the herbaceous layer

the soft layer — herbs, accumulators, and insectaries

herbaceous

lovage

levisticum officinale

food cropinsectarydynamic accumulator

part shade · moist2 relationships

herbaceous

globe artichoke

cynara scolymus

food cropinsectarypollinator forage

full sun · moderate4 relationships

herbaceous

angelica

angelica archangelica

insectarymedicinalpollinator forage

part shade · moist4 relationships

herbaceous

giant sea kale

crambe cordifolia

food cropinsectarypollinator forage

full sun · dry4 relationships

herbaceous

butterbur

petasites hybridus

pollinator foragewildlife habitatdynamic accumulator

part shade · wet3 relationships

herbaceous

meadow sage

salvia pratensis

pollinator forageinsectary

full sun · dry4 relationships

herbaceous

winter thyme

thymus vulgaris

pollinator foragemedicinalinsectary

full sun · dry4 relationships

herbaceous

anise hyssop

agastache foeniculum

pollinator forageinsectarymedicinal

full sun · moderate4 relationships

herbaceous

lady's mantle

alchemilla mollis

dynamic accumulatorground covermedicinal

part shade · moderate4 relationships

herbaceous

lavender

lavandula angustifolia

pollinator forageinsectarymedicinal

full sun · dry4 relationships

herbaceous

catmint

nepeta ×faassenii

pollinator forageinsectarypest confuser

full sun · dry3 relationships

herbaceous

winter savory

satureja montana

pollinator foragemedicinalinsectary

full sun · dry4 relationships

herbaceous

sea holly

eryngium planum

pollinator forageinsectary

full sun · dry4 relationships

herbaceous

columbine

aquilegia vulgaris

pollinator foragewildlife habitat

part shade · moderate4 relationships

herbaceous

lungwort

pulmonaria angustifolia

pollinator forageground cover

shade tolerant · moderate4 relationships

herbaceous

oxlip

primula elatior

pollinator foragewildlife habitat

part shade · moist4 relationships

herbaceous

japanese burnet

sanguisorba tenuifolia

pollinator foragewildlife habitatdynamic accumulator

part shade · moist4 relationships

herbaceous

clustered bellflower

campanula glomerata

food croppollinator forage

part shade · moderate4 relationships

herbaceous

basil

ocimum basilicum

insectarypest confuserpollinator forage

full sun · moderate4 relationships

herbaceous

fingerleaf rodgersia

rodgersia aesculifolia

wildlife habitatground coverbiomass

part shade · wet4 relationships

herbaceous

bog sage

salvia uliginosa

pollinator forageinsectary

full sun · moist4 relationships

herbaceous

harebell

campanula rotundifolia

pollinator foragewildlife habitat

full sun · dry3 relationships

herbaceous

red campion

silene dioica

pollinator foragewildlife habitatground cover

part shade · moderate3 relationships