As promised, I've finally put together a list of most of the medieval herbs we'll be attempting to grow this year for our garden project. The herbs are grouped according to usage, though of course many would have served multiple purposes.

Culinary / Kitchen Garden: Borage, Chicory, Oregano, Chives, Thyme, Parsley, Onions, Basil, Lovage, Wild Strawberry

Household Garden: Clove-Pink, Scotch Broom, Costmary, Soapwort, Mullein, Roman Chamomile, Fennel, Meadowsweet, Wallflower, Tansy, Lady's Bedstraw, Pennyroyal

Physick / Medicinal Garden: Feverfew, Horehound, Elecampane, Hyssop, Opium Poppy, Marsh Mallow, Angelica, Wood Betony, Cowslip, Wormwood, Moonwort, Pot Marigold, Mandrake, Rue, Cinquefoil, Clary

Dye and Fiber Garden: Woad, Agrimony, Madder, Weld, Indigo, Flax, Safflower, Dyer's Chamomile

Roses:
I'm also hoping to grow the following period-appropriate roses. More information on medieval roses can be found here:

• Apothecary's Rose, R. gallica officinalis, available at Heirloom Roses
• White Rose of York, R. alba semi-plena, available at Rogue Valley Roses
• Wild Dog Rose, R. canina, must be grown from seed in the U.S.
• Scotch Briar, R. spinosissima, available at High Country Roses
• St. John's Rose, R. sancta, available at Vintage Gardens
• Rosa mundi, available at Rogue Valley Roses

Garden Reference:

• Medieval and Renaissance Gardens: An excellent handout from an SCA class on Medieval/Renaissance garden design. Includes an extensive bibliography.
• SCA Period Gardening: Includes translations of several medieval gardening texts and a number of plant lists, including Charlemagne's.
• Medieval Peasant's Garden: An article about a 7th grade Medieval History project; includes plot plan and lists for Medicinal, Household, Culinary and Dye/Fiber plants.
• The Bonnefort Cloister Herb Garden: A list of herbs in the late 13th-early 14th century Bonnefont Cloister Garden, grouped according to their uses.
• Santa Clara University's Medieval Garden: Plant lists for the medicinal, kitchen and Mary garden's can be found here.
• The Medieval Kitchen Garden: A good article on medieval gardens and kitchen gardens in particular.
• Medieval Gardens at l'Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud
• Medieval Gardens at The Prebendal Manor
• Gardens at Buckfast Abbey
• Medieval Gardens: The Mary Garden: A list of plants with symbolic meanings, representing the virtues of the Virgin Mary.
• Mary Gardens: A wonderful comprehensive reference site.

Folk Medicine / Herbalism Reference:

• Monastery Gardens: Ancient Herbal Folklore
• Herbalism, Medieval, Magickal and Modern: An extensive collection of SCA class handouts, articles and documentation.
• Herbalism in the Middle Ages: A collection of articles, websites and period sources.
• Monk Herbalist: All About Ancient Medieval Healers
• Medicinal and Magick Herbs of Medieval Europe

Seed Sources:

• Sand Mountain Herbs
• Richters Herbs
• Horizon Herbs
• Alchemy Works

Finally, I've compiled a list of useful reference books in the blog toolbar on the left-hand side.