potherbs
Leafy cooking plants
Potherbs are leafy plants grown for cooking rather than ornament—greens added to the pot.
The term covers vegetables like spinach, kale, and chard, as well as culinary herbs like parsley and chives.
The word is old-fashioned; most people now just say greens or herbs depending on the plant: She grew potherbs in a kitchen garden by the back door.
Leafy edible plants
- spinachEdible dark green leaves
- kaleLoose-leafed cabbage relative
- chardLeafy green, colorful stems
- collardsLeafy cabbage relatives
mustard greens · beet greens · turnip greens · sorrel · amaranth · callaloo · mizuna · watercress
greens
Leafy edible plants
collards · mustard greens · beet greens · turnip greens · sorrel · amaranth · callaloo · mizuna · watercress · arugula
wild greens
Uncultivated edible leafy plants
- chickweedCommon spreading garden weed
- plantainStarchy banana for cooking
- mallowSoft-leaved flowering herb
nettles · dock · cleavers · goosefoot · pigweed · garlic mustard · ramps · lamb's ear · hedgerow · gleaning
simples
Single-ingredient herbal remedies
healing plants · folk medicine · parsley · borage · chervil · lovage · comfrey · feverfew · betony · tansy