| Lemon Balm - (Perennial)
Full Sun. 2-3' H x 4-5' W
Flower Color: White / Summer
- This hardy herb is native to southern Europe.
Clusters of small, pale yellow to white flowers
in summer. Leaves have a wonderful, fresh
lemon-mint fragrance. Use for fresh teas and
summer drinks. A traditional European medicinal
herb, it has been used to treat all sorts
of ailments including insomnia, cramps, headache,
and toothache. |
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| Sweet Basil
- (Annual) Full Sun. 18-24"
H x 12" W. Flower Color: White
/ Late Spring - The leaves
of this herb have a fresh clove-like scent.
Excellent for use in salads, with fish, meats,
and in sauces. |
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| Purple Ruffles Basil
- (Annual) Full Sun. 12-15"
H x 12-18" W Flower Color: Purple-Pink
/ Spring - This dark, red-purple Basil makes
a colorful and flavorful garnish. Grow in
pots or beds. |
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| Catnip - (Hardy
Perennial) Full Sun. 24-36"
H x 24-36" W Flower Color: White
/ Summer - The heart-shaped leaves with toothed
edges have a pungent aroma. A tea from the
leaves is said to be relaxing and soothing.
Leaves are a treat for cats, having an affect
on their behavior, making them at first playful,
then quite docile. |
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| Chives - (Perennial)
Full Sun 10" H x 6-10"
W Flower Color: White / Summer
- Chives grow in clumps of long, thin, hollow
leaves, and have an oniony flavor. Attractive,
pompon-like flowers bloom in summer. |
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| Cilantro - (Annual)
Full Sun 24" H x 12"
W Flower Color: White / Summer
- Also known as Coriander, this herb has gained
widespread popularity over the years and is
used extensively to season many Mexican and
Oriental dishes. The broad, lower leaves of
this herb are scalloped and the upper foliage
is finely cut. Both have a pungent aroma.
The leaves, seeds, and roots are used in cooking
salsas and curries or as a garnish. Cilantro
combines well with onion, sausage, clams,
oysters, and potatoes. Whole ground seeds
are used in salad dressing, cheese, eggs,
and chili sauces. |
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| Dill - (Annual)
Full Sun 24-36" H x
12-15" W Flower Color: Yellow
/ Summer/Fall - Grown for its fine aromatic
seeds and feathery green leaves. Tiny yellow-green,
flattened flowers bloom in summer. Use fresh
or dried. Dill is used in herbal butter and
herb vinegars and can be used to flavor fish,
lamb, pork, poultry, cheese, cream, eggs,
vegetables, avacados, apples, popcorn, salads,
soups, sauces, and spreads. |
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| Bronze Fennel - (Perennial)
Full Sun 36-48" H x
12-15" W Foliage Color: Bronze
- Striking bronze foliage is attractive in
the garden or containers. Good for cullinary
uses with a soft, nutty, anise-like flavor. |
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| Spanish Lavender
- (Perennial) Full
Sun 18-24" H x 3-5' W Flower
Color: Purple / Spring and Fall -
An excellent Lavender for our area. Blooms
profusely in the springand in the fall! Very
attractive purple flowers. Cut back the flower
stems after spring bloom and they will bloom
again in fall. |
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| Super Lavender -
(Perennial)
Full Sun 24-36" H x 24-36"
W Flower Color: Light Violet
/ Mid Summer - A newer introduction, this
is a large Lavender with tall violet flower
spikes. One of the best Lavenders for high
quality essential oil. Drought tolerant. |
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| Lemon Grass - (Annual)
Full Sun 5-6' H x 24-30"
W - A n aromatic grass native to India and
highly prized as a culinary herb for its tangy
lemon flavor in sauces, teas, and especially
in Thai and Vitnamese cuisine. This herb is
increasingly seen being used in cooking shows
and is excellent as a tea. Simmer 1 leaf per
cup of boiling water for a few minutes, add
sugar and cream to suit to taste and serve. |
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| Peppermint - (Perennial)
Full Sun 12" H x Spreading
Flower Color: White / Summer
- An excellent general purpose mint. |
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| Corsican Mint - (Perennial)
Full Sun 3" H x 6-12"
W Flower Color: Light Purple
- This creeping mint has the pungent fragrance
of Creme de Menthe and light purple flowers.
It is increasingly being used as a groundcover
or as a fragrant mass between stepping stones.
Use also as a peppermint flavoring in drinks. |
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| The Best Mint - (Perennial)
Full Sun 12-18" H x
Spreading - One of the better if not the best
variety of regular mint. Excellent for mints,
jellies, and teas. This popular mint also
flavors commercial preperations from toothpaste
to chewing gum. |
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| Chocolate Mint -
(Perennial)
Full Sun 18" H x Spreading
- One of the most popular, this mint has bronze
leaves that are 'peppermint patty' scented.
Excellent for aromatic and culinary purposes. |
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| Old Fashioned Spearmint
- (Perennial)
Full Sun 18" H x Spreading
- Considered by many to be the best of all
spearmints. Pungent scent and flavor. Outstanding
in mint juleps. |
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| Greek Oregano - (Perennial)
Full Sun 18-24" H x
12-18" W - Sometimes referred to as Italian
Oregano although incorrectly. This attractive
bush variety has tasty, fuzzy leaves which
are essential to many pasta dishes and is
one of the best culinary Oreganos. Greek Oregano
seems to be the variety used most for commercial
purposes. If you buy dried Oregano off the
store shelf chances are this is the Oregano
you are buying. |
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| Hot & Spicy Oregano
- (Perennial) Full
Sun 18-24" H x 15" W -
An excellent culinary Oregano with peppery
leaves. Bold flavor is intensified when dried.
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| Curled Parsley -
(Biennial)
Full Sun 18-28" H x
18-24" W Flower Color: Yellow
/ Spring of 2nd Year - This herb has many
common culinary uses. The curly, dark green
leaves are great for garnishes, flavoring
for eggs, meats, sauces, and salads. Recent
tests have shown that Parsley is high in Vitamin
C. |
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| Italian Parsley - (Biennial)
Full Sun 18-24" H x
12-24" W - The flat glossy, dark green
leaves of this herb are valued as a garnish.
Rich in Vitamin C, use as a seasoning in salads,
soups, fish and lamb. |
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| ARP Rosemary - (Perennial)
Full Sun 4-5' H x 3-4' W
Flower Color: Blue / Winter
and Early Spring - The hardiest of Rosemaries.
Excellent as a culinary seasoning for meat,
fish, poultry, or other game. Grey-green evergreen
foliage. |
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| Golden Sage - (Perennial)
Full Sun 18" H x 12"
W - This variety is characterized by its bright
golden variegated leaves which are flavorful
and aromatic. They can be used as a seasoning
for meat, stuffing, sausage, and cheese. |
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| Purple Sage - (Perennial)
Full Sun 18-24" H x
12" W - This handsome herb boasts purple
leaves which provide excellent contrast in
the border. Use leaves for seasoning meat,
stuffing, and sausage. At present, this sage
seems to be the most popular of the ornamental
sages used today in the South. |
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| Tri-Color Sage -
(Perennial) Full
Sun 24" H x 18" W - This
shrub has colorful variegated leaves of pink,
purple, and white. Great for culinary and
ornamental purposes. |
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| Mexican Tarragon
- (Perennial)
Full Sun 24-48" H x
18-24" W Flower Color: Yellow
/ Fall - This herbaceous or semi-woody herb
has licorice flavored leaves. Used in many
restaurants. Excellent for container plantings
and a delicious tea. |
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| English Thyme - (Pernnial)
Full Sun 9-18" H x 12"
W Flower Color: Purple or
Pink / Summer - This is the most common culinary
thyme and features an upright habit. It flavors
vinegars, tea, poultry, fish, stuffings, stews,
soups, salads, bread, mayonnaise, mushrooms,
and broccoli. Leaves scent potpourris and
sachets. Also used in wreaths and in floral
arrangements. |
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| Variegated Lemon
Thyme - (Perennial)
Full Sun 6-12" H x 12"
W - A charming creeping Thyme
with delightfully variegated, lemon-scented
leaves. Excellent for culinary uses, fresh
or dried. Use with fish, poultry, or tea.
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