Common Name: Coriander, Vietnamese Botanical Name: Polygonom oderatum • Zone: 9b-11 • Type: Tropical perennial • Height: 6 in. • Width: 4 in. • Habit: Creeping • Flower: NA • Bloom Season: May-Sept. • Foliage: Dark green, with chestnut-colored spots on top of leaves & burgundy red underneath. • Flavor: Refreshing citrus flavor with a […]
Category: Herbs
Chives
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum) onion chives (A. schoenoprasum)
Onion Chives
Common Name: Chives, Onion Botanical Name: Allium schoenoprasum • Zone: 4-8 • Type: Bulbous perennial • Height: 1-1.5 ft. • Width: 1-1.5 ft. • Habit: Upright, mounding • Flower: Globular, clover-like, purple • Bloom Season: April-May • Foliage: Thin, tubular, grass-like, dark green leaves • Flavor: Mild onion-like flavor • Fragrance: Onion • Sun: Full […]
Chamomile
German chamomile (Matricaria recutita) Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile)
Roman Chamomile
Common Name: Chamomile, Roman Botanical Name: Chamaemelum nobile ‘Roman’ • Zone: 4-9 • Type: Herbaceous perennial • Height: 3-6 in. • Width: 6-12 in. • Habit: Upright, mounding • Flower: Small, daisy-like, white flowers • Bloom Season: June-Sept. • Foliage: Finely dissected leaves, fern-like • Flavor: Mild, slightly bitter flavor • Fragrance: Sweet, crisp, apple-like […]
Catmint and Catnip
Catnip (Nepeta cataria) Walker’s Low catmint (Nepeta x faassenii ‘Walker’s Low’)
Catnip
Common Name: Catnip Botanical Name: Nepeta cataria • Zone: 3-7 • Type: Herbaceous perennial • Height: 2-3 ft. • Width: 2-3 ft. • Habit: Mounding • Flower: White to pale purple, spike-like , terminal clusters • Bloom Season: May-Sept. • Foliage: Coarsely-toothed, triangular to ovate, gray-green leaves up to 3 in. long. • Flavor: Minty […]
African Blue Basil
Common Name: Basil ‘African Blue’ Botanical Name: Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum ‘Dark Opal’ • Type: Perennial, annual in Webster Groves area • Height: 2 – 3 ft. • Width: 1.5 – 2 ft. • Habit: Shrub-like • Flower: Dark purple spikes • Bloom Season: All summer • Foliage: Dark green to purple, fragrant • Fruit: […]
Amethyst Basil
Common Name: Basil, Amethyst Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum ‘Amethyst’ • Type: Annual • Height: 16 – 20 in. • Width: 8 – 12 in. • Habit: Upright • Flower: Pink • Bloom Season: Mid to late summer • Foliage: Large, 2-3″, thick, turned-down leaves. This stunning basil is nearly black in color • Flavor: Genovese-like […]
Aroma Basil
Common Name: Basil, Aroma Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum • Type: Annual • Height: 20 – 24 in. • Width: 8 – 12 in. • Habit: Upright • Flower: White • Bloom Season: Mid to late summer • Foliage: Glossy, dark green, 3 in. long leaves • Flavor: Genovese-like, sweet • Fragrance: Genovese-like • Sun: Full […]