• Herb of the Month,  Herbs

    Herb of the Month: Aster

    Aster About the Plant: Aster Asteraceae [Common Names; starved aster, Calico aster, white woodland aster, New England Aster, Heart-leaved Aster, Purple-stemmed Aster. Aster is a genus of flowering plants that has about 23,600…

  • Herb of the Week
    Herbs

    Herb of the Week

    Herb of the Week: Elder This week’s herb is Elder. Elder( Sambucus nigra) Family: N.O. Caprifoliaceae Common names: Black Elder. Common Elder. Pipe Tree. Bore Tree. Bour Tree, fairy tree, bat tree, sweet…

  • Herb of the Week
    Herbs

    Herb of the Week

    Herb of the Week: Ginger This week’s herb is Ginger. Ginger(Zingiber officinale) Family: N.O. Zingiberaceae Native to parts of Asia, such as China, Japan, and India, ginger has a leafy stem and yellowish-green flowers.…

  • Herb of the Week: Milkweed
    Herbs

    Herb of the Week

    Herb of the Week: Milkweed This week’s herb is: Milkweed Milkweed [Asclepias syriaca]common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, Virginia Silkweed Gender: masculine, Element: Fire, Planet: Mars, Moon Milkweed Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is the best…

  • Herb of the Week: Angelica
    Herbs

    Herb of the Week

    Herb of the Week: Angelica This week’s herb is: Angelica Angelica Archangelica [Archangelica officinalis, Angelica sylvestris, Angelica atropurpurea][Apiacea]Other Names: Garden Angelica, Angelica,  Angelica archangelica Alexanders, American Dong Qui, Archangel, Purple-stem Angelica, American Angelica, High…