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สมุนไพรเป็นไม้ล้มลุกที่ใช้ปรุงรสอาหารและใช้เป็นยาพื้นบ้าน ช่วงเดือนหนาวในเขตร้อนจะเหมาะที่สุดสำหรับการเพาะเมล็ดหรือเพาะกล้าสมุนไพร ส่วนพืชดอก ตลอดจนไม้ประดับสวยงามจะช่วยดึงดูดแมลงผสมเกสรและแมลงที่เป็นประโยชน์อื่น ๆ นอกจากนี้ พืชดอกยังใช้เป็นพืชประกอบเพื่อขับไล่แมลงศัตรูพืชและหนอนตัวกลม รวมทั้งใช้เพื่อปรับปรุงดิน
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Culantro Eryngium foetidum
ผักชีฝรั่ง
Culantro is a biennial or short-lived perennial native to tropical America. It is grown mainly for its leaves which are used as a culinary herb in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Southeast Asia. Plants grow 8 to 40 cm tall with leaves arranged in a spiral pattern around a central stem. Leaves... -
Mexican Sunflower is a woody, perennial, plant with showy yellow flowers growing to 3 m in height. It can be used as an ornamental, hedge, compost ingredient, fodder, green manure, and soil erosion control. Mexican sunflower is known to be efficient in extracting phosphorus from the soil. Green...
Tithonia Tithonia diversifolia
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Basil Ocimum basilicum
โหระพา
Basil is an upright, aromatic, annual plant, up to 75 cm in height, and used as a culinary herb and for essential oil. The leaves of basil are often used as a seasoning in tomato sauces and the basis for making pesto. There are many varieties of basil with different colored leaves and unique... -
Coriander/Cilantro Coriandrum sativum
ผักชี
Coriander/Cilantro is a cool-climate, annual crop, up to 1.5 m in height, with small white flowers, valued for its seeds (coriander) and leaves (cilantro). Leaves are used in soups, stews, salads, and stir-fry dishes. Seeds are used whole or ground in bread, cheeses, curry, sausages, and soups. -
Dill Anethum graveolens
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Dill is a freely-branching, blue-green, feathery-leafed, annual herb, with yellow flowers in an umbrella-like cluster, growing to 1 m tall. Dill has been cultivated for centuries from the Mediterranean to southern Russia for both the seeds and leaves. It is now naturalized and grows wild on...- นอกจากนี้ยังมี:
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Parsley is an upright, herbaceous plant, growing to 70 cm in height. In temperate regions, parsley is a biennial, putting on vegetative growth the first season, over-wintering, then flowering the following season. In tropical regions it will not flower or produce seeds. It is commonly used as a...
Parsley Petroselinum crispum
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Oregano is a tangled, bushy, perennial, aromatic herb, with stems up to 1 m long, and used as a culinary herb and for essential oil. Oregano has good heat and drought tolerance.
Oregano Origanum vulgare
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Ornamental amaranth is a fast-growing annual, up to 2.5 m in height. The stems end in a large, sometimes drooping inflorescence that may be red, purple or green. The leaves may be used as a leafy vegetable.
Ornamental Amaranth Amaranthus caudatus
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Cosmos Cosmos sulphureus
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Cosmos are an annual, semi-hardy herb up to 2 m tall with bright orange or yellow flowers generally used as an ornamental. Cosmos are also effective nectaries for butterflies, and can be planted to attract pollinators and other beneficial insects such as syrphid flies, lacewings, and parasitic... -
Chia Salvia hispanica
เมล็ดเชีย
Chia is an annual plant in the mint family, growing to 1.75 m, and cultivated for its very nutritious seeds which are high in omega-3 fatty acids. Chia is a short day plant best suited for the tropics and sub-tropics. -
African Marigold Tagetes erecta
ดอกดาวเรือง
African marigold is aupright growing, aromatic, annual plant, up to 1.25 m in height, with showy, fragrant flowers up to 10 cm in diameter. This plant is noted for repelling nematodes. -
French Marigold Tagetes patula
ดอกดาวเรืองฝรั้งเศส
French marigold is an upright growing, aromatic, compact, annual plant, up to 40 cm in height, with showy, fragrant flowers up to 5 cm in diameter. This plant is noted for repelling nematodes.