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Lamiaceae

Plants of the Lamiaceae family tend to have more fragrant leaves than others. From dead-nettle to lavender, here we showcase the most beautiful ones.

Salvia elegans

Salvia elegans: expert tips for growing elegant sage

Herbs and spices
Mentha requienii

Mentha requienii: expert tips for growing creeping mint

Herbs and spices
Mountain mint silvery bracts and flowers

Mountain mint: expert tips and planting advice

Herbs and spices
Pile of golden, lace-edged fried sage leaf fritters on a wire rack and rustic plate, lemon wedges, flaky salt, fresh grey-green sage sprigs beside

Crisp Sage Leaf Fritters with Anchovy and Lemon

Appetizers and Tapas
Perilla frutescens

Perilla frutescens: varieties, planting and garden uses

Herbs and spices
Stachys officinalis

Stachys officinalis: varieties, planting and garden uses

Perennials
Scutellaria incana

Scutellaria incana: your complete native wildflower guide

Perennials
Salvia verticillata in full bloom, lilac whorls on upright stems

Salvia verticillata: expert tips and planting advice

Perennials
Chelone obliqua

Chelone obliqua: expert tips for growing turtlehead plants

Perennials
Calamintha nepeta

Calamintha nepeta: expert tips for growing this aromatic herb

Perennials
Phlomis russeliana

Phlomis russeliana: expert tips for growing this drought-tolerant perennial

Perennials
Golden cornmeal buckle in a round tin on a garden table, almond streusel top, bursting purple blueberries, one wedge cut, lemon thyme sprigs and crème fraîche alongside

Blueberry and Lemon Thyme Cornmeal Buckle with Almond Streusel

Desserts & Bakes
Salvia officinalis

Growing Sage: Expert Tips for Healthy Culinary Harvests

Herbs and spices
Nepeta nervosa

Nepeta nervosa: care tips and garden uses

Perennials
Stachys byzantina

Stachys byzantina: growing guide, care tips and best varieties

Perennials
Jerusalem sage

Jerusalem sage, learn to grow Phlomis fruticosa

Garden Flowers
Monarda, or beebalm

Monarda, the plant that bees love that helps prepare soothing balms

Perennials
Savory, a herb that's delicious and easy to grow

Savory, an herb for even tastier grilling and cooking

Herbs and spices
Close-up of grand vert basil young leaves

Grand Vert, the basil with large, even tastier leaves

Herbs and spices
Lavandin

Lavandin, the most successful variety in the world

Garden Flowers
lamb's ear stachys

Lamb’s ear (Stachys) planting and care

Perennials
Lavandula latifolia

Lavandula latifolia, the broad-leaved lavender

Garden Flowers
A full panicle of spike lavender flowers close-up, slightly dried.

Spike lavender, the lavender for wild rock gardens

Perennials
A field completely covered in purple Lavandula stoechas flowers.

Lavandula stoechas, the ornamental lavender

Gardening
Medicinal sage

Medicinal sage, tips on how to grow and care for it

Herbs and spices
Round leaves and pale pink flowers are the mark of the Kent Beauty origanum rotundifolium variety

Origanum rotundifolium, the Kent Beauty oregano

Herbs and spices
Lavandula angustifolia - true lavender

Lavandula angustifolia, the true lavender for gardens

Garden Flowers
Mint

Mint, refreshments for the summer

Herbs and spices
Deadnettle

Dead-nettle, beautiful little ground cover

Perennials
Pineapple mint with variegated leaves

Pineapple mint, beautifully variagated

Herbs and spices
Wild thyme

Wild thyme, ornament & condiment!

Herbs and spices
Perovskia

Perovskia, it loves the coast

Trees and shrubs
Clerodendrum

Clerodendron, a cute decorative plant

Indoor plants
Callicarpa

Callicarpa, the candy tree

Shrubs
Caryopteris - bluebeard

Caryopteris, the famous “bluebeard”

Shrubs
Nepeta with cat

Nepeta, the catgrass plant

Perennials
Agastache

Agastache, a very fragrant flower

Perennials
Marjoram flowers with a bee

Marjoram, garden oregano

Herbs and spices
Lavender

Lavender, planting and caring for this fragrant flower

Garden Flowers
Planting lemon thyme

Lemon thyme, a citrus-scented variety of the famous Mediterranean herb

Herbs and spices
Graham's sage flowers, or Salvia grahamii

Graham’s sage, a superb shrub sage

Garden Flowers
Basil

Basil, very tasty leaves: how to grow and harvest Ocimum basilicum

Herbs and spices
Growing sage

Sage, how to plant and grow it best

Herbs and spices
Tree germander - Teucrium fruticans

Tree germander, how to plant and care for Teucrium fruticans

Shrubs
Thyme

Thyme, an herb with little care for such taste and blooms

Herbs and spices
Basil growing in a container pot.

Potted basil for terraces, balconies, decks and indoors, too

Herbs and spices
Rosemary

Rosemary, beautiful in the garden, useful in the kitchen

Herbs and spices
French lavender

French lavender – planting, care and pruning

Garden Flowers