Common Name: Parsley, Japanese (Mitsuba) Botanical Name: Cryptotaenia japonica Zone: 5-8 Type: Herbaceous perennial Height: 1-2 ft Space: 1-1.5 ft Habit: Clumping Flower: White Bloom Season: June to July Foliage: Ternate compound leaves (mitsuba means three leaves in Japanese) with serrated ovate segments Flavor: Parsley-like Fragrance: Fresh Sun: Partial shade Soil: Average-rich, well-drained soil Water: […]
Category: Herbs
Oregano
‘Compactum’ creeping oregano (Origanum vulgare) creeping golden oregano (O. vulgare) dittany of Crete (O. dictamnus) also called Cretan dittany and hop marjoram golden oregano (O. vulgare ‘Aureum’) Greek oregano (O. heracleoticum) Herenhausen oregano (O. ‘Herenhausen’) Hot and Spicy oregano (O. vulgare ‘Hot and Spicy’) Italian oregano (O. x majoricum) Jim’s Best oregano (O. vulgare ‘Jim’s Best’) Kaliteri oregano (O. ‘Kaliteri’) Kent Beauty oregano (O. […]
Dittany of Crete Oregano
Dittany of Crete (Origanum dictamnus) also called Cretan dittany and hop marjoram
Kent Beauty Oregano
Kent Beauty oregano (Origanum rotundifolium ‘Kent Beauty’)
Nasturtium
Alaska Mix nasturtium (Trapaeolum majus ‘Alaska Mix’) Nasturtiums provide edible flowers and leaves. The flowers have a spicy fragrance and enhance salads and other foods. Nasturtiums self seed, and tolerate deer, drought, and poor soil. Flowers gold, mahogany, salmon, orange Bloom Season summer until frost Foliage variegated green and cream Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds Type annual Light full sun to partial shade Water low Size 10-14” tall Gleam […]
Mint
basil mint (Mentha × piperita f. citrata) Berries and Cream mint (M. x ‘Berries and Cream’) Blue Balsam peppermint (M. × piperita) Chocolate mint (M. x piperita ‘Chocolate’) Corsican mint (M. requienii) Julep mint (M. spicata ‘Julep’) mojito mint (M. x villosa) Moroccan mint (M. spicata) mountain mint (Pycnanthemum incanum) orange peppermint (M. × piperita) peppermint (M. × piperita) pineapple mint (M. suaveolens ‘Variegata’) spearmint (M. spicata) Kentucky Colonel spearmint (M. spicata ‘Kentucky Colonel’) […]
Marjoram
sweet marjoram (Origanum majorana)
Mallow
Zebrina mallow (Malva sylvestris ‘Zebrina’) marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)
Violet Intrigue Lavender
Common Name: Lavender, Violet Intrigue Botanical Name: Lavandula angustifolia ‘Violet Intrigue‘ Zone: 5 – 7 Type: Herbaceous perennial Height: 24 – 30 in. Width: 24 in. Habit: Dense, mounding Flower: Profusion of shimmering violet-blue flowers Bloom Season: July – Aug Foliage: Cool, gray-green foliage Flavor: Sweet Fragrance: Light, sweet, lavender scent Sun: Full sun Soil: […]
Provence Lavender
Common Name: Lavender, Provence Botanical Name: Lavandula x intermedia ‘Provence‘ Zone: 5 – 8 Type: Herbaceous perennial Height: 2-3 ft. Width: 2-3 ft.. Habit: Compact shrub Flower: Large, plump, light lavender clusters on terminal spikes Bloom Season: June – Aug Foliage: Narrow, gray-green leaves up to 2.5 in. long Flavor: Strong Fragrance: Highly scented Sun: […]