| Golden Lemon Thyme - T. citriodorus aureus varaiegatue | Garlic Chives |
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Golden Lemon Thyme is pungently lemon scented. Golden and variegated when in bright light. Great in a hanging basket and beautiful with rock walkways. Excellent garnish for sandwiches and salads. Space 1' circle Zones 4-10.
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Garlic chives are an attractive perennial with edible foliage and edible flowers in August. Garlic chives are among the most versatile of all edible flowers, and can be used for flavoring in fresh salads or cooking. They have a clumping habit and spread by dropping their seeds. The seedlings appearing the following spring. They work well in perennial beds. All parts are edible and can be harvested throughout the growing season. Space individual plants @ 1' circles. Zones 4-8.
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| Chocolate Mint | Provence Lavender - Lavandula x intermedia |
Dark green leaves. Height 12-18". Scent is reminiscent of chocolate peppermint patties. Very good for fruit desserts and tea. Space 1' - 2' circle Zones 4-10.
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An adaptable lavender to the Northeast. Hardy Zones 5-9. Zones 5-7 locate plants protected from the wind. Lavender's are pretty. They are border plants, accent plants, and look good with bushes and small trees. @ a one foot spacing will bring plants together for a low hedge appearance.
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| Arp Rosemary | Franeaux Hardy Rosemary |
Arp rosemary is winter hardy through Zone 6. The USDA introduction is a hardier rosemary than others and handsome with a bushy spruce-like appearance. Space 3' - 4' circle. In zone 6 Arp should be planted sheltered from winter winds. A sand mulch or planted near or next to large rocks in full sun helps rosemary through the coldest times in winter. Harvest rosemary year round. Especially good in French breads and potatoes dishes. Zones 6-8.
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Darker green and more compact than Arp. This variety is very ornamental, up to 4', making a fine specimen in the garden or grown as a standard. Space 4' circle. It has survived 0 degrees with some winter injury in a protected area of the nursery after 5 years of no injury. Zone 7-8
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| Sweet Bay Laurel - Laural nobilis | Lemongrass - Cymbopogon citratus |
The traditional bay leaf so essential to European cuisine. Slow growing bush with aromatic leaves; a good shrub for warm areas. Good for pots. Space outside @ 8' circle. Zones 7b - 8.
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Our instant tea plant at the nursery; just a few leaves in a cup of hot water. Try sweetening with honey. A tropical ornamental grass. Will grow well anywhere indoors. Used in many Thai recipes and is the source for citral, the essential oil responsible for citronella's lemony scent. Thai women crinkle up a handful and put in in their bath water to prevent wrinkles! An ornamental clumping grass space @ a 4' circle Zones 9-10 and can be grown as a outside annual in the north.
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| Horseradish - Armoracia rusticana | Tea Camellia - Camellia sinensis |
Horseradish is a perennial growing to 30 inches tall and putting down long, thick, white roots which are grated to make a fiery sauce. Roots mature in 150 days. Roots are harvested throughout the winter in zone 7. Space 2' circles Zones 3-7.
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The profuse flowering, dense, round evergreen Camellia sinensis, whose leaves are used for green and black and white tea is an excellent ornamental.Leaves are glossy dark green and fall flowers are white with yellow centers. The bush is compact and round @ 6'tall and 5' wide. Tea is tender to strong winter winds and can defoliate from being too cold. Tea is as hardy or hardier than most camellia. In zone 7 plants do well protected on the east side of a building. Generally, tea enjoys dappled shade. The bush is not susceptible to insect damage or disease. Leaves are harvested throughout the growing season, picked when they are small. Space @ a 6' circle Zones 6b-8
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| Thai Ginger - Alpinia galanga | Sage |
Thai Ginger or Alpinia galanga is a popular spice in Asia and is used in many Thai dishes. This ginger is easy to grow and can reach 5 to 6' and does best in slight shade. Multiple white flowers appear regularly. The rhizome is a common ingredient in Thai soups and curries, where it is used fresh in chunks or thin slices, mashed and mixed into curry paste or dired and powdered. Indonesian rendang is usually spiced with galangal. Zone 8 space about 4'.
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A shrub-like, 2-ft. perennial herb with aromatic gray leaves used to season meats, fish, poultry, stews, dressings, etc. Flowers are purple, blooming in May. Space @ 2' circle Zone 6 - 10
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| Violet - Viola odorata | Spearmint |
A native perennial flower. Adapted to woods and pasture. The purple flowers are edible and plant is medicinal. Make sure your spring salads include violets. Grows exceedingly well in hard bark much as a companion with bush fruit such as blueberries, elderberries and currants. Will bloom with yellow flowering Crandall American black currant and most early bulbs such as daffodils and tulips.
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A very usable perennial in the garden or in plantings near the kitchen. Fresh leaves blended, strained, sweeten, and iced. Is there a better drink on a hot summer day? As all mints the plant must be kept in bounds. The bloom attracts many butterfly. Space @ 5' circle or smaller. Zone 4-10
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| Munstead Lavender - Lavandula angustifolia | Hidcote Lavender |
Munstead is named after Munstead Woods in Surrey which was the home of Gertrude Jeckyl a famous garden designer. Munstead is able to tolerate heat better than some of the other varieties. The term Munstead is synonymous with Dwarf Munstead, Munstead Blue and "Munstead variety." This is a dwarf English Lavender variety of Lavandula angustifolia and is popular and early flowering. Zone 6-8.View detailed information
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Hidcote is known for its dark purple flowers and compact growth. A smaller plant than Provence or Munstead. Zones 6-7. Space 12-20 inches apart. Good for borders.
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| Lemon Thyme | Red Veined Sorrel |
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Lemon thyme is a small leaved low growing perennial herb, similar to golden lemon thyme but not varigated. Space 1' circles Zone 5-7
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Red Veined Sorrel is a pretty salad mix plant, full of nutrition. Hardy and easy to grow. Good plant to overwinter in a cold frame with other greens and excellent in a flower bed or as an accent in a vegetable garden. Young leaves are best. Space @ 1' circle.
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| GINGER | |
Perennial spreading habit with spicy tubers, harvested annually. Space 2' circles, eventually spreading outwards. Zone 8-10 Our strain collected in Georgia.
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