Medieval hortus

Medieval hortus conclusus pots idea

t is a simple project based on a selection of aromatic and dyes plants, belonging to the medieval herbal tradition. They are placed in a rectangular earthenware pots within the perimeter of what constituted the Capitular Room (now without roof) of the Abbey of Sant’Antimo.

Each plant has a recognition tag where the botanic name and properties are reported.

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Aiming to the creation of a proper collection of monasticism medieval plants (and seed bank), here are some of the selected plants:

-Rubia tinctoria
-Valeriana officinalis
-Matricaria chamomilla
-Salvia officinalis
-Oreganum majorana
-Lippia citriodora
-Mentha piperita
-Artemisia absynthium
-Allium sphareocefalon

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-Foeniculum vulgare
-Malva sylvestris
-Rosa canina
-Marrubium vulgare
-Escholzia californica
-Isatis tinctoria
-Rosa damascena
-Helicrysum italicum
-Thymus vulgaris
-Reseda luteola
-Anthemis tinctoria