Botanical Name: Curcuma longa | Family: Zingiberaceae Common name(s): Turmeric, Jiang huang, Haldi GROWING Perennial; herbaceous | Zones 10 – 11 (if grown inside, minimum temperature is
Botanical Name: Nepeta hederacea (syn. Glechoma hederacea, Nepeta Clechoma) | Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae Common name(s): Ground Ivy, Creeping Charlie, Ale Hoof, and many more! GROWING Herbaceous;
Botanical Name: Mentha pulegium | Family: Labiatae Common name(s): Pennyroyal, European pennyroyal GROWING Perennial; herbaceous | Zone 7-9 | 10-12 inches tall | Lavender flowers in whorls mid to late summer Full sun to partial shade|
Botanical Name: Ginkgo biloba | Family: Ginkgoaceae Common name(s): Ginkgo, Maidenhair Tree, Bai Guo (Chinese) GROWING Tree, deciduous | Zone 3-8 | 100 feet tall | Fan-shaped, 2-lobed, green to yellow leaves |
Botanical Name: Glycyrrhiza glabra | Family: Leguminosae Common name(s): Licorice GROWING Tender perennial | Zones 7-10 | 4-5 feet tall | Lavender and white flowers in mid to late summer Well-drained soil | Full sun to partial
Botanical Name: Linum usitatissimum & perenne | Family: Linaceae Common name(s): Flax, Linseed, Prairie Flax (perennial version) GROWING Common flax is an annual variety that is grown as a farm crop for both
Botanical Name: Althaea officinalis | Family: Malvaceae Common name(s): Marsh Mallow GROWING Perennial; herbaceous | Zones 5-8 | 3-4 feet tall | Pale pink flowers mid to late summer Prefers open meadows near
Botanical Name: Chondrus crispus | Family: Gigartinaceae Common name(s): Irish Moss, Carrageenan GROWING Perennial; seaweed | Grows along the European and North American Atlantic coast | dark purple to yellowish-brown in color
Botanical Name: Symphytum officinale, uplandicum* | Family: Boraginaceae Common name(s): Comfrey, Knitbone GROWING Perennial; herbaceous | Zones 3-9 | 3-4 feet tall | Flowers late spring thru summer Prefers well-drained, moist soil |
Botanical Name: Plantago species | Family: Plantaginaceae Common name(s): Plantain (there are over 200 varieties) GROWING The psyllium seed produced commercially is from a cultivated variety of plantain native
Botanical Name: Ulmus Fulva (a.k.a. Ulmus Rubra) | Family: Ulmaceae Common name(s): Slippery Elm, Red Elm, India Elm, American Elm, Moose Elm GROWING Deciduous; tree | Zones 3-97 | 60-ish feet tall
Botanical Name: Verbascum thapsus | Family: Scrophulariaceae Common name(s): Mullein GROWING Biennial; herbaceous | Zones 3-9 | 5 – 6 feet | The first year the plant forms a velvety rosette,
Botanical Name: Tussilago farfara | Family: Compositae Common name(s): Horsehoof, Coughwort GROWING Perennial herb | Zones 3-7 | up to 20 inches | Long-stalked, hoof-shaped leaves appear after a large, daisy-like yellow
Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa | Family: Asclepiadaceae Common name(s): Pleurisy Root, Butterfly Weed, Swallow Wort, Wind Root, Tuber Root GROWING Perennial herb | Zones 3-9 | 2 – 3
Botanical Name: Ephedra sinica, et al. | Family: Ephedraceae Common name(s): Ma Huang (Chinese species), Desert Tea, Joint Fir GROWING Perennial herb | Zones 4-9 | 2 feet | Produces male and female
Botanical Name: Inula helenium | Family: Compositae Common name(s): Scabwort, Elf dock, Horseheal GROWING Perennial | Zones 4 – 9 | 4 – 5 feet | Large golden yellow flowers in July
Botanical Name: Capsicum Annuum | Family: Solanaceae Common name(s): Cayenne GROWING Annual; herbaceous | 24 inches | White, star-shaped flowers early to midsummer followed by green fruit that turns red at maturity. Full
Botanical Name: Angelica Archangelica | Family: Umbelliferae (same family as parsley and carrots) Common name(s): Angelica Related: Don Quai GROWING Biennial or monocarpic perennial | Zones 5-9 | 4 – 6 feet | Clusters
Botanical Name: Echinacea Augustifolia & Echinacea Purpurea | Family: Compositae Common name(s): Purple Coneflower GROWING Perennial; herbaceous | zones 3-9 | 2-4 feet (Purperea is taller) | pinkish purple flowers
Botanical Name: Lobelia inflata | Family: Campanulacaeae Common name(s): Lobelia, Indian Tobacco, Pukeweed GROWING Annual / Biennial | zones 6-9 | 1-2 feet | pale violet-blue flowers, tinted pale
Dandelion Forest is physically a little corner of the world in central Massachusetts, nestled in the woods, where dandelions and other miracles of nature abound. But it’s more than the physical. It’s the idea of living connected to the natural world and all it provides us.
