Allium cepa 'Proliferum'
Egyptian Walking Onion
Height: 24" Zone: 3 Light: sun to part shade
Description: Also known as tree onions; they produce clumps of bulb lets at the top instead of seed. The bullets fall over and produce more onion sets. It can be used the same as green onion; the leaves can be used instead of chives. The hollow leaves can be stuffed with
cream cheese.
Price: $4.69
Allium schoenoprasum
Onion Chive
Height: 18" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun
Description: Chives have a mild sweet onion flavor which can be used in both cold and hot dishes. Attractive edible lavender flowers can be used fresh or as a dried flower and are very showy in herbal vinegar. Sit back and watch the butterflies have an afternoon snack.
Price: $4.69
Allium tuberosum
Garlic Chive
Height: 20" Zone: 4-8 Light: sun
Description: Showy star white flowers appear in mid summer with flat garlic flavored leaves used to flavor soup, stews, dips and salads.
Price: $4.69
Althea officinalis
Marshmallow
Height: 36" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun to part shade
Description: Coarse plant with soft downy leaves and pale
pink flowers. Used medicinally to soothe coughs, sore
throats, and relieve inflamed gums. Also used externally to
soothe boils, abrasions, inflammation of the skin and insect
bites.
Price: $4.69
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vanilla Grass (Vernal)
Height: 24" Zone: 5 Light: sun
Description: Dense, mounded, clumpy grass, releases a vanilla fragrance when cut and dried and remains fragrant for many years. Useful in potpourri and for making vanilla flavored vodka. Do not confuse this with Sweetgrass,
which is used for smudging.
Price: $4.69
Apium graveolens
Smallage
Height: 12" Zone: 4-8 Light: sun - part shade
Description: Very leafy, biennial plant with thin hollow stalks with flat umbrella like small white blooms similar to Queens Anne's, forming many seed heads. Smallage
seeds are what is sold in the stores as Celery seed.
Price: $4.69
Artemesia vulgaris
Mugwort
Height: 48" Zone: 3 Light: sun to part shade
Description: Europeans would stuff pillows with mugwort in the belief that it would bring happy, vivid dreams. Its mild sage-like scent repels moths. Foliage is broadly divided with green leaves and purple stems. A medicinal herb said to treat headaches, it can also b
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Artemisia abrotanum var.
Tangerine Southernwood or Lad's Love
Height: 48" Zone: 5-8 Light: sun
Description: A fragrant citrus aroma with finely cut foliage, its stems are used in wreath and basket making and serve as a moth repellent. In France, it is called "garde-robe," which refers to the inclusion of this herb in sachets to protect clothes from insect infes
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Artemisia dracunculus
French Tarragon
Height: 24" Zone: 3-7 Light: sun to part shade
Description: A culinary necessity! A strong licorice flavor used in French cooking. Great for herbal vinegars, sauces, fish and stews. Be careful not to overcook this herb or it can become bitter. Historically used to treat snake bites and ease fatigue, it has a mild
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Chrysanthemum balsamita
Costmary or Bible-leaf
Height: 36" Zone: 4 Light: sun to shade
Description: Pleasant balsam-like fragrance; is used in sachets and herbal baths. Adds a minty flavor to beverages and fruit salads. Since colonial days, the leaves marked the pages of bible verses; however it did not serve as just an innocent bookmark. Sleepy churchg
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Foeniciculum vulgare
Bronze Fennel
Height: 30" Zone: 4-9 Light: sun
Description: Lovely deep purple airy fern-like foliage used in fish dishes and sauces with a very mild licorice flavor. Use fennel leaves and seeds in deserts breads and beverages. My grandmother”s spaghetti sauce always contained fennel seeds. Historically, fennel wa
Price: $4.69
Galium verum
Lady's Bedstraw
Height: 24" Zone: 4 Light: sun to part shade
Description: Light green sprawling fluffy herb with clusters of airy yellow flowers. Mary is said to have prepared the Christ child's bed with this herb. Light green sprawling fluffy herb with clusters of airy yellow flowers. Mary is said to have prepared the Christ c
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Iris germanica var. florentine
Orris Root/ Florentine Iris
Height: 36" Zone: 3-9 Light: sun
Description: Orris roots are the rhizomes of the attractive Florentine iris. Has a heady violet fragrance and is a valuable fixative in perfumes, sachets and potpourris; prevents the fragrance from fading.
Price: $4.69
Levisticum officinale
Lovage
Height: 48" Zone: 5 Light: sun to part shade
Description: Large dramatic specimen plant used as a celery substitute in pickling, salad dressings, stir fries, stews and roasts. The Greeks and Romans chewed lovage seeds to aid digestion and legend tells of seeds put into potion to conjure up love spells, an infusi
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Melissa officinalis aurea
Variegated Lemon Balm
Height: 24" Zone: 3-8 Light: sun
Description: Yellow and green variegated foliage in spring changing to a true green. Leaves impart a lemon flavor to soups, salads, fish, fruit dishes, poultry and makes an excellent tea having a mild sedative effect and was used as a mild form of Valium in the mid-se
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Origanum heracleoticum
Greek Oregano
Height: 15" Zone: 5-9 Light: sun
Description: Greek oregano is the best for Italian and Mexican cooking. Popular in pasta, tomato dishes, eggs, zucchini and cheese, dishes. Historically used in love spells and mixed with violets to ward off colds. Tea was used to treat indigestion, coughs and heada
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Origanum onites
Italian Oregano
Height: 24" Zone: 5-9 Light: sun
Description: Also sold as Sicilian oregano or hardy sweet marjoram. Italian oregano is an exquisite blend of sweet and spicy, without the bitterness of more intense types. That characteristic flavor varies, however, as Italian oregano is a hybrid resulting from crossi
Price: $4.69
Origanum vulgare
Hot and Spicy Oregano
Description:
Extremely hot.
Price: $4.69
Origanum vulgare `Aureum Crispum'
Golden Oregano
Height: 8" Zone: 5-9 Light: sun to part shade
Description: Golden foliage adds pizzazz in the garden as well as the kitchen. The brilliant yellow foliage makes this an attractive border plant with fragrant foliage and a mild oregano flavor. Brightens salads, dips, pizza and is perfect in a mix garden herb planter
Price: $4.69
Origanum vulgare humilen cv.
Variegated Dwarf Oregano
Height: 4" Zone: 5-9 Light: sun
Description: A vigorous grower with dark green and white leaves. Very compact with good flavor for Greek and Italian cooking. Would be nice in a container or fairy garden planter.
Price: $4.69
Petroselinum crisppum 'Neopol'
Parsley
Height: 15" Zone: 4 Light: sun
Description: An attractive bright green flat leaf variety. Parsley works best with foods that are not sweet. Who could make home made chicken soap with out this herb. A must for a butterfly garden as a host plant for monarch caterpillars.
Price: $4.69
Poterium sanguisorba
Burnet (Di-yu)
Height: 12" Zone: Light: sun
Description: Brought to us by the early colonists, and was used as a medicinal herb for the primary ingredient in "Green Salve". Thomas Jefferson used it as a salad herb. Delicate bright green foliage arrange in a lovely rosette making a handsome addition in the gard
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Rosemay Severn Seas (prostrate)
Severn Seas Rosemary
Height: 30" trailing Zone: 6 Light: sun
Description: A creeping trailing variety perfect for a mix herb basket or window box to creep over the sides to soften the planters harsh corners. Also perfect for topiary frames. If your looking for the topiary frames see my page handy items.
Price: $4.69
Rosmarinus officinalis
Hardy Hill Rosemary
Height: 24" Zone: 6 Light: sun
Description: A most recent introduction named in honor of Madalene Hill, it has upright growth broad dark green leaves and is hardy to -10 f. Please review for information about growing, rosemary.
Price: $4.69
Rosmarinus officinalis
Tuscan Blue Rosemary
Height: 24" Zone: 6 Light: sun
Description: An upright variety with very columnar vertical growth, the leaves are a deep dark green with vivid blue violet flowers.
Price: $4.69
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Salem'
Salem Rosemary
Height: 36" Zone: 6 Light: sun
Description: A very hardy vigorous upright variety with narrow dark pine green leaves and bright blue flowers. Very reliable and is perfect for cooking since it is not too resinous. Use branches for cooking skewers and works well for bonsai and topiaries.
Price: $4.69
Rumex acetosa
French Sorrel
Height: 36" Zone: 4-9 Light: sun
Description: Tangy leaves up to 10" long are used in soups and salads. Fresh sorrel leaves are good for restoring the shine to copper pots; just wet the pot with a handful of leaves and scrub. Keep cut back for continued harvest.
Price: $4.69
Salvia officinalis
Garden Sage
Height: 15" Zone: 5-9 Light: sun
Description: Culinary variety having the typical sage flavor with gray green leaves would make a nice ornamental for containers.
Price: $4.69
Satureja montana
Winter Savory
Height: 12" Zone: 5-8 Light: sun
Description: Rich, robust peppery thyme flavored leaves added to soups, stews, dressings, sausages, bean dishes and game meats. It is used extensively in German cooking.
Price: $4.69
Stachys officinalis
Wood Betony
Height: 24" Zone: 4 Light: sun to part shade
Description: Deep green leaves with spikes of purple flowers making a very attractive herb plant. Highly regarded to cure many ailments. Tea was used to cure persistent headaches and to cure throat irritations. Folklore: Betony was added to food to mend the hearts of
Price: $4.69
Tanacetum vulgare 'Crispum'
Fern leaf Tansy
Height: 24" Zone: 4-8 Light: sun
Description: Lovely fern-like curled leaves are a nice addition to the herb garden. Insect repelling properties are useful in repelling flea beetles, ants, Japanese beetles, squash bugs and cabbageworms. Tansy is also used in cleansing lotion for treating acne; it has
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Thymus thracicus 'Lavender'
Lavender Thyme
Height: 3" Zone: 5-9 Light: sun
Description: Sweetly fragrant floral lavender scented thyme can be used in cooking, potpourris or wherever fragrant lavender is needed. Try on grilled fish or meat, and I sprinkle it on fried potatoes when they are just about done cooking.
Price: $4.69
Thymus vulgaris
French Garden Thyme
Height: 12" Zone: 4-9 Light: sun
Description: Thyme is one of the "fines” herbs" in French cooking. It works well with fish, chicken and casseroles.
Price: $4.69
Thymus x citrodorus
Variegated Lemon Thyme
Height: 6" Zone: 5-9 Light: sun
Description: Luscious fresh lemon flavor and scent, used to enhance chicken, fish, fruit salads, vinegars and herbal teas. Nice in the garden path.
Price: $4.69
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