HERBAL ARTS & CRAFTS

Herbs inspire us with their beauty, fragrance, and usefulness. Glance around your home and you might see & smell them in dried flower arrangements, potpourri, incense, candles, paper, paintings, pillows, and fabrics. Of equal importance are cosmetic & household uses in soaps, shampoos, lotions, perfumes, and cleaning products.

Below you will find some useful information gathered from our library.

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Subtle Scents

Scientific Name	Common Name	Flower	Leaf	Fruit	Root	Bark/ Wood
Achillea spp.	Yarrow
Angelica archangelica*	Angelica
Anthemis nobilis*	Chamomile
Apium graveolens	Smallage
Artemisia dracunculus	French Tarragon
Cinnamomum zeylanicum*	Cinnamon
Filipendula spp.	Meadowsweet Queen of the Meadow Queen of the Prairie
Inula magnifica	Elecampane
Mentha spp.	Mint
Monarda media	Bergamot
Myristica fragrans*	Nutmeg
Myrrhis odorata*	Sweet Cicely
Ocimum basilicum	Basil
Rosmarinus officinalis	Rosemary
Salvia spp.	Sage
Thymus spp.	Thyme

*Fixatives that absorb & retain scents. The Book of Potpourri, Penny Blac

Other fixatives include Coriander, Cumin, Gum benzoin, Orris root, Oakmoss, and Tonka beans.

Strong Scents

Scientific Name	Common Name	Flower	Leaf	Fruit	Root	Bark/ Wood
Acorus calamus	Sweet flag
Althaea officinalis	Marshmallow
Artemisia spp.	Sage
Boswellia carteri*	Frankincense
Cedrus spp.	Cedar
Eugenia aromatica*	Cloves
Juniperus communis	Juniper
Lavandula spp.	Lavender
Mentha longifolia	Horsemint
Origanum dictamnus	Cretan dittany
Pelargonium spp.	Geranium
Perovskia atriplicifolia	Russian sage
Pinus spp.	Pine