Artemisia dracunculus 'Sativa'
French tarragon is a culinary herb noted for the pungent anise-like flavor and aroma of its leaves. It is a shrubby perennial which typically grows 18-24" (less frequently to 36") tall on generally erect, leafy stems and slowly spreads by ... [... more]
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Artemisia vulgaris 'Janlim' ORIENTAL LIMELIGHT
ORIENTAL LIMELIGHT is noted for its yellow and green variegated foliage. It is a generally upright cultivar that typically grows in a mounded clump 2-3' tall and as wide, but may spread further in the garden by rhizomes. Finely-dissected, ... [... more]
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'
Deep purple English lavender has been a mainstay of herb gardens for many years. Despite its common name, it is not in fact native to England, but comes primarily from the Mediterranean region. It was reportedly named English lavender because of ... [... more]
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Lavandula angustifolia 'Rosea'
English lavender has been a mainstay of herb gardens for many years. Despite its common name, it is not in fact native to England, but comes primarily from the Mediterranean region. It was reportedly named English lavender because of its ability ... [... more]
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Levisticum officinale
Lovage is a culinary herb that is often grown in herb gardens for the celery-like flavor of its leaves, stems, roots and seeds. A somewhat imposing plant that can reach 6' in height. Small umbels of tiny, greenish-yellow flowers appear in spring. ... [... more]
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Mentha x piperita f. citrata
This mint (often called orange mint) is a rhizomatous, upright perennial which is most commonly grown as a culinary herb and/or ground cover. It typically grows to 2' tall and spreads by rhizomes to form an attractive ground cover. Features ... [... more]
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Mentha x piperita f. citrata 'Chocolate'
This mint (often called chocolate mint) is a rhizomatous, upright perennial which is most commonly grown as a culinary herb and/or ground cover. It typically grows to 2' tall and spreads by rhizomes to form an attractive ground cover. Features ... [... more]
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Mentha spicata 'Kentucky Colonel'
Spearmint (Mentha spicata) is a rhizomatous, upright perennial which is most commonly grown as a culinary herb and/or ground cover. It typically grows to 2' tall and spreads by rhizomes to form an attractive ground cover. 'Kentucky Colonel' ... [... more]
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Mentha suaveolens
This mint (often called apple mint) is a rhizomatous, upright perennial which is most commonly grown as a culinary herb and/or ground cover. It typically grows to 2' tall and spreads by rhizomes to form an attractive ground cover. Features oblong ... [... more]
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Nepeta sibirica 'Souvenir d'André Chaudron'
This compact catmint cultivar is smaller than the species, typically growing to 1.5' tall. Features loose whorls of small, abundant, two-lipped, trumpet-shaped, medium to deep violet-blue flowers in racemes atop square, leafy stems with oval, ... [... more]
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Nepeta subsessilis var. sensibilis
This compact catmint features showy spikes of trumpet-shaped, true blue, 2" long flowers in racemes atop square, leafy stems with aromatic, toothed, gray-green foliage. Typically grows 12-15" tall. Long summer bloom period. Although Nepeta ... [... more]
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Origanum laevigatum 'Silver Anniversary'
'Silver Anniversary' is a small-leaved ornamental oregano cultivar that is grown for its attractive foliage and its flowers. Although the foliage is aromatic, it is not of the pungency and quality expected for culinary oreganos and is usually not ... [... more]
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