Specialty Pantry, Brewing & Aromatic Curiosities Herbs

For adventurous foodies, brewers, and curious shoppers, this collection brings together unusual plants with niche culinary, aromatic, and decorative value. From grasses grown for juicing to classic brewing vines and fragrant foliage plants, these varieties offer something beyond the ordinary kitchen garden. Explore specialty selections chosen for flavor, scent, novelty, and creative growing.

Cat Grass, Variegated

Style: Specialty kitchen or aromatic plant
Plant type: Annual
Flavor profile: Edible grass used similarly to wheatgrass for juice and powders.
Best for: Juicing, drying into powder
Pairs well with: Catnip, catmint, nasturtium

Cotton, Buranda White

Style: Specialty kitchen or aromatic plant
Plant type: Annual
Flavor profile: Grown more for garden novelty and fiber interest than for the kitchen.
Best for: Decorative specialty planting

Geranium, Scented, Citronella

Style: Specialty kitchen or aromatic plant
Plant type: Tender perennial
Flavor profile: Highly aromatic citronella-scented geranium best treated as a patio fragrance plant.
Best for: Aromatic garden use

Helichrysum italicum

Style: Specialty kitchen or aromatic plant
Plant type: Annual
Flavor profile: Curry-scented leaves used lightly to flavor savory dishes.
Best for: Young leaves to flavor meats, salads, and mayo

Hops

Style: Specialty kitchen or aromatic plant
Plant type: Annual
Flavor profile: Classic brewing vine used to flavor beer and create edible-garden interest.
Best for: Home brewing

Statice, Sunset Mix

Style: Specialty kitchen or aromatic plant
Plant type: Annual
Flavor profile: Beautiful papery flowers are best used for fresh and dried arrangements rather than eating.
Best for: Decorative herb-adjacent use

Strawflower, Bright Bikini Mix

Style: Specialty kitchen or aromatic plant
Plant type: Annual
Flavor profile: Bright cut flowers sold for display only—not for eating.
Best for: Decorative use only; not intended for human consumption

Thyme, White Creeping

Style: Specialty kitchen or aromatic plant
Plant type: Perennial
Flavor profile: Aromatic creeping thyme is better suited to potpourri and herb pillows than the pan.
Best for: Potpourri and herb pillows
Pairs well with: Basil, bay leaves, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, sage

Thyme, Woolly

Style: Specialty kitchen or aromatic plant
Plant type: Perennial
Flavor profile: Soft silvery thyme that shines as groundcover, not as a cooking herb.
Best for: Planters and groundcover
Pairs well with: Basil, bay leaves, marjoram, oregano, rosemary, sage

Wheatgrass

Style: Specialty kitchen or aromatic plant
Plant type: Annual
Flavor profile: Fresh green wheat-family grass for juicing and smoothie culture.
Best for: Juicing, smoothies, salads

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