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ANNUAL HERBS
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Variety
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Height
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Description
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Angelica archangelica
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18" |
Flavorful variety known for its Juniper berry taste. Good for head aches.
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Anise (Pipinella)
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18-24" |
Licorice flavored seeds used in cakes, candies, drinks, liquers, medicines.
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Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
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24-36" |
Ornamental and medicinal herb with toothed leaves and purple flower spikes.
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Basil - Cinnamon (Ocimum)
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24" |
Spicy cinnamon leaves on big plant with high yield.
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Basil - Dark Opal (Ocimum)
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24" |
Reddish-purple leaves, rose pink flowers. Valued for its foliage color.
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Basil - Genovese (Ocimum)
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24" |
Intensely scented strain of Sweet Basil.
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Basil - Italian Large Leaf
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24" |
Strong Flavor, great for Italian dishes.
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Basil - Red & Green Holy (Ocimum)
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24" |
Clove scented. Good mosquito repellant too.
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Basil - Lemon (Ocimum)
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24" |
Lemon scented leaves.
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Basil - Purple Ruffels (Ocimum)
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18" |
Deep purple leaves with ruffled edges. AAS winner.
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Basil - Red Rubin (Ocimum)
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18" |
Purple large leaf-improved variety- sweet scented foliage.
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Basil - Spicy Globe (Ocimum)
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18" |
Compact growth, spicy, good for pots. Great mosquito repellant too.
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Basil - Sweet (Ocimum)
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24" |
White flowers, bright green leaves.
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Borage (Borago)
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24" |
Cucumber flavored leaves used in beverages, soups, and salads.
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Caraway - Russian (Carum)
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24" |
Foliage flavors soups & salads. Seeds flavor breads, cheeses and cakes.
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Cat Thyme (Teucrium)
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8-10" |
Attractive plant with pink flowers, gray foliage. Cats love it.
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Chamomile - German (Matricaria)
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24" |
Pungent apple scent. Flowers used in teas and hair rinses to lighten hair.
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Chervil (Anthrsus)
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24" |
Used like parsley to flavor salads, soups & omelets; unique flavor.
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Cilantro 'Santo'
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15" |
Grown for leaves rather than seeds. Used in Mexican cuisine.
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Dill (Anethum)
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18" |
Leaves and seeds used in pickles, vinegars, soups and salads.
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Dill - Fernleaf (Anethum)
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36" |
Dark, finely divided foliage on basil-branching plants, same uses and dill.
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Fennel - Sweet (Foeniculum)
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48" |
Licorice flavored seeds & leaves used in pickles, Italian breads, meat dishes.
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Fennel Bronze -(Foeniculum)
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48" |
A decorative form of the herb with Bronzy-red foliage.
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Lavender - 'Blue Cushion' (Lavendula)
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16" |
A free-flowering cultivar with deep blue flowers and a dwarf cusion habit.
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Lavender - French (Lavendula)
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12-36" |
Lavender is not only an ornamental , it has a strong fragrance for oils.
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Lavender - 'Grosso' (Lavendula)
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16" |
A vigorous, disease resistant plant prized for it's valuable oil.
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Lavender - 'Lavender Lady' (Lavendula)
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8-10" |
Lavender uses. Fast grower. AAS winner. Zone 5.
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Lavendula 'Vera'
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18" |
Tall and very fragrant.
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Lavender - 'Munstead' (Lavendula)
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12-18" |
Lavender uses. Tender, delicate lacy gray-green foliage. Zone 5.
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Lavender - Provence
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30" |
Tall, rot resistant variety. Lavender - blue flowers. Repeat bloomer.
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Spanish Lavender
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Variety
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Height |
Description
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Lemon Verbena - (Lippia citriodora)
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24" |
Semi-evergreen; strong lemon scent used in drinks, potpourri, & perfumes.
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Marjorana - Sweet (Origanum)
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12" |
Tiny gray-green leaves with spicy scent flavors meats, poutry and fish.
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Marjoram - Variegated
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12" |
Marjorana uses with yellow and green leaves.
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Mint - Corsican
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4" |
Low ground cover, strong fragrance.
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Parsley - Italian Dark Green
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8-12" |
Large green leaves with a strong flavor for cooking.
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Parsley - Vaughans XXX Curled
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12" |
Curled dark green leaves with celery scent. Leaves used as garnish.
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Rosmarinus -'Athens Blue Spire'
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18" |
Medium blue flowers, very upright habit.
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Rosemary - 'Arp' (Rosemary o.)
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24" |
Tender, but more hardy than regular rosemary officinalis.
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Rosmarinus -'Irene' (Rosemary o.)
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12"-18" |
Low mounding growth habit. Flowers are intense blue color.
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Rosmarius 'Madeline Hill'
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16" |
Hardier variety. Robust plant with wedgewood blue flowers.
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Sage - Golden (Salvia o.)
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24" |
Violet flowers in June; Wooly grey leaves with peppery scented flovor.
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Sage - Pineapple (Salvia o.)
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36" |
Scarlet flowers with pineapple scented leaves. Use in salads and butter.
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Sage - Purple (Salvia o.)
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18" |
Highly ornamental sage with purple leaves and nice flavor.
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Sage - Variegated Tricolor (Salvia o.)
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24" |
Showy red, green and white foliage. Same use as garden sage.
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Sage - 'Honeydew' (Salvia elegans)
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2-3' |
Red blossoms appearing early with a sweet melon scent.
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Savory - Summer (Satureja)
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18" |
Lilac pink flowers & spicy leaves flavor meat, fish, poultry & more.
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PERENNIAL HERBS
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Variety
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Height |
Description
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Burnet - Salad (Poterium)
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12" |
Cucumber flavored leaves used for flavoring salads, drinks, vinegars & more.
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Catnip (Nepeta)
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36" |
Flowers attract bees, seedheads attracts birds and leaves attract cats.
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Chamomile Roman (Anthemis)
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4" |
White daisy-like flowers on a ground cover. Pungent apple scent. Flowers used in teas and hair rinses to lighten hair.
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Chives - (Allium)
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12" |
Add onion flavor to soups, salads, sauces, butter and vinegar.
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Chives - Garlic (Allium)
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12" |
Use if mild garlic flavor is desired. Good with cheese, eggs, sauces & salads.
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Echinacea purpurea
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12" |
Roots are used to boost the immune system.
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Feverfew (Parthenium)
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24" |
Doulble pure white flowers which may aide in the digestion of food.
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Flax 'Omega' (Linum usitatissimum)
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18-24" |
Seeds used whole, roasted or ground in cooking. High in Omega-3 oils.
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Hyssop (Hyssop o.)
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24" |
Semi-evergreen. Used in teas, perfumes and liqueurs. Salt substitude.
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Lemon Balm (Melissa)
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36" |
Green lemon-scented leaves flavor soups, salads, fish and veggies & tea.
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Lovage (Levisticum)
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4-6" |
Celery flavored leaves used in salads, soups, vegetables and meat dishes, stems eaten as a vegetable; seeds flavor breads, meats, drinks and candies.
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Mallow Musk
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1'-2' |
Wedge-shaped petals are white, pink or purple and have dark pink stripes. Blooms June-August.
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Mint - Apple (Mentha)
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18" |
Large woolly green leaves; sweet apple mint scent.
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Mint - Balsam
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2' |
Preferred in Amish communties for tea.
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Variety
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Height
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Description
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Mint - Candy (Mentha)
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18"
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The bronzy-green leaves have a candy smell.
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Mint - Chocolate (Mentha)
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4-6"
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The bronzy-green leaves actually have a chocolate fragrance.
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Mint - Ginger Varigated
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Add to fruit desserts, fruit drinks, peas, potatoes, garnishes.
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Mint - Lavender
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18"
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Lavender scented mint.
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Mint - Lime (Mentha)
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4-6"
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Wonderful lime scent and flavor. Good in summer drink.
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Oregano - Common (Origanum)
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3"
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Long lasting pale pink flowers. Seasoning for Spanish and Italian dishes.
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Oregano - Greek (Origanum)
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24"
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Small light green leaves; has a sweeter flavor than other Oreganos.
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Peppermint
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24"
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It is a traditional treatment of fevers, colds and influenza. Also good for the digestive system.
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Rue (Ruta)
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36"
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A shrubby evergreen with blue-green foliage and yellow flowers. Its bitter leaves used forn an antiseptic and disinfectant.
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Sage (Salvia officianalis)
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2'
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2001 Herb of the Year. Foliage is used to flavor stuffings, etc.
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Savory - Winter (Satureja)
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12"
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Semi-evergreen with white flowers. Sharper flavor than Summer savory.
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Skullcap (Scutellaria)
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18-36"
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Used today to calm the nervous system.
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Sorrel - French
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24"
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Light green leaves with sharp lemony flovor used in salads an cooked dishes.
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Southernwood
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24"
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Aids digestion, also used as a insect repellent.
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Spearmint
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24"
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Tea made from the leaves is used in the treatment of fevers, bronchitis, chills, cramps, common cold, headaches, indigestion.
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Tarragon - French (Artemisia)
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24"
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Leaves flavor steak, seafood, chicken, sauces, salads, marinades & vinegars.
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Thyme (Creeping) -Caraway
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2-3"
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More of an airy creeper with a delightful caraway scent.
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Thyme - Elfin creeping
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2"
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Tiny emerald green, dense foliage. Lavender flowers.
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Thymus (Creeping) Golden
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6"
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Hardy perenial evergreen used for ground cover.
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Thyme (Creeping)- Mother of
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4"
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Bright scarlet flowers bloom June-July.
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Thyme (Creeping)- Pink Chintz
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2"
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Salmon pink blooms on woolly, deep olive green foliage.
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Thyme (Upright) - Silver Edged
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6-12"
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Gray foliage with white edges.
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Valerian 'Arterner Zuchtung'
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12-18"
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Improved cultivar with higher essential oil content & resistance to mildew.
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Vanilla Grass (Anthoxanthum)
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12"
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Grass for potpourri with a sweet scent.
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Bay Laurel - Laurus nobilus
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3-10 ft
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Frost sensitive small tree. Great patio tree and good for cooking.
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