The herb index
Every herb we grow indoors
Every herb we cover, with the light and water each one wants. Narrow the list to what your window can give a plant.
All herbs, A to Z
- AvocadoPersea americana1 guideCloud forest of south-central MexicoFull sunLet it dry outEnthusiast1 guide
- BasilOcimum basilicum1 guideTropical India and Southeast AsiaFull sunKeep moistBeginner1 guide
- Bay laurelLaurus nobilis1 guideMediterranean laurel forestBright lightLet it dry outBeginner1 guide
- CatnipNepeta cataria1 guideDry roadsides and waste ground across Europe and AsiaFull sunLet it dry outBeginner1 guide
- ChervilAnthriscus cerefolium1 guideWoodland edges of the Caucasus and southern RussiaPartial shadeKeep moistEnthusiast1 guide
- ChivesAllium schoenoprasum1 guideCool temperate grassland across Europe, Asia and North AmericaFull sunKeep moistBeginner1 guide
- CilantroCoriandrum sativum1 guideThe eastern Mediterranean and south-west AsiaFull sunKeep moistBeginner1 guide
- DillAnethum graveolens1 guideThe eastern Mediterranean and south-west AsiaFull sunKeep moistBeginner1 guide
- LavenderLavandula spp.3 guidesHot, dry rocky slopes of the western MediterraneanFull sunLet it dry outEnthusiast3 guides
- Lemon balmMelissa officinalis2 mentionsDamp ground of southern Europe and central AsiaPartial shadeKeep moistBeginner2 mentions
- LemongrassCymbopogon citratus1 guideTropical South and Southeast AsiaFull sunKeep moistBeginner1 guide
- LettuceLactuca sativa1 guideThe eastern Mediterranean and EgyptBright lightKeep moistBeginner1 guide
- MarjoramOriganum majorana1 guideThe eastern Mediterranean and TurkeyFull sunLet it dry outBeginner1 guide
- MicrogreensVarious1 guideNot a plant. A harvest stageBright lightKeep moistBeginner1 guide
- MintMentha spp.1 guideDamp ground and streambanks across temperate EurasiaPartial shadeKeep moistBeginner1 guide
- OreganoOriganum vulgare1 guideDry Mediterranean hillsidesFull sunLet it dry outBeginner1 guide
- ParsleyPetroselinum crispum1 guideThe eastern MediterraneanFull sunKeep moistBeginner1 guide
- RosemarySalvia rosmarinus1 guideMediterranean limestone coastFull sunLet it dry outEnthusiast1 guide
- SageSalvia officinalis1 guideLimestone hills of the northern MediterraneanFull sunLet it dry outEnthusiast1 guide
- SavorySatureja hortensis / Satureja montana1 guideRocky ground of southern EuropeFull sunLet it dry outBeginner1 guide
- St. John's WortHypericum perforatum1 guideOpen sunny grassland across Europe and western AsiaFull sunKeep moistBeginner1 guide
- SteviaStevia rebaudiana1 guideSubtropical highlands of Paraguay and BrazilFull sunKeep moistEnthusiast1 guide
- TarragonArtemisia dracunculus1 mentionDry grassland and steppe across EurasiaFull sunLet it dry outEnthusiast1 mention
- Thai BasilOcimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora1 guideMainland Southeast AsiaFull sunKeep moistBeginner1 guide
- ThymeThymus vulgaris5 mentionsRocky garrigue of the western MediterraneanFull sunLet it dry outBeginner5 mentions
- WatercressNasturtium officinale3 guidesCold, flowing spring water in Europe and AsiaBright lightStanding waterBeginner3 guides
- WheatgrassTriticum aestivum1 guideDomesticated cereal grass of the Fertile CrescentBright lightKeep moistBeginner1 guide
Mentioned but not yet covered
These come up across our guides without having a page of their own yet: Anise hyssop, Borage, Cardamom, Chamomille, Cinnamon, Cloves, Epazote, Fairywand, Feverfew, French sorrel, Ginger, Lemon verbena, Lettuce-leaf basil, Lovage, Marsh-mallow, Nutmeg, Pineapple sage, Saffron, Summer savory, Sweet cicely, Toothache plant, Tulsi, Vietnamese coriander, Winter savory.