485}}

This is a list of plant suggestions for an herb garden. As I do more research I will add names to it as I find them, so do check the list frequently for new additions.

Plant zones are SUGGESTED, in your garden a plant may be less or more hardy so it important that you research all herbs before growing them to understand their individual needs, and to see if your garden suits them and that they will thrive in your planting zone.

In general most herbs will grow well in poor soil. Fertilize with a just shovelful of compost as a top-dressing during Spring and Autumn. Water established plants only during excessive drought.

Herb List

Achillea ageratum - SWEET NANCY
Z3-10

Achillea millefolium - COMMON YARROW
Z3-10

Achillea millefolium - PINK-FLOWERED COMMON YARROW
Z3-10

Aconitum napellus - GARDEN MONKSHOOD
Z3-7

Agastache rugosa - GIANT HYSSOP
Z6-10

Agrimonia eupatoria - AGRIMONY
Z6-9

Agrimonia pilosa - CHINESE AGRIMONY
Z5-9

Alcea rosea - HOLLYHOCK
Z3-9

Alchemilla alpina - ALPINE LADY'S-MANTLE
Z3-9

Alchemilla mollis - LADY"S MANTLE
Z3-9

Alkanna tinctoria - ALKANET
Z4-9 (biennial)

Allium cepa - EGYPTIAN ONION
Z4-10

Allium sativum - GARLIC
Z4-10

Allium sativum var. ophioscorodon - SERPENT GARLIC
Z4-10

Allium schoenoprasum - PROFUSION CHIVES
Z4-10

Althaea officinalis - MARSH MALLOW
Z3-9

Anemone tomentosa - GRAPE LEAF ANEMONE
Z4-8

Angelica atropurpurea - GREAT ANGELICA
Z4-9

Anthemis tinctoria - DYER'S CHAMOMILE
Z4-9

Apocynum androsaemifolium - INDIAN HEMP
Z3-9

Armoracia rusticana - HORSERADISH
Z3-8

Arnica chamissonis - AMERICAN ARNICA
Z7-9

Artemisia abrotanum - LEMON-SCENTED SOUTHERNWOOD
Z3-9

Artemisia absinthium - WORMWOOD
Z3-9

Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa - FRENCH TARRAGON
Z3-9

Artemisia vulgaris - MUGWORT
Z3-9

Asclepias tuberosa - BUTTERFLY WEED
Z3-9

Astilbe - PLUME FLOWER
Z5-8

Bellis perennis - ENGLISH DAISY
Z4-8

Berlandiera lyrata - CHOCOLATE FLOWER
Z7-9

Campanula rapunculus - RAMPION
Z4-7

Campanula rotundifolia - BLUEBELL
Z4-7

Chamaemelum nobile - ROMAN CHAMOMILE
Z4-8

Chelidonium majus - CELANDINE
Z4-8

Chenopodium bonus-henricus- GOOD-KING-HENRY
(annual)

Clinopodium vulgare - WILD BASIL
Z6-9

Convallaria majalis - LILY-OF-THE-VALLEY
Z2-7

Dianthus gratianopolitanus - CHEDDAR PINK
Z3-8

Dianthus plumarius - COTTAGE PINK
Z3-9

Digitalis lanata - GRECIAN FOXGLOVE
Z4-8

Echinacea pallida - CONEFLOWER
Z3-10

Echinacea purpurea - PURPLE CONEFLOWER
Z3-8

Elymus glaucus - BLUE WILD RYE
Z3-8

Foeniculum vulgare - FENNEL
(annual)

Galium odoratum - SWEET WOODRUFF
Z4-8

Galium verum - YELLOW BEDSTRAW
Z4-8

Geranium maculatum - WILD GERANIUM
Z3-8

Geranium pratense - CRANESBILL
Z3-8

Helenium autumnale - SNEEZEWEED
Z3-8

Humulus lupulus - COMMON HOPS
Z3-8

Hypericum perforatum - ST. JOHN'S WORT
Z3-8

Iris versicolor - WILD IRIS
Z3-9

Iris x germanica - ORRIS
Z3-8

Lavandula angustifolia - ENGLISH LAVENDER
Z5-9

Marrubium vulgare - COMMON HOREHOUND
Z4-8

Melissa officinalis - Lemon BALM
Z4-8

Mentha - MINT
Z4-9

Mentha pulegium - PENNYROYAL
Z4-9

Mentha spicata - SPEARMINT
Z4-9

Mentha x gracilis - DOUBLEMINT
Z4-9

Mentha x piperita - PEPPERMINT
Z4-9

Monarda didyma - BEE BALM
Z4-9

Monarda fistulosa - OSWEGO TEA
Z3-9

Monarda menthifolia - MINT-LEAVED BERGAMOT
Z4-9

Nepeta cataria - CATMINT
Z3-8

Origanum laevigatum - OREGANO
Z5-10

Origanum vulgare ssp. hirtum - GREEK OREGANO
Z5-10

Ocimum basilicum - BASIL, assorted varieties
(annual)

Perovskia artemesioides - RUSSIAN SAGE
Z5-9

Persicaria polymorpha - FLEECE PLANT
Z4-7

Pycnanthemum muticum - MOUNTAIN MINT
Z4-8

Pycnanthemum pilosum - HAIRY MOUNTAIN MINT
Z4-8

Rheum palmatum var. tanguticum - ORNAMENTAL RHUBARB
Z5-8

Rubia tinctorium - MADDER
Z6-10

Rumex sanguineus - BLOODY DOCK
Z3-9

Salvia lyrata - CANCER WEED
Z5-8

Salvia officinalis - COMMON SAGE
Z6-9

Salvia pratensis - MEADOW CLARY
Z4-8

Sanguisorba officinalis - GREAT BURNET
Z4-8

Solidago canadensis - GOLDENROD
Z3-8

Stachys byzantina - LAMB'S EARS
Z4-8

Stachys officinalis - BETONY
Z4-8

Symphytum officinale - COMMON COMFREY
Z4-9

Tanacetum cinerariifolium - PYRETHRUM
Z4-9

Tanacetum parthenium 'Aureum' - GOLDEN FEVERFEW
Z4-9

Teucrium chamaedrys - GERMANDER
Z5-9

Teucrium scorodonia - WOOD SAGE
Z5-9

Thymus - THYME
Z4-8

Thymus herba-barona - CARAWAY THYME
Z4-8

Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus - WOOLLY THYME
Z4-8

Thymus praecox ssp. arcticus 'Minor' - CREEPING WOOLLY THYME Z4-8

Thymus vulgaris - GARDEN THYME
Z4-8

Thymus x citriodorus - LEMON THYME
Z4-8

Trifolium pratense - RED CLOVER
Z4-9

Valeriana officinalis - COMMON VALERIAN
Zz5-9

Veronicastrum virginicum - CULVER'S ROOT
Z4-8

Viola odorata - SWEET VIOLET
Z3-7

Comment

Related Discussions
Herb suggestions for Winter sowing
Q
Comments (2)
Folk, I would say to check the seed list and the germination database list on the Wintersown.org site (created by Trudi) for a guide. If you have something that isn't on the list, doesn't mean it won't WS where you are-- it could just be no one else has tried it and reported the info on WSing it. I often go to the WSEO site for info :-) Linda Here is a link that might be useful: seed list for Zone 9
...See More
what herbs do you winter sow?
Q
Comments (5)
here is a link for the FAQs for WS. If you scroll waaaay down you will come to a link for herbs that can be winter sown. I have sown lavender, yarrow, and some others, but I just can't think of what right now and I don't want to go looking for that info :)--sorry anyway lots of info in the link so you will get lots of ideas Here is a link that might be useful: FAQs for WS
...See More
Indoor Sowing, Winter Sowing & Propagation 2009
Q
Comments (135)
Hi! My name is Karen and I've posted some questions on the geranium forum and got some good advice, but noone is terribly chatty over there so I was wondering if this is a good forum for me to join. Are you taking new members?? I'm in IL and we started over 700 (agh!)pelargoniums, or whatever they are called. We call them geraniums. Anyway, I was told to pinch and went to town and I hope I did it right because I have some sad plants. And it's about time to start hardening off...and I haven't a clue what I'm doing! We have two portable greenhouses outside with heaters in them and we put the impatiens and pansies, I think, in there. But the geraniums are inside under grow lights and in sunny windows (as sunny as it gets during the long awaited IL 'Spring' if that's what you call it!) Can anyone help me keep them alive?
...See More
Winter Sowing vs. Indoors Sowing
Q
Comments (7)
The other advantage to wintersowing, besides being less expensive than buying (what pathetic selection they have available) at the nursery, and also having the space to coddle seedlings all over inside--messing with supplemental lighting, etc., and that your plants will be hardier and already hardened off, is this: your plants will also be hardier through the hotter months, and more resistant to the cold at the end of season. My wintersown tomatillo survived a pretty hearty frost last year, but the indoor-start one (yes, same seed/variety) didn't make it. However, one of the drawbacks is that, for some plants, there won't be enough head start to get big enough to get some harvest. For example, if you have longer-to-ripen tomatoes, they might not be ready to go before the first frost. Also, peppers will have a later start, etc., and something that didn't occur to me until a few days ago, is that my "120-day" okra (it's not really that long to harvest since it's a continual thing) will be so far behind the 8-ball that it might be August before we get our first okra, whereas if I have indoor or nursery starts, they are usually flowering in June. This might be particularly true if your actual growing season is shorter, like Bonnie's. The other thing to remember is that not all things are suitable for true wintersowing--basil and some herbs are a little too intolerant of the cold that if they sprouted then there was a freeze, they might not make it. However, if you're starting now, I think you're good to go on just about anything from the cold-intolerant timetable. That being said, I always start some stuff inside, and try to put it outside for as much natural sun during the day as possible, then bring it in at night until the nights are warmer. I do "backup" starts for the tomatoes that I can't live without (so then, will someone please explain to me how I have over 40 starts? Oh yeah... the SWAP!), and ALL my peppers and herbs--and certainly, the cherished okra. Also, I stupidly started some cipollini onions WAY too late (but I bought the seeds, and they'll be no good next year) inside, so we'll see if those guys turn out. Of course, Trudi D will tell you that she started wintersowing as a great experiment because she was going cabin-crazy in the deep of winter and just wanted to make some mud pies in January... (My husband now wonders, since we move our tomato containers into the garage and harvest until February, if he will ever see his wife's fingernails without any dirt under them... I'm goin' with NO)
...See More

Herbs for Winter Sowing

Comment

Related Discussions

COMPANY

BUSINESS SERVICES

GET HELP

CONNECT WITH US