17 Cell Herb Option

Choose any 3 varieties of herbs, 17 cells of each variety, to make your own 51 strip. You now have the choice you need (272 varieties) to grow only the quantities you want (17, 34, 50 or 100) of each herb! 2736 Route 208 PO Box 356 Walden, NY 12586 Wallkill, NY 12589

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At Silverleaf Greenhouses our goal is to offer you unsurpassed Quality, Selection and Service.

Last year we finally launched our website and the feedback has been very positive. Here you can find descriptions of all our herbs and scented geraniums along with our most current availability. This year we are excited to present you with our full color catalog which references our line of brokered products.

At 300 varieties and counting, we offer one of the most comprehensive lists of herbs and scented geraniums in the country. If you would like us to grow a variety that is not listed in this catalog, we would welcome the opportunity to quote your custom orders.

With the popularity of our Citronella plants ever growing, we have again increased production by a substantial amount. By continuing to increase our Citronella stock it is our hope to be able to better meet the needs of our customers.

Please take a moment to look over the other programs listed in this catalog, as well as on our website. Our specialty herb ‘Pick-me-Up & Go’s’ are a great retail item that requires no additional growing time. They make a wonderful impulse buy for your retail customers.

We are hard at work expanding our collection of specialty products to bring you new and exciting options. Watch for our herb standards (check out the inside back cover of this catalog), topiaries, vertical gardens, living wreaths and more. We also plan to offer a collection of specialty ivy products that includes baskets, globes and wreaths in addition to our current Ivy program. Our current Ivy program lists 12 varieties of ivy which are sold in a 72 cell tray with 3-4 plants/cell guaranteed.

Finally, we continue to offer a 3% early order discount. This discount is for orders booked by the last Friday in November that are to ship between weeks 2 and 22 in the following calendar year. To qualify for this EOD you need only order a minimum of 4 trays of plants.

Once again thank you for putting your trust in Silverleaf Greenhouses. We continue to grow with your needs in mind. Larry & Cynthia Silverman

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Ajmud - Indian Celery Arugula - Wasabi Carum roxburgianum Diplotaxis erucoides Primarily grown for its seeds which are a Wasabi Arugula has green toothed, spoon-shaped staple for seasoning Indian dishes. Often leaves. It’s best to plant in the early spring or early used as a substitute for parsley. fall. The flowers are edible too, however, after it flowers, the leaves tend to develop a sharper taste. This plant will give you the same added zing that the common Japanese condiment will and makes a great addition to salads.

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Andrographis Asian Greens - Mizuna Dark Purple Andrographis paniculata Brassica rapa Andrographis is a medicinal herb that’s Purple Mizuna is a leaf vegetable commonly used to fight the common cold, commonly used in salads and stir-fry’s. flu and other respiratory ailments. It likes to The leaves add a nice mild mustard flavor. grow in moist shady places. It has an upright Some leaves will be all purple, others will growing habit of dark green foliage. It produces be green with a purple tint. It’s a quick small flowers and later seed capsules. grower and produces a nice bushy plant.

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Angelica Aztec Sweet Herb Angelica archangelica Lippia dulcis Tall growing biennial with long, spindle- Spreading herb with scented foliage and shaped, bright green deeply lobed, fleshy white flowers into fall. Great in hanging foliage. Small, yellowish-green flowers in baskets or as a trailing groundcover. midsummer. Very aromatic, slight celery- Leaves have an intense sweat taste. This flavor. Leaves and stems good to eat; roots herb has been used to treat respiratory used medicinally. complaints

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Anise Bachelor’s Buttons Pimpinella anisum Centaurea cyanus An annual, herbaceous plant with finely- Prolific bloomer with flowers in blue, pink, leafed foliage. Small white flowers in lavender, white and maroon. The edible midsummer. The grey-green, pear-shaped flowers are also excellent for cutting and fruits are thickly covered with hair. Very drying. Grows well in any ordinary, well- aromatic. Leaves & seeds used in cooking. drained garden soil. Plant is said to aid digestion.

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Anise Hyssop Basil - African Blue Agastache foeniculum Ocimum x ‘Kasar’ Vigorous erect herb with anise-scented spikes of Hybrid basil that forms an upright mound blue flowers in late summer. Great for butterflies, of attractive blue-green leaves with good bees and hummingbirds. Anise hyssop is easy aroma and flavor. Basil prefers a moist, to grow, provided ample drainage, moisture and well-drained soil in plenty of bright sunlight. The leaves are nice in tea; plant used by sunlight. Pinch to promote fullness. native Americans to treat colds.

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Arugula Basil - Amethyst Improved Eruca sativa Ocimum basilicum ‘Amethyst Improved’ Dark green, tender, peppery flavored leaves; Well-branched mound of large, purple- edible flowers. An easy to grow plant which black aromatic leaves with a sweet, re-seeds readily. Pick the flowers as they appear spicy flavor. It would make an attractive and add them to your salads and stir-frys; addition to Caprese salad. Basil prefers a leaves are great in salads. Leaves tend to taste moist, well-drained soil in plenty of bright better prior to the plant flowering. sunlight. Pinch to promote fullness.

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Basil - Anise Basil - Cinnamon Ocimum basilicum ‘Anise’ Ocimum basilicum ‘Cinnamon’ Well-branched mound of large, green, Upright mound of long, slender, aromatic leaves with a sweet, licorice cinnamon scented leaves on purple stems. flavor. Basil prefers a moist, well-drained The lightly cinnamon flavor of the leaves soil in plenty of bright sunlight. Pinch to would pair well with Mexican cuisine. promote fullness.

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Basil - Aroma Basil - Dark Opal Ocimum basilicum Ocimum basilicum ‘Dark Opal’ Vigorous hybrid Genovese type basil with Beautiful deep purple leaves, sometimes medium leaves, slow bolting and fusarium variegated. Fragrant and tasty it makes a wilt resistance. Great in tomato based nice ornamental garden addition or an dishes. attractive garnish. This would be a nice variety for use in basil vinegar. It yields pinkish flowers.

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Basil - Bouquet Mix Basil - Dolly Ocimum basilicum Ocimum basilicum ‘Dolly’ Our Bouquet Mix is a variety of popular Basil Dolly is a uniform growing, Genovese green and red basils grown together; type basil with large light green leaves. It’s makes a very attractive planting. fast growing and is more tolerant of low temperatures than other basil varieties. Increased Fusarium wilt resistance. Produces high yields; well suited to field production.

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Basil - Bush Basil - Dwarf Purple Ocimum basilicum Ocimum basilicum ‘Dwarf Purple’ This herb forms a compact mound of Compact annual herb with dark purple rounded, aromatic and flavorful foliage. foliage. Fresh leaves add zest to tomato Sweeter than Genovese. Pinch to promote dishes and color to salads. fullness.

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Basil - Cardinal Basil - Floral Spires Lavender Ocimum basilicum ‘Cardinal’ Ocimum basilicum ‘Floral Spires Lavender’ Very showy with a tight cluster of red Highly ornamental basil that produces flowers atop fragrant stems and leaves. It lavender colored flowers on tall flower really stands out as an ornamental herb spikes. Bred for flowers and flavor, its taste as well as a flavorful one. The leaves are is comparable to thai basil varieties. sweet with a hint of licorice.

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Basil - Christmas Basil - Floral Spires White Ocimum basilicum ‘Christmas’ Ocimum basilicum ‘Floral Spires White’ Produces large, glossy leaves with a Highly ornamental basil that produces unique fruity scent. It has a nice uniform bright white flowers on tall flower spikes. growth habit and sports a profusion of big Bred for flowers and flavor, its taste is purple flowers in summer. comparable to thai basil varieties. Has dense, bushy foliage.

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Basil - Genovese Basil - Napolentano Ocimum basilicum ‘Genovese’ Ocimum basilicum ‘Napolentano’ Well-branched mound of large, green, Large frilly leaves, lighter green in color aromatic leaves with a sweet, spicy flavor. than most. Well-branched mound of A very popular culinary variety. Great for large, aromatic leaves; has a sweet, spicy pesto and Mediterranean dishes. flavor.

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Basil - Genovese Red Basil - Nufar Ocimum basilicum ‘Freddy’ Ocimum basilicum ‘Nufar’ Purple, large leaved Genovese-type basil. Mounds of large, green, aromatic leaves Wonderful color addition to containers, with a sweet, spicy flavor and aroma. herb gardens and as a garnish. Fusarium wilt resistant. Nice in salads and sauces.

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Basil - Greek Columnar Basil - Pesto Perpetuo Ocimum x citriodorum ‘Lesbos’ Ocimum x ‘Pesto Perpetuo’ Upright growing Sweet Basil with an Exciting new basil variety that sports aromatic, unusual scent - it’s floral, it’s spicy and light green leaves edged with wide creamy has just a hint of citrus all on the same margins. Unsurprisingly, it’d make a great pesto. plant. Flowers infrequently. Its bolder It’s variegated leaves are nice ornamentally but, flavor makes it a nice addition to heartier it doesn’t flower. This allows it to produce even dishes such as stew. more tasty leaves for culinary use.

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Basil - Holy Basil - Pistou Ocimum basilicum ‘Holy’ Ocimum basilicum ‘Pistou’ Basil Holy has slender green leaves. The Basil Pistou has tiny oval, densely packed leaves. plant also has lightly hairy green stems, It’s uniform and compact growing habit lends purple flower brackets, and a light musky itself to mass plantings. The plants form a nice scent with a hint of mint and cloves. It’s round mound and could look nice planted in said to benefit digestion. parterres. It’s aromatic with a mild, sweet-spicy leaves; great in salads, sauces or pesto.

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Basil - Lime Basil - Purple Ruffles Ocimum basilicum ‘Lime’ Ocimum basilicum ‘Purple Ruffles’ Lime scented, 2” long bright green leaves. Compact annual herb with dark purple Wonderful flavor; pairs well with seafood. leaves that have ruffled margins. Fresh Pinch to promote fullness. leaves add zest to tomato dishes and color to salads.

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Basil - Mrs. Burns (Lemon) Basil - Red Rubin Ocimum basilicum ‘Mrs. Burns’ Ocimum basilicum ‘Red Rubin’ Unique basil that incorporates the aroma Newer improved purple basil that has and flavor of lemon citrus in both the more uniform coloration than older leaves and seeds. Great with poultry and varieties. Spicy flavor. High yielding Italian seafood. type. Great for cooking.

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Basil - Spicy Globe Bee Balm (Monarda) Ocimum basilicum ‘Spicy Globe’ Monarda didyma Dense, compact mound of aromatic and Easy-to-grow upright mound of aromatic flavorful, dark green basil leaves. More green leaves topped with lavender- uniform growing bush variety. Great for pink blooms. Remove spent flowers to potted sales & used in cooking. encourage rebloom. Some parts are used in tea, others for poultices. It’s said to have antiseptic properties.

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Basil - Sweet Beets - Early Wonder Tall Top Ocimum basilicum Beta vulgaris Wonderfully scented emerald green leaves Forms 3-4” wide deep red globes. Tall, and white flowers. An excellent variety for shiny leaves make a top choice for greens. pesto and in tomato based dishes. Good pickling beet. Plant in fertile, moist, well-drained soil. 60 days.

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Basil - Sweet Dani Bergamot, Wild Ocimum basilicum ‘Sweet Dani’ Monarda fistulosa Large-leaves with a fresh lemon scent. Bergamot has lavender flowers with a Vigorous growing habit. Excellent with strong spicy scent. It’s used for flavoring fish and chicken. meats and making teas which are supposed to ease colds.

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Basil - Sweet Mammoth Betony Ocimum basilicum ‘Sweet Mammoth’ Stachys officinalis Unique looking basil with large, slightly Lovely perennial herb with a basal rosette puckered leaves. Excellent flavor and of deep green foliage and spikes of purple scent. It may have the largest leaves of flowers emerging from the leaves. any basil variety; it’d be good to wrap and cook foods in.

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Basil - Sweet Thai Borage Ocimum basilicum ‘Sweet Thai’ Borago officinals Wonderful basil with a stronger, spicy Upright mound of large oval leaves with flavor, similar to cloves. Glossy dark green stems of small, blue, star-shaped edible leaves and purple flowers. Goes well with blooms. Foliage has a mild cucumber Thai and Vietnamese cuisine. taste. Seed oil is a source of gamma- linolenic acid.

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Bay Laurel Borage - white flower Laurus nobilis Borage officinalis Small frost-sensitive tree with narrow oval Upright mound of large oval leaves leaves that are used dried for culinary with stems of small, white, star-shaped flavor; a staple in French cooking. blooms. Foliage has a mild cucumber Sometimes used for topiary. Bay laurel is a taste. Seed oil is a source of gamma- tender plant that needs winter protection linolenic acid. Drought tolerant once indoors or in the greenhouse. established.

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Calamintha Variegated Chameleon Plant Calamintha grandiflora ‘Variegata’ Houttuynia cordata ‘Chameleon’ Attractive well-branched mound with Vigorous growing, perennial groundcover mint-scented, fuzzy, serrated, green and that likes moist to wet soil. Lovely white leaves and loads of pink tubular variegated foliage with green and tinges of blooms. This showy herb is also a nice pink. Small white flowers in early summer. addition to your tea.

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Calendula ‘Resina’ Chamomile - German Calendula officinalis ‘Resina’ Matricaria recutita Bright yellow daisy-like flowers mixed Upright rounded mound of attractive with a few orange colored blooms are fern-like foliage topped with small white borne throughout the summer. Bright long blooms. German Chamomile is a prolific lasting color. Blooms are edible. The plant bloomer. Great for tea! It performs best in has antiseptic properties. a moist, well-drained soil and plenty of bright sunlight.

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Caraway Chamomile - Roman Carum carvi Chamaemelum nobile Caraway plants have a thick, tapering roots like Low, relaxed mound of attractive, finely- that of a parsnip and fern-like, green foliage. Flower dissected foliage & stems topped with clusters, are white tinged with pink and appear small white daisy-like blooms. Roman in mid summer. The stems of the delicate flowers produce seed cases, each containing two seeds. Chamomile is a hardier variety & performs Leaves can be added to salads; the seeds are best in a well-drained soil & plenty of commonly used in baking. bright sunlight. Great for tea!

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Catmint ‘Walker’s Low’ Chervil Nepeta x faassenii ‘Walker’s Low’ Anthriscus cerefolium Fragrant leaves and spikes of bright European native that looks similar to blue flower clusters adorn this durable, parsley, but with a unique anise, tarragon underused plant. Summer blooming. flavor. Great to add to soups & salads. Catmint is easy to grow and tolerant of Prefers cooler temperatures. Chervil grows most soil types. Leaves can be used in tea. best in cool, moist, well-drained soil & full sun. Will seed in hot weather.

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Catnip Chives Nepeta cataria Allium schoenoprasum Vigorous upright mound of dark green Grass-like perennial with tubular stalks aromatic leaves and stems of blue flowers. & attractive blooms. Stalks have a mild Induces euphoria in cats. Catnip is easy onion flavor; fresh or dried. Great in soups to grow and tolerant of most soil types, and salads. Chives will grow in almost any provided ample moisture and sunlight. soil type, provided ample moisture and sunlight.

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Celery - Cutting Chives - Garlic Apium graveolens Allium tuberosum Leafy herb with bold celery flavor. Well Grass-like perennial with tubular stalks & worth growing for the root, stalk and attractive blooms. Stalks have a mild onion- leaves. Excellent when used in salads and garlic flavor; fresh or dried. Nice as a garnish soups. Celery grows best when planted in or used in dishes that would call for onions. moist, well-drained soil. Chives will grow in almost any soil type, provided ample moisture and sunlight.

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Chives - Gigantic Cress - Wrinkled Crinkled Allium schoenoprasum ‘Giganteum’ Lepidium Sativum Grass-like clumping perennial with This cress variety is in fact wrinkled and crinkled! attractive large, round blooms and mild Leaves sprout on upright growing stems. The onion flavor; fresh or dried. Chives leaves have a sweet-spicy flavor. This would be a great addition to salads; it would add both taste Gigantic will grow taller than most and in and texture as a garnish. Its bolt resistance, ease almost any soil type. of harvest and that you can get multiple cuts from one planting makes it an ideal field crop.

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Comfrey - Common Culantro - Mexican Coriander Symphytum officinale Eryngium foetidum Comfrey is a large, hardy, tuberous rooted Green leafy plant whose leaves are used perennial that’s commonly used as an ornamental in Mexican and Asian cooking. Seeds also plant today. It has attractive fuzzy, leaves and blue used in soups and stews. Culantro is easy bell-like flowers that are white to pink and bloom in clusters. It was brought to the US in the 1600s to grow in a well-drained soil and plenty as a medicinal plant supposed to help heal rashes, of sunlight.Tolerates heat well. Avoid external inflammation and other complaints. overwatering.

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Coriander - Spice Cumin Coriandrum sativum ‘Spice’ Cuminum cyminum This is a Coriander variety that is grown Small, rounded mound of dark green foliage primarily for its seeds. Coriander seeds topped by many delicate white blooms that add a nice spicy flavor to soups and develop into the seeds used in cooking. Cumin stews. It is also a key ingredient in curries, is a common ingredient in Curry. Cumin will chili sauces and other exotic dishes. grow in most well-drained soils, provided ample sunlight and moisture.

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Coriander - Vietnamese Cumin - Black Polygonum odoratum Nigella sativa Relaxed mound of “knotted” stems and Black Cumin is a very showy flowering narrow pungent leaves used like cilantro annual with white blooms and attractive, for flavoring. Vietnamese coriander finely divided foliage. Seeds are used compliments many Asian and Vietnamese as a condiment and a spice. Popular in dishes well. Mexican and Indian cooking.

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Coriander / Cilantro Curry Coriandrum sativum Helichrysum angustifolium Green leafy plant whose leaves are used Lovely grey foliage plant with a strong, in Mexican and Asian cooking. Seeds also sweet, curry scent. Do not use in cooking; used in soups and stews. Cilantro is easy use among woolens to repel moths or to grow in a well-drained soil and plenty in potpourri. Curry plant will grow well of sunlight. Avoid overwatering. in most garden soils, provided ample drainage, sunlight and moisture.

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Cress - Watercress Curry - Dwarf Lepidium sativum Helichrysum italicum microphyllum Upright mound of narrow green leaves Self-branching, silvery, curry scented and stems topped with light blue to white foliage bearing tiny yellow flowers. This blooms. Leaves eaten raw or cooked. is a dwarf version of Curry. Do not use Seeds also used. Watercress will grow in in cooking; use among woolens to repel most soil types provided ample sunlight moths or in potpourri & aromatherapy. and lots of moisture. Plant in fertile, moist well-drained soil.

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Dill - Bouquet Endive Anethum graveolens Cichorium endivia crispa Upright mound of aromatic, fine-textured Endive forms a heart of finely cut, frilly foliage with tall stems of yellow blooms. leaves which are mild, slightly bitter and This is a very popular and early blooming delicious. A great addition to salads. variety; both culinary and ornamental. Endive requires a moist, well-drained soil and a full day of bright sunlight.

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Dill - Fern Leaf Epazote Anethum graveolens Chenopodium ambrosioides Dwarf, 18” plants with soft, delicate, Large upright plant with narrow, rough-textured dissected fern-like leaves and a long leaves and stems topped with plumes of greenish cutting season. Slower to bolt than other blooms that develop into seeds. Common varieties. Use fresh or dried; great with in traditional South American and Mexican fish. cooking. Epazote will grow in most soil types and light conditions. Avoid standing water.

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Dill - Hercules Escarole - Eros Anethum graveolens Cichorium endivia Tall, upright mound of aromatic, fine- Dense heads of mildly bitter leaves that textured foliage with tall stems of yellow are great in salads or cooking. Dark green blooms. Culinary and ornamental. Seeds leaves. Requires a moist, well-drained soil. are good for pickeling. 45 days.

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Dill - Vierling Eucalyptus - Silver Dollar Anethum graveolens Eucalyptus Soft, delicate, dissected fern-like leaves Bright, silvery white disk-like foliage and and a long cutting season. Chartreuse stems form a tree over time. Typically used blooms. Use fresh or dried; great on in floral arrangements. Eucalyptus requires grilled meats. very warm temperatures, a well-drained soil and lots of bright sunlight.

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Echinacea Fennel - Bronze Echinacea purpurea Foeniculum vulgare A very popular perennial known for its Tall, erect-growing plant with soft, profusion of purple daisy-like flowers. feathery, fine-textured bronze-purple Used for support and stimulation of the foliage. Attractive ornamental. Common immune system. Blooms midsummer in Mediterranean cooking. Fennel requires through fall. Drought tolerant once a moist, well-drained soil and plenty of established. Great cut flowers. bright sunlight.

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Edelweiss Fennel - Florence Leontopodium alpinale Foeniculum vulgare azoricum Edelweiss has grey-green fuzzy foliage and fuzzy Also known as Bulb Fennel, Florence has flowers. It has white double star shaped felted a mild anise flavor in its feathery green brackets. The actual flowers are small and yellow foliage and its bulbous base. Grown in the center of the white flower brackets. Long bloom time. It’s great in alpine and rock gardens mostly for the veggi-like bulb. Fennel and was historically used in folk medicine to help requires space to grow, a moist, well- with abdominal and respiratory complaints. drained soil and plenty of bright sunlight.

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Fennel - Green Heliotrope - Fragrant White Foeniculum vulgare Heliotropium arborescens ‘Fragrant White’ Tall, upright plant with soft, feathery, fine- Large clusters of vanilla-scented white textured, light green foliage. Commonly flowers on stalks above bright green used in Mediterranean cooking. Fennel foliage. A Victorian era garden favorite. requires space to grow, a moist, well- Pinch off spent blooms to encourage drained soil and plenty of bright sunlight. rebloom.

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Feverfew Hops Tanacetum parthenium Humulus lupulus Compact, mounding, feathery plant with Easily grown, vigorous twining, climbing small white daisy-like blooms. Traditional vine with attractive leaves and showy, headache remedy and fever reducer. greenish flowers that emerge late summer. Feverfew is easy to grow almost anywhere, Excellent covering for fences, arbors provided ample sunlight and moisture. or trellises. Great addition to the herb garden. Can be used for beer.

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Flax - Omega Horehound Linum usitatissimum Marrubium vulgare This ancient plant has been grown for Interesting plant with silver-gray leaves centuries for its flax seeds, commonly and wooly white stems. Used to flavor used in cooking and herbal remedies. candy and cough medicine. Horehound Showy pale blue flowers sit atop wiry needs to be grown in a fertile, moist, well- stems followed by seed pods which hold drained soil and plenty of bright sunlight. valued seeds.

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Germander - Upright Hyacinth Bean - Ruby Moon Teucrium chamaedrys Dolichos lablab Traditional hedge plant in herb gardens Annual climber with green and purple that can be clipped to shape. Attractive tinged foliage. Showy maroon seed pods pink flowers and mildly fragrant leaves. follow flowers. Vigorous grower in well- Medicinally, it has been used to treat gout drained garden soil in a sunny site. It has and coughs. Germander should be grown been used as a tonic in traditional Chinese in a well-drained soil and bright sunlight. medicine.

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Gumplant Hyssop - Blue Flower Grindelia robusta Hyssopus officinalis Showy perennial with bright yellow Upright growing herb with dark green flowers. Grows particularly well in poor foliage and blue flowers. Versatile plant soils and is easy to care for. Tolerates with antiviral properties; often combined drought. Has many medicinal benefits with horehound. Can be used in cooking; such as reducing skin irritation and has a minty flavor. treating colds.

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Heliotrope - Fragrant Delight Italian Dandelion - Clio Heliotropium arborescens ‘Fragrant Delight’ Cichorium intybus Large clusters of vanilla-scented, deep Not a true dandelion, but leaves are purple flowers on stalks above bright similar. Upright and uniform growth habit. green foliage. A Victorian era garden Good in salads. Best flavor if picked before favorite. Pinch off spent blooms to flowering occurs. Requires a moist, well- encourage rebloom. drained soil. 50 days.

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Jewelweed Lavender - Ellagance Pink Impatiens capensis Lavandula angustifolia ‘Ellagance Pink’ Jewelweed likes shady, low woodlands Large flower spikes of pale pink. Well- and moist soil. It has light green foliage branched, bushy habit. Leaves can be and small, showy orange flowers. The used in cooking. Makes nice sachets. juices from this plant can be used to Drought and critter resistant. relieve skin irritations.

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Joe Pye Weed Lavender - Ellagance Purple Eupatorium purpureum Lavandula angustifolia ‘Ellagance Purple’ Native to North America; likes full sun to Large flower spikes of intense purple-blue. part shade in moist soils. Large clusters of Well-branched, bushy habit. Lavender pink-purple flowers are fragrant. Makes a grows best with moderate moisture, well- nice cut flower; was used medicinally by drained soil and plenty of bright sunlight. Native Americans. Versatile plant used for cooking, cut flowers, potpourri and more.

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Lavender - Anouk Lavender - Ellagance Snow Lavandula stoechas ‘Anouk’ Lavandula angustifolia ‘Ellagance Snow’ Lavender Anouk is a compact and fragrant Spanish New cultivar with large, dense spikes lavender variety that is great for hot, dry locations. of white blooms. This would look nice It has soft foliage that is more grey than green. It paired with a dark flowering lavender. Very will produce silvery flower spikes topped with fat, dark purple flower clusters topped with violet-blue fragrant. Can be used for cooking, cut bracts. Use it in perfumes, potpourri and sachets. flowers, sachets and more. It lends a nice fragrance to your garden.

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Lavender - Anouk Silver Lavender - Fred Boutin Lavandula stoechas ‘Anouk Silver’ Lavandula x intermedia ‘Fred Boutin’ Lavender Silver Anouk is a compact and fragrant Spanish Very fragrant lavender with silvery-blue lavender variety that is great for hot, dry locations. It’s leaves and spikes of lavender-blue blooms. an upright growing, somewhat spreading evergreen with Lavender grows best with moderate soft foliage that is silvery-grey. It will produce silvery flower spikes topped with big, deep purple flower clusters moisture, well-drained soil and plenty of crowned with violet-blue bracts. Use it in potpourri and bright sunlight. Avoid overwatering. sachets. It is very attractive to bees and butterflies.

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Lavender - Dilly Dilly Lavender - French Lavandula x intermedia ‘Dilly Dilly’ Lavandula dentata Dilly Dilly yields purple flower spikes French (Dentata) lavender is a French above compact, silvery foliage. Produces variety. It has larger, fuzzy, gray-green nice cut flowers. Leaves are good for foliage that is narrow and finely toothed. cooking. It yields upright flower spikes with purple blooms. It’s commonly used for its essential oils for perfumes. It also is easily pruned.

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Lavender - Edelweiss Lavender - Goodwin Creek Lavandula x intermedia ‘Edelweiss’ Lavandula angustifolia ‘Goodwin Creek’ This is a less common white-flowering Beautiful lavender with silvery-gray leaves lavender with fragrant green foliage. The and clusters of dark blue flowers. Nice leaves can be used for cooking & teas. ornamental plant; great for cut flowers and High in essential oils, it is quite attractive potpourri. to bees and butterflies. It would look nice planted next to Lavender Fred Boutin.

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Lavender - Grosso Lavender - Lady Lavandula x intermedia ‘Grosso’ Lavandula angustifolia ‘Lady’ Extremely fragrant lavender with broad Very compact lavender variety with spikes gray-green leaves and spikes of deep violet of early blooming light blue flowers. Lady blooms. Nice ornamental or culinary is closely related to Munstead lavender. lavender. Lavender grows best with well- It will produce nice cut flowers. Not just drained soil and plenty of bright sunlight. ornamental, but a nice culinary addition too.

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Lavender - Hidcote Blue Lavender - Melissa Lilac Lavandula angustifolia ‘Hidcote’ Lavandula angustifolia ‘Melissa Lilac’ Fragrant silver-gray foliage topped with Upright habit and large, lilac flowers above spikes of deep violet-blue flowers in robust, silvery-green foliage. Lavender summer. This is one of the best culinary grows best with moderate moisture, well- lavenders it pairs well with other herbs drained soil and plenty of bright sunlight. such as sage, thyme, savory and rosemary. Avoid overwatering.

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Lavender - Jean Davis Lavender - Mini Blue Lavandula angustifolia ‘Jean Davis’ Lavandula angustifolia ‘Mini Blue’ Upright lavender with pale pinkish-white Compact, uniformly growing, well- flowers with excellent fragrance. It’s a branched lavender with very fragrant, somewhat fruity tasting culinary lavender. showy blue flowers. Excellent for landscaping with its tidy growth habbit. Can be used for cooking.

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Lavender - Kew Red Lavender - Munstead Lavandula stoechas Lavandula angustifolia ‘Munstead’ Produces vibrant, cerise-pink flower spikes Fragrant silver-gray foliage topped with topped with pale pink bracts set against spikes of lavender-blue flowers earlier in aromatic, gray-green foliage. Flowers can the season than other lavenders. A hardier be added to soups, stews and salads. variety. Great for use in oils, sachets and Lavenders grow best in light, semi-moist, potpourris. Both the leaves and flowers well-drained soil. can be eaten.

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Lavender - Lace Violet Lavender - Otto Quast Lavandula stoechas Lavandula stoechas ‘Otto Quast’ Aromatic grey-green foliage with highly Produces vibrant, violet-purple flower ornamental flowers. Lace Violet produces spikes topped with violet bracts set vibrant, violet flower spikes topped with against aromatic, gray-green foliage. The lighter bracts. Great potted in your garden. flowers are a main selling point. The The foliage and flowers can be used in butterflies and bees will like them just as perfumes and potpourri. much as you do, but for different reasons.

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Lavender - Lace Winter Lavender - Phenomenal (PPAF) Lavandula stoechas Lavandula x intermedia ‘Phenomenal’ Aromatic grey-green foliage with highly New variety with excellent heat and ornamental flowers. Lace Winter produces humidity tolerance, also relativly cold vibrant, purple flower spikes topped with tolerant. Wonderfully fragrant. Great for lavender colored bracts. Great potted in fresh and dried flower arrangements, oils your garden. It is ideal for cutting and and cooking. ornamental gardens.

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Lavender - Pinnata Lavender - Tiara Lavandula pinnata Lavandula stoechas Sometimes called jagged lavender because Produces vibrant, purple-blue flower of its serrated fragrant leaves. Spikes of spikes topped with creamy-white bracts blue flowers. Lavender grows best with set against aromatic, gray-green foliage. moderate moisture, well-drained soil Flowers can be added to soups, stews and and plenty of bright sunlight. Avoid salads. Lavenders grow best in light, semi- overwatering. moist, well-drained soil.

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Lavender - Platinum Blonde (PPAF) Leek Lavandula angustifolia ‘Platinum Blonde’ Allium porum New variety of lavender with stunning cream Thick-stalked onion relative with a mild and green leaves and fragrant blue flowers. This sweet onion flavor. Leeks are a great is a variegated variety that has been growing addition to soups and stews. well. New growth tends to have the brightest foliage. You can cook with it but, it’s so attractive you might not want to harvest it.

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Lavender - Provence Lemon Balm Lavandula x intermedia ‘Provence’ Melissa officialis Intensely fragrant grey-green foliage and Vigorous, upright-branched mound of intensely blue flower spikes make this a popular lemon-scented green leaves. Excellent for flavoring selection. Later flowering variety. It’s teas, lemon balm is said to have antibacterial and popularly grown by the perfume industry antiviral properties. It’s great with fish, in teas and in France. It makes a nice garnish and fruit salads. Lemon balm is adaptable, durable and goes well in teas and with cheeses. will grow just about anywhere.

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Lavender - Ruffles Boysenberry Lemon Grass - East Indian Lavandula stoechas Cymbopogon citratus Produces vibrant red flower spikes topped Large, dense, upright clumps of wide-bladed with pale pink bracts. It’s foliage is gray- grass grown for its aromatic lemon scent green in color and is highly aromatic. It and flavor. Used in teas and Asian cooking. is a Lavender variety that is supposed Lemon grass is a versatile plant and will to flower early and be capable of repeat grow in most well-drained soils, provided blooming. ample moisture and bright sunlight.

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Lavender - Silver Edge (PPAF) Lemon Grass - West Indian Lavandula angustifolia ‘Silver Edge’ Cymbopogon citratus Beautiful variegated foliage. Violet-blue, West Indian Lemon Grass is vegetative whereas upright flower spikes. Lavender grows best the East Indian Lemon grass is grown from seed. with moderate moisture, well-drained West Indian lemon grass has large stalks and a more bulbous stem base. It is a good source soil and plenty of bright sunlight. Avoid of vitamin A. They’re commonly used for tea in overwatering. addition to cooking. It also is reported to have antifungal properties.

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Lavender - Thumbelina Leigh (PPAF) Lemon Verbena Lavendula angustifolia ‘Thumbelina Leigh’ PPAF Aloysia triphylla Lavender Thumbelina is an extremely aromatic, very Well-branched shrub with lightly serrated compact lavender variety. Well suited to containers green leaves having a strong lemon but also great for landscaping due to its compact and aroma and flavor. Great for teas. Lemon uniformgrowth habit. Thumbelina has green foliage verbena is a tender shrub that should and flower spikes topped with bright blue flowers. be overwintered indoors or greenhouse. Thumbelina can flower several times in a year. Prune to shape.

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Lovage Meadowsweet Levisticum officinale Filipendula ulmaria A very large ornamental specimen. Leaves and stalks Meadowsweet has fern-like green foliage used for celery-like flavor in main dishes, soups and and tufts of creamy-white fragrant sauces; seeds in candies. Tea made with the leaves flowers. Tea made from Meadowsweet is a is supposed to act as a stimulant and digestive tonic traditional folk medicine to treat colds and have internally or, have antiseptic properties when coughs. Flowers can be added to jams to applied externally. Cut back to ground in fall. add a subtle almond flavor.

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Marigold - Citrus Lemon Gem Mexican Mint Marigold Tagetes tenuifolia Tagetes lucida Low mounding plant with of delicate, citrus- Substitute for French Tarragon. It has scented foliage covered with small, single, a sweet licorice flavor for salads and yellow flowers that bloom over the summer. cooking. Flowers all summer long and also Compact habit and is a natural insect-repellent. thrives in warmer climates. Medicinally, it A good choice for edging flower beds or is said to be a stimulant and diuretic; and vegetable gardens. Flowers are edible. can also improve digestion.

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Marigold - Citrus Tangerine Gem Mint - Apple Tagetes tenuifolia Mentha rotundifolia Low mounding plant with of delicate, citrus- Medium size, serrated light green leaves scented foliage covered with small, single, have delicious, sweet, fruity apple aroma. bright-orange flowers that bloom throughout the Apple mint will grow in almost any summer months. Compact habit and is a natural soil type, provided ample moisture and insect-repellent. A good choice for edging flower sunlight. beds or vegetable gardens. Flowers are edible.

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Marjoram - Gold Tip Mint - Asian Origanum vulgare ‘Gold Tip’ Mentha spp. ‘Asian’ Unique two-toned foliage is green with Tall, upright stalks of narrow, gray-green randomly gold tipped foliage, Great flavor scented leaves. Rose-colored flowers similar to oregano. It goes well with beef and above the foliage. Particularly good in poultry. Showy mauve flowers in summer. easy oriental dishes. Will grow in almost any to grow in a well-drained soil and plenty of soil type. sunlight. Avoid overwatering.

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Marjoram - Sweet Mint - Banana Origanum majorana Mentha arvensis ‘Banana’ Dense mound of small dark green leaves Prostrate growing mint with light green with mild fragrance. Leaves are used fresh leaves and little lilac flowers. Try using it or dried and go well with beef and poultry in: banana mint muffins, tea, juleps, or and in soups. Sweet marjoram is easy to ice cream. grow in a well-drained soil and plenty of sunlight.

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Marjoram - Wild Mint - Basil Origanum vulgare Mentha x piperita f. citrata ‘Basil’ Beautiful, long lasting, magenta flowers. Upright grower with mauve-purple Use fresh or dried leaves in tomato flowers. Rounded, thick, dark green leaves sauces, pastas and meat dishes. Easily with a hint of red. Foliage smells like a grown in all soil types, drought tolerant combination of smells of peppermint and once established. basil. Will grow in almost any soil type.

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Mint - Berries & Cream Mint - Grapefruit Mentha spp. ‘Berries & Cream’ Mentha x piperita ‘Grapefruit’ Mint Berries & Cream has dark green Upright plant with large, light green leaves aromatic leaves. It’s big selling feature is and mauve-purple blooms. Mature leaves its unique flavor and scent which is that are fuzzy. It has a spearmint flavor with of fruit and peppermint. We’d recommend strong grapefruit overtones. Its flavor goes adding it to your summer drinks. well with fruit salads.

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Mint - Chocolate Mint - Hilary’s Sweet Lemon Mentha x piperita Mentha spp. ‘Hilary’s Sweet Lemon’ Unusual mint whose narrow, pointed Mint, Hilary’s Sweet Lemon is a more green leaves have a chocolate-peppermint- prostrate growing mint. It has green patty aroma and a slight brownish tint. foliage and light purple flowers when in This would make a nice addition to teas bloom. It is highly aromatic with a sweet and jellies, as well as be a tasty garnish. and fruity smell. It would be great added Flowers are also edible. to lemonade.

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Mint - Corsican Mint - Kentucky Colonel Mentha requienii Mentha spicata ‘Kentucky Colonel’ Tiny-leaved, ground hugging mint will Attractive spearmint variety with good spread out to form a dense ground cover. aroma and flavor for garden and culinary It produces tiny blue flowers. Minty uses. The official mint of the Mint Julep. leaves used to flavor teas and iced drinks. Best grown in pots unless you are looking Corsican mint prefers a well-drained soil for a ground cover. and bright sunlight.

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Mint - Curly Mint - Mojito Mentha spicata Mentha x villosa A curled leaf variety of spearmint Mounds of aromatic green leaves with traditionally used in cooking or added very distinct mint fragrance and flavor. It to bath water. Best grown in pots or is the choice mint for Mojitos. restrained. Curly mint will grow in almost any soil type and, like most mints, it likes to spread out.

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Mint - Eau de Cologne Mint - Orange Mentha x piperita f. citrata Mentha aquatica Highly aromatic herb with a prostrate Vigorous upright mound of large puckered growth habit. Oval bright green leaves. green leaves with a wonderful orange White flowers in summer. Grows in citrus aroma and flavor. Good in fruit almost any soil type, provided ample punch or dried in potpourris. It will moisture and sunlight. produce spikes of purple flowers in the summer months.

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Mint - Ginger Mint - Peppermint Mentha gracilis Mentha x piperita Uniquely scented herb prized for its rich Large dense mound of light green leaves flavor and beautifully colored, heart- having a distinct peppermint fragrance shaped foliage. Wonderful accent to fruit and flavor. Used in candies, jellies, teas and vegetable recipes. and other drinks. Peppermint will grow in almost any soil type.

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Mint - Spearmint Mustard Greens - Red Giant Mentha spicata Brassica Juncea Dense mound of more narrow, light Red Giant Mustard Greens is a popular variety green leaves with very distinct spearmint from Japan. It has large purple and purple-tinged fragrance and flavor. Traditionally used for leaves with a more mild in taste. It also has a lamb sauce and julep. Spearmint will grow more garlic like flavor than you find in other in almost any soil type, provided ample types of mustard greens. Red Giant makes a moisture and sunlight. nice, colorful addition to salads and sandwiches.

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Mint - Variegated Pineapple Mustard Greens - Red Splendor Mentha suaveolens Brassica Juncea Upright mound of wonderful variegated, Red Splendor Mustard Greens have some all purple light green leaves with white margins and leaves and some that are green with a purple tinge. pineapple aroma. Pineapple mint will grow They have serrated leaves. It tastes great on its own or combined in a salad with other types of greens. in almost any soil type. Like most mints A great source of vitamins and fiber. Remember to it’s nice added in your hot or iced teas. plant greens in the early spring or early fall. The It’d also make a very attractive garnish. flavor will be stronger as the plant matures.

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Motherwort Nasturtium - Empress of India Leonurus Cardiaca Tropaeolum majus Motherwort has green, sometimes purplish, Empress of India Nasturtium has striking scarlet fuzzy stems. The leaves are wedge shaped and double flowers. The flowers are edible and make green. Pink to lilac colored flowers grow on the an excellent garnish. Nasturtiums’ leaves are dark upper parts of the stems. Motherwort has been green and look kind of like little lily pads. They have a spicy-peppery taste and are used as greens used medicinal for some heart conditions, as a in mixed salads. The plant has a relatively compact mild sedative, and to help with menstrual pain. mounding growth habit.

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Mountain Mint Nasturtium - Jewel Mix Pycnanthemum pilosum Tropaeolum majus Perennial herb with menthol-scented Nasturtium Jewel Mix has striking flowers in varying colors, foliage. White flowers attract bees. some are single flowers while others are doubles. These Requires a well-drained soil and bright flowers are edible and although they appear delicate, they actually make for a showy, sturdy and long lasting garnish. sunlight for success. Avoid overwatering. Nasturtium leaves are dark green and look kind of like little lily pads. They have a spicy-peppery taste and are used as greens in mixed salads. Relatively compact, mounding growth habit.

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Mustard - White Onion - Welsh Brassica hirta Allium fistulosum ‘Evergreen’ White Mustard is a great addition to salads and Similar flavor to chives but stronger flavor. sandwiches. The leaves have a peppery taste and go Vigorous and very easy to grow. It’s ideal with great with curled cress in particular. It’s grown for cooked vegetables or in soups. Plant in early its fresh greens or left to dry and harvested for its spring in cool climates, or in mild winter areas, seeds. As the plant matures it will produce small, edible yellow flowers which later go to seed. The plant in the fall to grow through winter. Grows seeds are used to make the condiment- mustard. best in moist, well-drained soil.

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Mustard Greens - Golden Frills Oregano - Compactum Brassica Juncea Origanum vulgare ‘Compactum’ Golden Frills Mustard Greens have bright Compactum is a dwarf creeping Oregano green, deeply lobed, frilly leaves. They add variety with an intense, strong spicy nice texture to salad mixes along with a flavor. Small pink flowers in the summer. tasty spicy pepper flavor. Slow to bolt. Makes a nice ground cover or addition to your kitchen herb planter.

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Oregano - Cuban Oregano - Hot & Spicy Plectranthus amboinicus Origanum vulgare ‘Hot & Spicy’ Cuban Oregano is a favorite in tropical Oregano with intense, strong spicy America and is an important flavor in flavor. Great in hot salsas or chili dishes. Jamaican cuisine. It has large, green, Oregano is easy to grow in a well-drained fleshy ovate leaves that are very aromatic. soil.

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Oregano - Cuban Variegated Oregano - Italian Plectranthus amboinicus’Variegata’ Origanum vulgare Just like Cuban Oregano but with some Aromatic, edible herb sometimes called added flair- Variegated Cuban Oregano marjoram. Grown as annual in northern is a favorite in tropical America. It has climates. A staple in Italian cooking, fresh aromatic, fleshy, ovate leaves that are or dried. It has a sweet flavor but it’s green edged in a creamy white. strong enough to stand up to bold flavors like beef, garlic and tomatoes.

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Oregano - Dittany of Crete Oregano - Kent Beauty Origanum dictamnus Origanum rotundifolium Pink to peach flowers with purplish bracts Small, hops-like, pretty pink flowers are attract bees and butterflies. Attractive, surrounded by gray-green bracts that turn aromatic plants. Oregano is easy to grow. deep pink and then purple as they mature Great used in tomato based dishes. in summer. Aromatic, round, grey-green leaves are a bonus. Highly ornamental. This is not a culinary oregano.

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Oregano - Golden Oregano - Variegated Origanum vulgare Origanum vulgare Perennial oregano with interesting golden Attractive ornamental oregano, it has yellow foliage. Makes great accent in the green leaves with white-yellow margins. It herb garden. Less intense flavor than other produced lilac flowers in the summer time. varieties but still good in Italian, Greek Good contrast plant. Still a good oregano and Mexican cuisine. to cook with.

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Oregano - Greek Oregano - Westacare Gold Origanum heracleoticum Origanum vulgare aureum ‘Westacare Gold’ Dense mound of small dark green leaves Upright grower with golden-green, with more robust flavor and fragrance. aromatic foliage. It has a milder flavor than Revered by ancient Greeks as a gentle, many other varieties. Oregano is easy to calming herb. Oregano is easy to grow grow in a well-drained soil and plenty of and sure tastes great with Greek food. sunlight. Avoid overwatering.

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Oregano - Hopley’s Purple Oregano - Zaatar Origanum laevigatum ‘Hopley’s Pruple’ Origanum maru Dark purple-green, very aromatic foliage. Tall growing oregano with soft, bright Compact growth habit. Long-lasting green leaves and reddish stems. Flavorful purple flowers above the foliage in and aromatic foliage. As the leaves age, summer. Thrives in dry situations. they will become a dark, dusty green and the stems will become a woody brown. Tall spikes of small white flowers.

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Papalo Pea - Dwarf Grey Sugar Porophyllum ruderale Pisum Sativum Upright herb with tender, flavorful The Dwarf Grey Sugar Pea is an old crop that’s foliage that is similar in taste to cilantro. gaining new culinary uses. It’s an early maturing Wonderful addition to Mexican dishes plant with light green foliage. It can be grown with or without support. The edible snow pea pods and salsas, usually used freshly picked. are sweet and crisp. This is a preferred variety for both its taste and its tenderness. Commonly used in stir-fries.

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Parsley - Arat Pennyroyal Petroselinum crispum Mentha pulegium Arat is a plant grown much like parsnips. Young, Low creeping plant of the mint family with glossy flat parsley leaves will sprout above ground but green leaves. Not for human consumption or direct what you’re really after is the long, straight white external contact. Use as a critter repellent. It’s roots underground. They can be prepared in the said to discourage rodents, fleas and other biting same ways as other root vegetables and would insects from being nearby. Pennyroyal will grow make a good addition to stews. anywhere, provided ample moisture and sunlight.

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Parsley - Curly Pimpernel Petroselinum crispum crispum Anagallis arvensis Green leafy plants to 12” with decorative Pimpernel is typically an annual or short lived perennial curled and frilled leaves. Use fresh as a species. It has weak, sprawling stems bearing bright decorative garnish or in tomato based green ovate leaves. It will flower from late spring thru the summer. Flowers open during daylight hours and dishes. Parsley performs best in a moist, close at night or when bad weather is approaching. This well-drained soil and plenty of bright plant has a reportedly been used to treat toothaches, sunlight. inflammation, and helping to treat depression.

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Parsley - Giant of Italy Pleurisy Root Petroselinum crispum Asclepias tuberosa Huge, dark green leaves with excellent Upright, showy perennial with clusters of bright flavor. Vigorous, upright growth. High orange flowers on tall stems above the foliage yielding flat-leaf Parsley, great for fresh all summer long. Blooms are a nectar source for market sales. butterflies and moths. Extracts from the roots act as an expectorant. Easy to grow, tolerates heat and humidity.

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Parsley - Italian (Flat) Pyrethrum Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum Tanacetum cinerarifilium Large, flat, deeply cut dark green leaves Bears numerous daisy-like flowers held on with mild fragrance and rich flavor. Used strong stems. Blooms are single, white fresh or dried to flavor soups, stews and with golden eyes. Blue-green lacy foliage salads. Great garnish. Great in sauces, adds to its garden appeal. stuffings, butters and with fish.

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Patchouli Queen Ann’s Lace Pogostemon patchouli Daucus carota Long-time-favored plant used for its Queen Ann’s Lace (Wild Carrot) is an upright growing essential oil to make perfumes, incense biennial herb. Do not confuse it with the similar and India ink. Patchouli thrives in hot looking Water Hemlock which is very poisonous! It likes full sun to part shade. Queen Ann’s Lace sun. Grow in well-drained soil and lots of is supposed to be able to be used medicinally. An bright sunlight. infusion can be used to treat kidney disease and bladder issues. The root can be eaten when young.

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Radicchio Rosemary - Gorizia Cichorum intybus Rosmarinus officinalis Cabbage-like relative that forms dense Long, broad, ginger scented leaves extend heads of colorful leaves. Great in slaws from rigidly upright stems blushed and salads. Radicchio should be grown in with a reddish brown. Use with meats, a fertile, moist, well-drained soil in lots of vegetables and bread recipes. Plant in bright sunlight. fertile, semi-moist, well-drained soil. Avoid overwatering.

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Rosemary - Arp Rosemary - Hill Hardy Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Arp’ Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Hill Hardy’ Popular, hardier rosemary variety with Recognized as one of the most cold hardy brighter green foliage and spikes of blue Rosemary varieties. Large rounded mound flowers. Nice herb to grill with, also a of aromatic leaves and lavender blooms. more aromatic variety. Rosemary requires Nice in tomato-based sauces and potato a well-drained soil and bright sunlight for dishes. success. Avoid overwatering.

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Rosemary - Barbeque Rosemary - Huntington Carpet Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Barbeque’ Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Huntington Carpet’ Extremely upright rosemary great for Bright green, aromatic foliage with bright topiary, and long stems are great for blue flowers. A trailing variety that can be barbeque skewers. Aromatic leaves and used as a ground cover. Culinary. stems, light blue blooms. Rosemary requires a well-drained soil and bright sunlight for success.

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Rosemary - Blue Lagoon Rosemary - Irene (PPAF) Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Blue Lagoon’ Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Renzels’ Narrow, dark green, aromatic leaves. New prostrate variety that grows lower Small, deep blue flowers. Semi-prostrate and trails better than the common variety with an arching habit. Great in prostrate forms. Aromatic with larger stuffing. darker blue blooms. Nice culinary herb for your border garden.

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Rosemary - Blue Spire Rosemary - Prostrate Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Blue Spire’ Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Prostrata’ Upright rosemary variety with dense Aromatic, gray-green evergreen, low- green leaves and stems topped with bright growing shrubby groundcover with blue flower spikes. Rosemary requires pale blue flowers in winter. Same great a well-drained soil and bright sunlight rosemary flavor and aroma. Nice in for success. An easy to grow and useful stuffing or roasted with meats. cooking herb.

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Rosemary - Foxtail Rosemary - Salem Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Foxtail’ Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Salem’ Semi spreading rosemary variety with Very cold hardy selection of rosemary dense gray-green leaves and stems topped with aromatic pale green leaves and light with bright blue flower spikes. Great to blue flowers. A more vigorous grower. cook with and is good both in a pot or Commonly used in focaccia bread. planted outside.

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Rosemary - Spice Island Rumex - Raspberry Dressing Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Spice Island’ Rumex sanguineus ‘Raspberry Dressing’ Erect, upright mound of narrow, aromatic Showy herb valued for its red-veined gray-green leaves and loads of blue green leaves. An excellent ornamental flowers. Spice Island is commonly dried and edible having the flavor of raspberry and ground to sell as dried rosemary in vinaigrette. Colorful addition to container stores. Nice with lamb and chicken. plantings. Grows well in any average, moist soil.

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Rosemary - Tuscan Blue Safflower Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Tuscan Blue’ Carthamus tinctorius Aromatic, gray-green, evergreen shrub Tall growing thistle-like plant with brilliant with dark blue flowers. Looks great in yellow globe-shaped flowers in summer. perennial borders. Tasty in stews, herbal Flowers can be used for dyes, plant can butters and vinegars. be a saffron substitute, seeds are valued for oil.

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Rosemary - Upright Sage - Berggarten Rosmarinus officinalis Salvia officinalis ‘Berggarten’ A very popular variety with small needle- Slightly rounded, attractive, silvery-green, like, fragrant dark green leaves and spikes fuzzy leaves. Light blue flowers in early of violet-blue fragrant blooms in summer. summer. A popular variety, commonly A mainstay for cooking and as garnish. used in stuffing.

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Rosemary - Upright (pink flower) Sage - Berggarten Variegated Rosmarinus officinalis Salvia officinalis ‘Berggarten Variegata’ The same as common Upright but with Slightly rounded, attractive, silvery-green, pink flowers. It has highly scented foliage fuzzy leaves with creamy edges. Light and small dark green leaves. Culinary. blue flowers in early summer. The same as Berggarten, but variegated. Nice culinary herb or garnish.

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Rosemary - Upright (white flower) Sage - Clary Rosmarinus officinalis Salvia sclarea The same as common Upright but with Large, woolly, gray leaves with spikes of white flowers. It has highly scented foliage creamy-lilac to blue flowers that appear and small dark green leaves. Culinary. each spring. An ingredient used to make a type of Muscatel wine. Seeds have a sticky coating which was used to help treat eye problems.

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Rue Sage - Common Ruta graveolens Salvia officinalis Upright, rounded mound of attractive, Densely mounded, dark grey-green, leafy dissected blue-green foliage and stems of perennial herb with thick, rough-textured, small yellow blooms. Has been cultivated very fragrant foliage and spikes of blue as a condiment, medicinal herb or pest flowers in summer. Popular variety, a repellent. It may be consumed in small doses. seasoning in stuffing and sausages. Some people may be allergic to its oils.

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Sage - Golden Sage - Purple Salvia officinalis ‘Icterina’ Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurea’ Rounded mound of showy variegated Rounded mound of showy purple or chartreuse leaves with gold margins and purple tinged green aromatic leaves spikes of lilac-blue blooms. A showy sage, with spikes of lilac-blue blooms. Nice in nice as a garnish or in teas. stuffing. Pinch to promote fullness.

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Sage - Golden Delicious Sage - Russian Salvia elegans ‘Golden Delicious’ Perovskia atriplicifolia Bright golden-yellow foliage. Bright Shrub-type perennial with aromatic red flowers contrast beautifully. Bushy, silver-gray foliage and spikes of bright rounded habit. Smells and tastes like blue flowers. It has a long bloom time and pineapple; nice in fruit salads. the plant dries well. Not a true sage but it smells similar. A common landscape plant. It’s said to help with dysentery.

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Sage - Honey Melon Sage - Tricolor Salvia elegans ‘Honey Melon’ Salvia officinalis ‘Tricolor’ A short, bushy but upright plant that is long Rounded mound of showy green, purple blooming. Small, bright red flowers. It is the and cream aromatic leaves with spikes of earliest and longest flowering of the Salvia lilac-blue blooms. Nice decorative herb elegans varieties. Has a pleasant, sweet melon- that also goes well in teas, sausage and pineapple scent. It can be used as a culinary stuffing. herb or an accent in a flower bed.

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Sage - Mexican Bush Sage - White Salvia leucantha Salvia apiana Shrubby perennial with gray-green foliage Attractive upright mound of unique silver- and beautiful bicolored, purple and white white aromatic foliage with tall stems of flowers late summer into fall. Great plant white flowers that are favored by bees. for xeriscaping. Not a culinary sage. Used to make incense and smudge sticks. Roots used in tea to help strengthen after childbirth.

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Sage - Nazareth Salad - Burnet Salvia officinalis ‘Nazareth’ Sanguisorba minor Slightly rounded, attractive, silvery-white Low growing herb with leaves that provide leaves. Light blue flowers in early summer. a light cucumber taste to salads. Salad Sage performs best in a moist, well- Burnet should be grown in a semi-shaded drained soil in plenty of bright sunlight. site with moist, well-drained soil. Pinch to promote fullness.

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Sage - Pineapple Saltwort Salvia elegans Salsola komarovii Upright, relaxed mound of serrated, light Saltwort, sometimes referred to as land green, pineapple-scented leaves on stems seaweed, is a traditional Japanese culinary topped with red blooms. It truly smells herb. Saltwort has long leaves with an and tastes like pineapple. Try it in cold appealing crunchy texture. The young teas and fruit salads. leaves are used in salads and sushi; longer stems can be steamed as a side dish.

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Santolina - Gray Scullcap Santolina chamaecyparissus Scutellaria lateriflora Dense, rounded mound of unique, Scullcap is fond of wetlands silver-white aromatic foliage and stems of environments. It has an upright growing clustered tiny yellow blooms. Traditional habit. It produces small blue flowers. low hedge or edging plant. Drought Scullcap is commonly used in herbal tolerant, once established. medicine as a mild sedative.

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Santolina - Green Sea Lavender Santolina rosmarinifolia Limonium latifolium Dense, fine-textured mound of dark green, Forms a large mound of foliage with aromatic foliage and stems of clustered upright, airy, tiny pale blue flowers tiny yellow blooms. Traditional low hedge emerging from the base on tall, full stems. or edging plant. Drought tolerant, once Forms a mist of flowers above the foliage. established. Cut stems just as flowers are opening for drying. Tolerant of hot, dry planting sites.

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Savory - Lemon Shiso ‘Britton’ Micromeria biflora Perilla frutescens Spicy and aromatic with a lemon odor; Good micro or salad mix item or use larger it can be used for sweet and savory food leaves as sushi wraps and plate garnishes. alike. Its intense lemon flavor goes great Leaves are dark green with purple veins with with fish and chicken. Small white- and backsides. Mild mint/basil aroma. pink flowers on spikes appear in summer. Plant in fertile, moist, well-drained soil.

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Savory - Summer Soapwort Satureja hortensis Saponaria officinalis This herb forms a mound of spicy Wonderful perennial that is perfect for flavored, aromatic narrow leaves and naturalizing. Lovely, round white flowers stems of purple-pink blooms. Milder in summer. Skin rinses made from than Winter Savory and similar to a soapwort are supposed to help relieve combination of marjoram and thyme. Use itchiness. in tea, sausage and stuffing.

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Savory - Winter Sorrel - French Satureja montana Rumex acetosa Semi-evergreen shrub whose leaves have a A close relative of rhubarb that has long, stronger flavor than summer savory. Makes pointed, fleshy green leaves that can a good salt and pepper substitute. Winter be eaten fresh in salads or cooked like savory grows best in a moist, well-drained spinach. Sorrel is easy to grow in a moist, soil in plenty of bright sunlight. well-drained soil and plenty of bright sunlight.

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Scarlet Runner Bean Sorrel - Red Veined Phaseolus coccineus Rumex spp. Vigorous annual vine with scarlet-red, Sorrel is super easy to grow. This particular Sorrel pea-like flowers. Great covering for fences has bright green leaves with showy red veins; and trellises. Seed pods are edible. Pick sharp, tangy, lemon like flavor but with increased the pods to promote continued flower ‘plate appeal’. It’s great planted outdoors but may blooming. be the best sorrel variety for growing indoors. Try adding Red Veined Sorrel to your salad.

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Stevia Tarragon - French Stevia rebaudiana Artemisia dracunculus Edible cousin of lantana whose leaves Upright mound of narrow, light green have an intense sweet flavor. Can be a leaves with delightful licorice aroma and sugar substitute. Stevia is easy to grow in flavor. Use fresh or dried. French tarragon a moist, well-drained soil and plenty of prefers a well-drained soil in lots of bright bright sunlight. sunlight. Loves the heat of summer. Tastes good with chicken and fish.

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Sweet William Thistle - Milk Dianthus barbatus Silybum marianum Easily grown, old-fashioned dependable An erect, annual herb growing from 3-4 bloomer. Produces a low mound of green ft. tall with large purple flower heads. leaves. Showy clusters of single flowers Large, waxy, toothed, green leaves with in a wide range of colors. Excellent for white splotched. Thistle Milk extract has edging or massing. been used as a tonic for the liver. Blooms appear in early summer.

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Sweet Woodruff Thyme - Archer’s Gold Galium odoratum Thymus x citriodorus ‘Archer’s Gold’ Native perennial groundcover with Low-growing mound of tiny, yellow, exquisite, dark green foliage and sweet- lemon-scented leaves and pale lavender- scented white spring blooms. Sweet pink blooms in summer. Leaves start out Woodruff is easy to grow in most garden more green and become more gold with soils, provided ample moisture and part to age. Nice added to salads, marinades and full shade. oils.

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Swiss Chard - Bright Lights Thyme - Caraway Beta vulgaris ‘Bright Lights’ Thymus herba-barona Colorful vegetable with brightly colored Low-growing creeping thyme with stems of red, yellow, gold, purple and tiny green leaves that have an intense pink. Wonderful, colorful addition to caraway fragrance when crushed. Thyme salads. Easily grown in any well-drained grows best in a moist, well-drained soil garden soil in full sun. and plenty of bright sunlight. Avoid overwatering.

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Tansy Thyme - Carbon Wine & Roses Tanacetum vulgare Thymus ‘Caborn Wine and Roses’ Rapid-spreading mound of attractive, Compact, spreading habit with small, dissected, pine-scented foliage and stems dark green leaves and deep pink flowers. of yellow button-like blooms. Tansy will Thyme grows best in a moist, well-drained grow in almost any garden soil provided soil and plenty of bright sunlight. Avoid ample sunlight and water. Vigorous overwatering. grower.

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Tarragon - 4 Seasons Thyme - Doone Valley Tagetes lucida ‘4 Seasons Tarragon’ Thymus x ‘Doone Valley’ Aromatic flowering plant with bright green Hybrid thyme has variegated green and leaves and small, yellow flowers. Upright gold foliage on a low, ground-hugging growth habit. A delicate anise flavor to the plant. Nice garnish. Tasty in soup. foliage. Good with chicken and fish.

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Thyme - Elfin Thyme - Lavender Thymus serpyllum ‘Elfin’ Thymus thracicus Miniature thyme with tiny, round, glossy Low-spreading mat of tiny leaves and green leaves and pink flowers in summer. light blue flowers that have both lavender This would make a nice, tight ground and thyme fragrance. Interesting addition cover. to culinary creations. Try using it in a recipe that could benefit from thyme, or lavender, or both.

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Thyme - English Thyme - Lemon Thymus vulgaris Thymus x citriodorus Perennial thyme with a mounding habit, Tiny-leaved groundcover with wonderful gray-green leaves and lilac-purple flowers lemon-citrus fragrance and flavor. in summer. The most popular culinary Excellent with poultry and fish. thyme. English’s leaves are about twice the width of French thyme. Nice in soups, casseroles and stuffing.

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Thyme - Faustinoi Thyme - Lemon Creeping Thymus vulgaris ‘Faustinoi’ Thymus herba-barona Thyme Faustinoi is a compact, upright growing Low-growing creeping thyme with tiny sub-shrub. It makes an excellent ground cover and green leaves that have an intense lemon is drought tolerant. It has tiny, deep green leaves citrus fragrance when crushed. Nice as with a strong scent when rubbed. In bloom, it a ground cover or used in cooking with produces medium-pink flowers which tend to poultry and fish. Avoid overwatering. attract butterflies. Nice added to meats and fish.

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Thyme - Foxley Thyme - Lemon Variegated Thymus pulegiodes ‘Foxley’ Thymus x citriodorus Vigorous growing thyme with rounded, Tiny-leaved, ground-covering perennial green leaves that have a creamy-white herb with a wonderful lemon-citrus margin. Pink flowers amongst the foliage. fragrance. Leaves are variegated green with yellow edging; lilac-pink flowers when in bloom. Pretty, makes a nice and tasty garnish.

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Thyme - French Thyme - Mother of Thyme Thymus vulgaris Thymus serpyllum Common culinary thyme with a Easy-to-grow, mat-forming groundcover mounding habit, gray leaves and lilac- with tiny, aromatic gray-green leaves and purple flowers in summer. Slightly milder lilac-purple flowers. Thyme grows best in than English thyme. a moist, well-drained soil and plenty of bright sunlight. Avoid overwatering.

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Thyme - Highland Cream Thyme - Pink Creeping Thymus praecox ‘Highland Cream’ Thymus praecox Forms a fragrant ground-hugging carpet of tiny Low-growing creeping thyme with tiny green leaves, highlighted with creamy white. green leaves covered with loads of small Flower color can range from hot pink to a soft pink blooms. Good for rock gardens. Nice pale pink, to even white. Excellent in the rock ground cover with lots of tiny flowers. garden or as a drought-tolerant lawn substitute. Will tolerate moderate foot traffic.

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Thyme - Red Creeping Viola - Sorbet Mix Thymus praecox Viola x wittrockiana ‘Sorbet Mix’ Low-growing creeping thyme with tiny Low growing annual known for its masses green leaves covered with loads of small of colorful flowers that appear continually red blooms. Colorful and different ground early spring through early summer. An cover. excellent choice mixed into landscapes or in containers. Flowers are edible and can be candied.

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Thyme - Silver Edged Wheat Grass Thymus vulgaris Triticum aestivum Perennial thyme with a mounding habit, Easily grown in any container indoors or silver-edged, gray-green leaves and lilac- outdoors. Grows quickly. A living food purple flowers in summer. Nice in herb that is full of enzymes and vitamins and breads or marinades. Pretty as a ground can be used in juices. Has many healthy cover or in the border garden. benefits.

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Thyme - Spicy Orange Scented Geranium - Angels Perfume Thymus ‘Spicy Orange’ Pelargonium Features narrow green leaves with a The Scented Geranium, Angel’s Perfume is a more strong, spicy-orange fragrance. Pale pink recently developed variety. It has the best of both flowers cover the plant in early summer. worlds, the pretty Angel Geranium flowers mixed Drought tolerant when established. with the wonderfully fragrant foliage of Scented Geraniums. Leaves that smell like citrus. This geranium would be pretty potted up on your patio!

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Thyme - White Creeping Scented Geranium - Apple Thymus praecox Pelargonium odoratissimum Creeping perennial with tiny green leaves Trailing variety with an apple scent. covered with loads of small white blooms. Scented geraniums are typically grown in Nice ground cover or used as a “stuffable” containers in full sun. Tender perennial. between pavers. Pinch for fullness.

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Thyme - Woolly Scented Geranium - Apricot Thymus praecox Pelargonium ‘Apricot’ Easily grown, low, mat-forming perennial Rose-pink flowers and a noticeable prized for its small woolly evergreen leaves fruity fragrance make this a nice scented and pink summer blooms. A nice ground geranium. Dark glossy leaves which have a cover with a pleasant added texture. strong, sweet scent. Pinch for fullness.

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Valerian - Common Scented Geranium - Atomic Snowflake Valeriana officinalis Pelargonium capitatum ‘Atomic Snowflake’ One of nature’s best herbal sedatives! Spreading geranium noted for its big, soft, Clusters of pale pink flowers and dark white flecked leaves and lemon-rose scent. green leaflets make this herb a standout Possible to revert to all green. Pinch for in the ornamental garden. Plant in fertile, fullness. moist, well-drained soil.

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Scented Geranium - Attar of Roses Scented Geranium - ‘Lady Plymouth’ Pelargonium graveolens ‘Attar of Roses’ Pelargonium ‘Lady Plymouth’ Geranium grown primarily for its attractive Soft, green leaves with a white border rose-scented leaves. Pink blooms. A nice exude a rose scent on this popular year round house plant or fair weather geranium. Pinch for fullness. garden plant with interesting foilage. Pinch for fullness.

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Scented Geranium - Charity Scented Geranium - Lemon Pelargonium ‘Charity’ Pelargonium crispum Yellow centered, green, maple-shaped Crimped, smooth green leaves have a leaves. Scented geraniums are typically distinct lemon scent on this old favorite. grown in containers in full sun. Avoid Scented geraniums are typically grown in standing water. Pinch for fullness. containers in full sun. Pinch for fullness.

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Scented Geranium - Chocolate Mint Scented Geranium - Lemon Rose Pelargonium quercifolium ‘Chocolate-Mint’ Pelargonium graveolens Spreading and cascading perennial with soft pale A variety with interestingly shaped leaves, green leaves have maroon splotches along the dissimilar to other varieties we grow; center of the leaf. Pale lavender flowers that have deeply lobed but rounded. Pink blooms. darker reddish lavender markings appear in late Smells like a combination of the Rose spring. Scented geraniums are typically grown in and Lemon scented geraniums. Pinch for containers in full sun. Pinch for fullness. fullness.

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Scented Geranium - Citronella Scented Geranium - Lime Pelargonium citrosum Pelargonium x nervosum Unique geranium with strong citrus Sharply toothed, deep green, lime scented scented, deeply divided foliage and the leaves accented by lavender flowers ocasional colorful blooms. Believed to with dark marks. Scented geraniums are repel insects. Our most popular scented typically grown in containers in full sun geranium by far. but can be planted in the garden.

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Scented Geranium - Coconut Scented Geranium - Mabel Grey Pelargonium grossularioides Pelargonium citronellum ‘Mabel Grey’ Crimped leaves have a subtle coconut Pale green, deeply lobed foliage that has scent on this old favorite. Scented a very strong lemon scent. Rose-lavender geraniums are typically grown in flowers in summer. Nice in the garden but containers in full sun. Avoid standing if potted it will live all year round. water. Pinch for fullness.

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Scented Geranium - ‘Concolor Lace’ Scented Geranium - Nutmeg Pelargonium ‘Concolor Lace’ Pelargonium x fragrans Unique for its nutty aroma, this geranium Dwarf geranium with small gray-green also has bright red flowers. Deer resistant variegated leaves yielding a fruit and nut plant. Scented geraniums are typically aroma. Perfect for containers or a low grown in containers in full sun. Avoid garden border. Scented geraniums are standing water. Pinch for fullness. typically grown in containers in full sun. Pinch for fullness.

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Scented Geranium - Old Fashion Rose Scented Geranium - Pink Capitatum Pelargonium graveolens Pelargonium The attractive aromatic leaves are used in Grey-green cut leaves which give off a cosmetics, teas and jelly. Pink blooms. fruity scent. A more compact growing Scented geraniums are typically grown variety with pink blooms. Pinch for in containers in full sun. Avoid standing fullness. water. Pinch for fullness.

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Scented Geranium - Orange Scented Geranium - Pretty Polly Pelargonium citrosum Pelargonium quercifolium ‘Pretty Polly’ This geranium’s foliage has a strong Pretty Polly Scented Geraniums have orange scent. Use for teas, jellies, and medium green ruffled leaves with toothed potpourri. Scented geraniums are typically edges and an almond-like scent. When it grown in containers in full sun. Avoid does bloom, it produces little flowers that standing water. Pinch for fullness. are pink fading to white at the center with maroon speckles on the upper petals.

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Scented Geranium - Peacock Scented Geranium - Rose Pelargonium ‘Peacock’ Pelargonium x asperum Showy sometimes variegated, narrowly This is the traditional Rose Scented Geranium. lobed leaves and the edges are slightly It has large toothed, deeply cut, lacey looking ruffled. The scent is lemon-rose. The medium green leaves. The oils from this plant can be extracted and used for perfumes. Scented flowers are pinkish purple. Geraniums are tender perennials. As long as you bring them inside during the cold months, they’ll live year round.

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Scented Geranium - Peppermint Scented Geranium - Strawberry Pelargonium tomentosum Pelargonium x scarboroviae Large, attractive, soft, peppermint-scented Geranium grown primarily for its leaves and light lavender blooms grow on attractive, strawberry-scented leaves a big, spreading plant. Pinch for fullness. which are small, crinkly, tri-lobed and green. Yields bi-color pink/lilac flowers when in bloom.

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Scented Geranium - Pine Scented Geranium - Sweet Mimosa Pelargonium denticulatum Pelargonium ‘Sweet Mimosa’ The Pine Scented Geranium has ferny leaves that are The fragrance of mimosa flowers makes deeply divided; leaves are more rigid that other scented this geranium useful for potpourri, and geranium varieties. Foliage has a balsam-like scent and just to have around. Its scent is hard is deer resistant. They bloom sporadically with cute little clusters of lavender-pink flowers. Another scented to categorize. Leaves are deeply lobed, geranium that would make for an interesting addition slightly fuzzy and a medium green in to a mixed garden border, adding texture and fragrance. color.

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Scented Geranium - Pinewood Scented Geranium - Torento Pelargonium quercifolia Pelargonium ‘Torento’ Deeply divided leaves have a pungent, Ginger scented, large smooth, round, piney fragrance. A nice addition to slightly toothed leaves with rose-lavender potpourris. Scented geraniums are flowers. Pinch for fullness. typically grown in containers in full sun. Avoid standing water. Pinch for fullness.

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Salad Mix Arugula Mustard Greens - Red Giant Aruglua - Wasabi Mustard Greens - Red Splendor Asian Greens - Mizuna, Dk. Purple Pea - Dwarf Grey Sugar Beets - Early Wonder Tall Top Radicchio - Chicory Celery - cutting Rumex - Raspberry Dressing Chervil Salad Burnet Cress - Watercress Saltwort Cress - Wrinkled Crinkled Shiso - Britton Endive - Bianca Riccia Sorrel Escarole - Eros Sorrel - Red Veined Italian Dandelion - Clio Swiss Chard - Bright Lights Lovage Mustard Greens - Golden Frills

Medicinal* Andrographis Hyssop - blue flower Angelica Jewelweed Aztec Sweet Herb Joe-Pye Weed Bergamot - Wild Meadowsweet Betony Motherwort Catmint - Walkers Low Pimpernel Clary Pleurisy Root Comfrey - Common Queen Anne’s Lace Echinacea Scullcap Edelweiss Sea Lavender Feverfew Soapwort Flax - Omega Thistle - Milk Gumplant Valerian - Common Horehound

Edible Flowers Bachelor’s Buttons (Cornflower) Marigold - Citrus Tangerine Gem Bee Balm Nasturtium - Empress of India Borage-Blue flower Nasturtium - Jewel Mix Borage-White flower Safflower - Zanzibar Calendula - Resina Scarlet Runner Bean Hyacinth Bean - Ruby Moon Sweet William Marigold - Citrus Lemon Gem Viola - Sorbet Mix

Ornamental Ethnic Culinary Specialty Calamintha - Variegata Oregano - Dittany of Crete Ajmud - Indian Celery Catnip Catmint - Walkers Low Oregano - Kent Beauty Chameleon Vap Ca Hops Curry - dwarf Santolina - Green Coriander - Vietnamese Mountain Mint Curry - tall Santolina - Grey Culantro - Mexican Coriander Oregano - Cuban Eucalyptus - Silver Dollar Sweet Woodruff Epazote Oregano - Cuban Variegated Germander - Upright Thyme - Pink Creeping Papalo Pyrethrum Heliotrope - Fragrant Delight Thyme - Red Creeping Rue Sage - Mexican Bush Heliotrope - Fragrant White Thyme - White Creeipng Sage - White Hyssop - blue flower Thyme - Wooly Wheat Grass

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Each collection contains eight pots of 2.5” individually tagged plants in an attractive carrying container with a LARGE collection identifying tag and a customized handle with YOUR company’s name! Great for gifting holidays, organizational fundraisers or simply for the customer who wants to plant their own combination planter or herb garden. Availability: year round with proper lead time.

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Fresh BASIL BOUQUET Fresh POULTRY & FISH COLLECTION Herbs Herbs n Basil Bouquet Aroma Red Rubin Poultry & Fish Collectio Chives Rosemary - Barbeque Bush Spicy Globe Dill - Bouquet Tarragon - French Cinnamon Thai Magic Lemon Verbena Thyme - Lemon Genovese Marjoram - Gold Tip Variegated Lemon Parsley - Italian Pesto Perpetuo Rosemary - Arp Representing the traditional seasonings of Basil Representing the traditional seasonings of Poultry and cuisine, this flavor-booster has become a Fish cuisine, this flavor-booster has become a kitchen classic for its versatility and ease kitchen classic for its versatility and ease of use in a wide variety of recipes. of use in a wide variety of recipes.

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Fresh EDIBLE FLOWER COLLECTION Fresh PROVENCE/FRENCH COOKING Herbs Herbs llection Edible Flower Collection Anise Hyssop Marigold - Lemon French Cooking Co Burnet Rosemary - Salem Basil -Thai Magic Gem Dill - Bouquet Savory - Summer Bee Balm Nasturtium Fennel - Bronze Sorrel Calendula – Resina Viola - Sorbet Mix Leek Tarragon - French Heliotrope – Fragrant Marjoram – Sweet Thyme – Lemon Delight Representing the traditional seasonings of Edible Representing the traditional seasonings of French Flowers cuisine, this flavor-booster has become cuisine, this flavor-booster has become a a kitchen classic for its versatility and ease kitchen classic for its versatility and ease of use in a wide variety of recipes. of use in a wide variety of recipes.

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Fresh ITALIAN COOKING COLLECTION Fresh SALAD & MICRO MIX Herbs Herbs cro Mix Italian Cooking Collection Basil - Genovese Rosemary - Tuscan Salad and Mi Arugula Radicchio Fennel - Green Blue Endive Shiso Oregano – Italian Sage – Common Italian Dandelion Sorrel Parsley - Italian Thyme – English Lovage Watercress Mustard Green

Representing the traditional seasonings of Italian Representing the traditional seasonings of Salads cuisine, this flavor-booster has become a and Micro Mix cuisines, this flavor-booster has kitchen classic for its versatility and ease become a kitchen classic for its versatility of use in a wide variety of recipes. and ease of use in a wide variety of recipes.

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Fresh ITALIAN SAUCE COLLECTION Fresh SPA BASKET Herbs Herbs Italian Sauce Collection Tomato - Roma x 2 Spa Basket Chamomile Mint - Apple Basil - Genovese x 2 Feverfew Patchouli Oregano - Italian x 2 Lavender – Assorted Thyme – Lavender Parsley - Italian x 2 Lemon Balm

Representing the traditional seasonings of Italian Representing the traditional Spa Basket, this flavor- Sauces cuisine, this flavor-booster has become booster has become a kitchen classic for its a kitchen classic for its versatility and ease versatility and ease of use in a wide of use in a wide variety of recipes. variety of recipes.

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Fresh MEDICINAL HERB COLLECTION Fresh TEA BASKET Herbs Herbs Medicinal Herb Collection Bergamot – Wild Hyssop Tea Basket Anise Hyssop Mint - Peppermint Catmint Lavender – Lady Chamomile Mint - Spearmint Chamomile Sage – White Lemon Balm Sage - Pineapple Feverfew Stevia Mint – Orange Stevia Flax Horehound Representing the traditional seasonings of Medicinal Representing the traditional seasonings of Teas, this Herbs cuisine, this flavor-booster has become a flavor-booster has become a kitchen classic for kitchen classic for its versatility and ease its versatility and ease of use in a wide of use in a wide variety of recipes. variety of recipes.

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Ivy - English Ivy - Marengo

Extremely hardy, dense vine with solid Large leaf, green & white variegated green foliage

Ivy - Eva Ivy - Mint Kollibrie

Grey-green variegated leaves with thin Very attractive. Multiple shades of green white margin with yellowish flecks

Ivy - Fancy California Ivy - Needlepoint

Wedge shaped, green leaf with Solid green, deeply lobed needle-like conspicuous vines leaves

Ivy - Glacier Ivy - Ralf

Green leaves with creamy white markings Rounded, triangular shaped, medium green leaves with light green veins

Ivy - Gold Dust Ivy - Ripple Yellow

Green leaves dusted with gold splotches Silver-green and yellow foliage. Slower growing than most.

Ivy - Gold Child Ivy - Thorndale

Larger, 3-lobed leaves with gold border Hardiest, most aggressive of the english types

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For extended plant descriptions check out our website. C oMPANION Plant Program All available in retail ready 2.5” pots

Acalypha – 4 varieties Ipomoea – 4 varieties Alternanthera – 4 varieties Iresine – 2 varieties Asparagus Fern Lysimachia - Goldi Cordyline – Red Star Pennisetum – 3 varieties Dichondra – Silver Falls Perilla - Tricolor Dorotheanthes – Candy Apple Red Plectranthus – 3 varieties Dracaena – Indivisa Rheo – Tricolor Duranta – Gold Edge Setcreasea – 2 varieties Glechoma – Variegated Creeping Strobilanthes – Persian Shield Charlie Tradescantia – Wandering Jew Helichrysum – 4 varieties Vinca Vine - Variegated Hypoestes – 3 varieties

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Our weekly availability is posted on-line. Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Are you organic? A. No. Silverleaf Greenhouses uses growing methods necessary to keep us eco-friendly but we are not organic. Our program utilizes a combination of beneficial insects, nematodes, and biological fungicides. Any chemicals used are compatible with these predatory insects, the growing of herbs and are safe for the environment.

Though our growing methods are similar to those who grow organically, our decision not to become organic provides us with a spectrum of growing options which enables us to respond quickly and decisively should disease or pest issues arise.

Q. How do I order plants from you? A. Please place your order through one of the broker companies that we work with. We work with the following companies:

Ball Horticultural Co., Eason Horticultural Resources, Fred Gloeckner Co., Henry F. Michell Co., McHutchison, Messick Co., S G Calautti, SHS-Griffin, Vaughan’s Horticulture

Q. How many plants are in a tray? A. There are 102 cells in a full tray. You may order cell material in multiples of 50 cells or, at an additional cost, in multiples of 17 (6 strips of 17 equal 1 full tray).

There are 32 pots of 2.5” material in a tray. 2.5” material can be ordered in multiples of 16 pots or, at an additional cost, in multiples of 8 pots.

There are 10 pots of 4” in one tray. 4” material can only be ordered by whole trays. We do not sell split trays of 4” material.

Q. Do you have a minimum order? A. Not really- we’ll ship you as little as half a tray if that’s what you really want. However, to get the most for your freight and boxing costs we strongly recommend that you do fill a box. There is also a $10 Small Order Surcharge applied to any orders that are less than 2 trays of material.

Q. How do I fill a box? A. In general, you can fill a box in 3 different ways. You can fit 400 cells in one box, you can fit 64 pots of 2.5” material in a box, OR you can fit 200 cells and 32 pots of 2.5” in a box.

Please note that sometimes taller plants, such a Bay Laurel, can cause exceptions to the rule where we may only be able to fit 32 pots of 2.5” pots in a box as opposed to 64.

Q. How do you ship the plants? A. We ship most orders using FedEx Express2Day or Ground. We use shipping methods which assure the plants arrive at your location within 2 days. All plant trays are netted and set into their own inserts within the boxes to make sure they arrive in the best condition possible. We also offer palletized delivery using FedEx LTL Freight for large orders; regionally, we can deliver qualifying orders via grower truck.

Q. Do you provide tags? A. Yes. Tags are automatically sent with all orders unless the purchase order specifically states otherwise. Tags are included in the cost of the 2.5” and 4” material. Tags for cell material are not included in the price of the plants and will be billed as a separate line item on your order.

On all advance orders shipping via FedEx Express2Day or Ground, tags are shipped separately the week prior to the plants using FedEx Ground.

Q. Do you offer any discounts? A. Yes. We offer a 3% Early Order Discount for all orders booked prior to the last Friday in November for shipping between January and May of the following year.

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For extended plant descriptions check out our website. Coming Soon: herb standards, topiaries, living wreaths & vertical gardens in assorted sizes and varieties! PO Box 356 Wallkill, NY 12589