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Herb Chart

Information about various herbs, their hardiness, soil needs, light needs and sizes.

Type	Light	Soil	Height	Hardiness
Anise Annual Alkaline soils	Full to part sun	Well drained	18 to 24 inches	Semi-hardy
Basil, Sweet Annual Excellent for pots	Full sun	Moist soil	18 inches	Tender
Borage Annual Often self-seeds	Full sun	Dry soil	24-36 inches	Hardy annual
Caraway Bienial Thin seedlings to 8 inches	Full sun	Well drained	30 inches	Hardy
Catnip (Nepeta) Perennial Cut back in autumn	Full sun to light shade	Well drained	36 inches	Hardy
Chervil Annual Sow early, will self seed	Light shade	Well drained	24 inches	Hardy Annual
Chives Perennial Can be grown indoors	Shade to light shade	Dry soil	10 inches	Hardy
Cilantro (Coriander) Annual Space 8” apart Bitter as goes to seed	Full sun	Rich, well drained	24 inches	Hardy Annual
Coriander Annual Space 8” apart Harvest seed	Full sun	Rich, well drained	24 inches	Hardy Annual
Dill Annual, sometimes self seeds Do not plant with Fenel	Full sun	Rich, well drained	24-36 inches	Hardy Annual
Fennel Perennial Less vigor in clay soils	Full sun	Well drained	48-72 inches	Hardy
Lavender Perennial, but may winter kill Evergreen	Full to part sun	Dry soil	18-24 inches	Hardy
Lemon Balm Perennial, can be weedy Can be grown indoors	Full sun to light shade	Moist soil	18-24 inches	Hardy
Lemon Verbena Rarely survives winter Good indoors	Full sun to light shade	Well drained	48+ inches	Semi-hardy
Mint Many types, most Perennial Contain, can become weedy	Full sun to light shade	Moist soil	12-36 inches	Hardy
Oregano Perennial Cut back in late fall	Full sun to light shade	Well drained	18-24 inches	Hardy
Parsley Bienial Often self-seeds	Full sun to light shade	Rich, moist soil	6-10 inches	Semi-hardy
Rosemary Woody Perennial Alkaline soils, good in pots	Full sun	Dry, well drained soil	36 inches	Tender
Sage Woody Perennial Replace plants every 5 years	Full sun to light shade	Dry, well drained soil	24-36 inches	Hardy
Sweet Marjoram Perennial, sow seed as Annual Grow in pots	Full sun to light shade	Rich, well drained	8-12 inches	Semi-hardy
Sweet Woodruff Perennial Good Groundcover	Light to full shade	Moist soil	6-8 inches	Hardy
Tarragon Perennial Needs winter protection	Full to part sun	Rich, dry soil	24 inches	Hardy
Thyme Woody Perennial Many types Grows indoors	Full to part sun	Dry soil	6-10 inches	Hardy