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Noteworthy Books

  • Book CoverPenelope Hobhouse's Garden Design by Penelope Hobhouse
    Call Number: SB472.45 .H62 1997
    ISBN: 0805048626
    Publication Date: 1997-05-01
  • Book CoverNatural Planning by Penelope Hobhouse
    Call Number: SB439 .H62 1997
    ISBN: 0805044906
    Publication Date: 1997-11-01
  • Book CoverPenelope Hobhouse On Gardening by Penelope Hobhouse
    Call Number: SB466.G8 T554 1994a
    ISBN: 0711208166
    Publication Date: 1998-01-01
  • Book CoverMagnificent Trees of the New York Botanical Garden by Larry Lederman (Photographer); Todd Forrest (Text by); Gregory Long (Foreword by)
    Call Number: QK 129 .L44 2012
    ISBN: 1580933335
    Publication Date: 2012-10-30
  • Book CoverThe New York Botanical Garden (2006) by Kim E. Tripp (Contribution by); Todd Forrest (Contribution by); Gregory Long; Anne Skillion
    Call Number: QK 73 .N4 N472 2006
    ISBN: 0810957442
    Publication Date: 2006-11-01

Nancy Bryan Luce Herb Garden

While there are some permanent plantings in the Herb Garden, including the boxwood shrubs in the center knot garden, most of the plants are annuals that are replaced every year and may vary from year to year. Plants found in the Herb Garden may include those that follow.

BOTANICAL NAME    COMMON NAME
Agastache foeniculum anise hyssop
Allium schoenoprasum chives
Allium tuberosum    garlic chives
Anethum graveolens dill
Anethum graveolens 'Fernleaf' fernleaf dill
Angelica officinalis angelica
Anthriscus cerefolium chervil
Artemisia absinthium wormwood
Artemisia dracunculus French tarragon
Calendula officinalis marigold, calendula
Coriandrum sativum 'Delfino' Delfino cilantro
Cymbopogon citratus lemon grass
Dysphania ambrosioides Mexican tea (epazota)
Eryngium foetidum Mexican cilantro or coriander
Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum' bronze fennel
Galium odoratum sweet woodruff
Helichrysum italicum curry plant
Iris germanica var. florentina orris root
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' English lavender
Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso' Grosso lavender
Lippia graveolens Mexican oregano
Melissa officinalis 'All Gold' All Gold lemon balm
Mentha cordifolia 'Kentucky Colonel Mint' Kentucky spearmint
Mentha x piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate' chocolate peppermint
Mentha x piperita f. officinalis  white peppermint
Ocimum x africanum 'Pesto Perpetuo' Pesto Perpetuo basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese' Genovese basil
Ocimum basilicum var. purpurascens red rubin basil
Ocimum basilcum var. thyrsiflora Thai basil
Ocimum tenuiflorum holy basil
Origanum majorana  margoram
Origanum vulgare oregano
Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum Greek oregano
Petroselinum crispum curly parsley
Petroselinum crispum var. neopolitanum Italian parsley
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Sal's Choice' Sal's Choice rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue' Tuscan Blue rosemary
Rumex acetosa sorrel
Ruta graveolens rue
Salvia officinalis grey sage
Salvia officinalis 'Berggarten' Berggarten salvia
Salvia officinalis "Icterina' golden salvia
Salsola komarovii Japanese salwort
Sanguisorba minor salad burnet
Santolina chamaecyparissus santolina
Satureja hortensis summer savory
Satureja montana creeping winter savory
Stevia rebaudiana stevia
Thymus x citriodorus 'Argenteus' silver thyme
Thymus x citriodorus 'Aureus' yellow thyme
Thymus vulgaris English thyme
Tropaeolum majus nasturtium

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