Aromatic Plants

Plant used for centuries as a repellent for moths, insecticide in general and as tea or spray to repel slugs and snails.

It is a hybrid between artemisia absinthium and artemisia aborescens.

Great to pread in barbecues on the embers of burning coal, perfuming the meat and spread a pleasant odor in the environment.

Few people know the variety of creeping rosemary which is grown as an ornamental plant.

Highly cultivated for the extraction of essential oil and widely used in perfumery and hygiene products.

This plant comes from the intersection of lavandula dentata with lavandula angustifolia.

The word camomile comes from the Greek term chamaimelon, which means "creeping apple.

Widely used to ensure a good night's sleep.

Coriander, is an annual plant of the Apiaceae family.

Echinacea acts as a natural antibiotic. It is widely used today in traditional medicine.

Plant whose popularity in Portugal earned a gold stars to two Portuguese brands in the international competition "Great Taste Awards".

The essential oil of curry plant is very rare and precious, the most powerful and well-known anti hematona.

This plant is spontaneous in the Azores and Madeira.

It is perhaps the only Portuguese plant with the name of a region.

Plant with the most varied medicional uses.

Especially popular in Algarve, where it is used as an aromatic herb to flavor the stews.

Has a scent and flavour similar to apples or pineapples.

Have a strong and minty taste and exudes an intense perfume.

With a slight scent of pineapple, it is great to use in salads, fruit salads and juices.

Sweet and refreshing aroma that seems like the popular chocolate, "After Eight".

One of its most popular uses is as a medicinal plant.

The most cultivated variety of this plant is Plectranthus forsteri marginatus, whose name comes from its attractive green foliage with white margins.

Perennial plant that releases a pleasant and intense aroma.

It has one of the strongest fragrances among the lavenders.

One of the most popular plants used in teas in Portugal, earned gold stars to two Portuguese brands in the international competition "Great Taste Awards".

Symbol of nobility and immortality, the extremities of laurel have therapeutic properties.

Used in traditional Margherita pizza and as a basic ingredient of Genoese pesto.

Used in cooking gives a special touch to the dishes because its leaves have a beautiful coloration.

It offers sweet flavors of citrus and pine.

Its leaves have a scent similar to that of orange leaves.

Rich in Vitamine C and essential oils.

It is often found on uncultivated land, dry/sandy and on roadside.

One of the best known species of the genus Mentha. Its essential oil is poisonous and is particularly dangerous for pregnant women.

The most popular product of this plant is honey, there are several regions of Portugal experts in french lavender honey production.

Presents hairy stems , tubular red flowers and a unique aroma of pineapple.

The word salvia is derived from the Latin salvere, which means "to be in good health".

It combines perfectly with all legumes.

It's dry leaf is 10 times sweeter thane cane sugar and much healthier.

Also known as pure salt, is widely used in cooking as a substitute for salt.

Used as a spice and as a medicinal herb, it is grown for thousands of years.

Plant with a pleasant citrus aroma, similar to orange.

It has a delicious lemon scent.

It has extremely aromatic leaves and beautiful pink and lilac flowers.

Very used and known in regions near water.