Herbictionary

Happily and sunkissed grown, hand-selected and carefully offered to you, these are the chosen Wild Roots herbs :

The daisy-like flowering plant pronounced ‘Chamomili’ in Greek, comes from the Asteraceae family of plants (which also includes sunflowers, Echinacea and marigold) and is most famously known as a relaxing herb. It is a beautiful flower which is found in all the green parts of the Olympus mountain. Its yellow and white flowers are distributed in inflorescences particularly similar to those of the daisy. The flowers contain a blue essential oil, which gives it the characteristic smell and interesting properties. In Greek its name means apple that is down to the ground (chamo – milo). The flower blooms when spring is on and it is harvested as the flower opens. The plant’s flowers and buds are the ones usually harvested and dried for chamomile tea.

Lavender is a flowering plant found in temperate climates and it’s tea is made from the fresh or dried buds of the lavender flower known as Lavandula angustifolia. This plant is native to the Mediterranean region including Mount Olympus and it’s environs. The ancient Greeks called the lavender herb νάρδος : nárdos.With an intoxicating aroma, it captivates everyone’s eyes with its silver-green leaves and purple irresistible flowers. It wants sun but not moisture, which prevents its growth and healthy appearance. It’s durable and blooms when spring smiles and it is one of the most beloved fragrances in the world. Lavender is packed with healthy compounds that can boost your immune system and is known for its calming effects, making it a perfect bedtime tea.

Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) is a lemon-scented herb that comes from the same family as mint. During summer, small white flowers full of nectar appear. It is not to be confused with bee balm (genus Monarda), although the white flowers attract bees, hence the genus Melissa (Greek for “honey bee”). The plant is indeed used to attract bees for honey production. It is grown as an ornamental plant and for its oil. Lemon balm grows in clumps and spreads vegetatively, as well as by seed, in the mild temperate zones of Mount Olympus. The stems of the plant die off at the start of the winter, but bloom up again in spring.
Lemon balm has a pleasant, sweet, mild citrus flavour and a delightful aroma, ideal drink for unwinding and relieving stress.

Lemon Verbena (Aloysia citrodora), also known as Lemon Beebrush, offers a sweet lemon flavour that’s refreshing in tea. It is a perennial shrub with slightly rough, pointed leaves that emit a powerful lemon scent when bruised. For you Latin buffs, citrodora means lemon scented. Lemon verbena, is a species of flowering plant in the verbena family. Sprays of tiny purple or white flowers appear in late spring or early summer. It is evergreen in tropical locations, but is sensitive to cold, losing leaves at temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F). Lemon verbena likes full sun!

Also known as Ironwort, Shepherd’s Tea, Tea of the Gods, Tea of the Titans, Tsai Tou Vou Nou, Tea of the Mountain, Olympus Tea. The Sideritis Scardica variety thrives at high altitudes on the slopes of the mountain of the Gods. In Greek “sideritis” (σιδερίτης) can be literally translated as “he who is made of iron”. It is a naturally caffeine-free herbal tea infusion made from the dried flowers, leaves and stems of the Sideritis plant. The genus is composed of short (8–50 cm), subshrubs or herbs, annual or perennial, that grow at high altitudes (usually over 1000 m) with little or no soil, often on the surface of rocks. It is pubescent, either villous or coated by a fine, woolly layer of microscopic intertwined hairs. Mountain Tea has a mild, sweet, earthy, and floral flavour reminiscent of a blend of mint, chamomile, and citrus with high nutritional properties.

Salvia officinalis, commonly known as Sage.The Romans referred to sage as the “holy herb,” and employed it in their religious rituals. The plant had a high reputation throughout the Middle Ages, with many sayings referring to its healing properties and value. Sage, perennial, evergreen shrubby, with numerous branches, woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers, up to half a meter high, is a member of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region and found in all areas of Greece and on and around the Olympus mountain, mainly in the dry and stony places. Its leaves are oblong and thick, white-green in color. Its flowers grow vertebrae, are blue to purple in color and it blooms from May to June. It has a savory, slightly peppery flavor. Witty.

Thyme is the herb (dried aerial parts) of some members of the genus Thymus of aromatic perennial evergreen herbs in the mint family Lamiaceae. Its range of use is impressive, and it has over 400 subspecies. Ancient Egyptians used it in their embalming practices, while ancient Greeks used it as incense. This popular herb grows in Europe, especially the Mediterranean, and is a member of the mint family. Very aromatic, it has small, grey-green leaves, and a sweetly earthy flavour.
Thanks to its distinctive taste, thyme has remained a culinary staple to this day. It is a shrub of small height with upright shoots, extremely durable, with a very pleasant aroma. It loves the sun, prefers the warms and moderately dry microclimates of Olympus and it blooms during the spring.

The leaves of all the Tilia species are heart-shaped, with yellowish-white fragrant flowers and most are asymmetrical. The tiny, pea-like fruit hangs attached to a ribbon-like, greenish-yellow bract whose apparent purpose is to launch the ripened seed clusters just a little beyond the parent tree. A perennial deciduous tree that can live up to 1,000 years. They grow rapidly in rich soil, but are subject to the attack of many insects. Tilia is notoriously difficult to propagate from seed unless collected fresh in fall. It is found in temperate forests of Olympus mountain and blooms early summer. The dried flowers are mildly sweet and sticky, and the fruit is somewhat sweet and mucilaginous. Limeflower tea has a pleasing taste, due to the aromatic volatile oil found in the flowers.