Can you identify my herbs?

[PigletJohn]

I bought a mixed pack of plantlets. They did not have individual labels and the supplier said they may substitute.

I can identify the chives and mint (not shown). The twiggy bits are Rosemary. I think I can see curly parsley. What are the small green leafy things? Thyme? Oregano? Coriander?

(Photos follow from my phone)

Photos

Left pic is oregano
Right is clockwise from top, looks like thyme, chives, parsley and rosemary

I thought cilantro vs parsley (taste very different op, you’ll need to try a leaf)

I'd give them their own separate pots OP, and a really good water.

Yes they all need own large pots.

Rosemary
chives
oregano
These will all last winter or die back and grow again in spring so all
need individual pot or large space

Parsley lasts 1-2 years, but again should grown to fill a large pot

1st pic - oregano.
next pic - 9 o’clock plant is rosemary, 11.30 is thyme, not sure of the next one, 3 o’clock is chives, 6.30 is parsley (which grows better in shade for me).
As PP have said, they need separate pots, PJ. Happy gardening.

Ta

The pots are large ones intended for ornamental shrubs or small trees, so they don't need frequent watering if the plants are small. I don't think I've got room for a big pot for each herb. I wanted them above ground away from cats and foxes.

I did have box bushes in each pot but box moth caterpillar is too tiresome,

You could re-arrange the pots:
sunny position: woody things like rosemary, thyme, oregano
will tolerate less sun: fleshy things like chives, parsley.

It's more a question of which will survive lack of watering. I want them near the door. I could put a trough on the wall but it will not be deep.

Re watering: consider aqua globes PJ.

Rosemary is a Mediterranean herb. Once established it is hardy and fine in drought, it actually is better with a bit of sand in rosemary pot for drainage as it hates wet roots.

it will easily grow 1m alone in a big pot.

Rosemary survives lack of watering very well.

How about Sage, BTW? I've grown it before, but it died.

Now I think of it, a couple of neighbours had Rosemary bushes outdoor, but both dug them out as they couldn't be bothered looking after them, so I could do that. It will be tall enough to evade animals.

Sage, rosemary, thyme, chives, oregano are pretty indestructable and can last many years with barey more than cursory watering when you first put them in. They do best in the ground in my opinion.

Parsley will bolt if it gets stressed by lack of watering and will flower in its second year anyway, Coriander will bolt anyway if it has a hot day but you can use the seeds once they develop. They do fine in pots as long as they are watered regularly and aren't left in the blazing hot sun. Both of these are short term herbs and need to be resown regularly to get a steady supply.

I struggle with thyme, which is odd, as I should have good conditions for it. My broad-leaved thyme appears to have just given up.

Most woody herbs - rosemary, thyme, lavender, sage - originate from the Med and will be fine with little water once established. There isn't really any maintenance to do with rosemary, unless thry think it was getting too big. Mine is in a pot and looking a bit yellow in a way that suggests a mineral deficiency, but it's meant to like poorish soils.

I've got a Rosemary & Lavender hedge that started from a sprig of each shoved into the gravel edging block paving - the house is built on an elevated slab to address flood risk and underneath the block paving is pretty much pure builders' sand. As it's also in full sun year round, it acts as a storage heater.

Doesn't matter how many times it gets hacked back each year, it just keeps on growing to around four foot by four foot (when I get the shears back out again because we'd like to use the path occasionally without smelling like a leg of lamb or navigating fifty-odd bees) because it thinks it's living somewhere like Sicily or Greece.

Marjoram is very similar with its preferences for warmth and free draining - I've seen it turning the ground purple on chalk heathland and the scent in summer is absolutely amazing.

When I put Coriander out there, it promptly bolted - but the taste of fresh Coriander seeds is completely different to commercial spices; it's sweet and rich and fruity and fresh and fantastic with pork.

I'd chuck a half bucket of sand into that pot and stick it in wherever gets the most sun (or separate out the Rosemary into a pot of its own), as an oversized pot with lots of compost can hold too much water, risking root rot.

Oh, and if you've got mint, make sure it never has the opportunity to touch plain soil. That stuff has the regenerative powers of Hydra's Teeth and can fill a garden up to about three foot high - great if you want it, but you'll lose cats and dogs in it until they emerge smelling like Wrigley's.

Yes, i keep mints in separate pots, not in the ground. Though there are worse things to have in the ground. <eyes bindweed>