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Herbs Olbrich's Plant Sale with the Pros May 8 - 9, 2009 Genus Species Cultivar Common Name Height Bloom Color Light Product Description

Vibrant violet-purple flowers are presented on strong, upright stems. Blue-green foliage. Canbe pinched Agastache Purple Haze Purple Haze Hyssop 24 -30" june - sept purple sun back to restrict height if desired. Attractive, golden-green foliage with a distinct anise seed fragrance, is a vibrant contrast to the compact lavender-blue flower spikes. Adds interest to borders Golden Jubilee Anise sun-part and containers, as well as Agastache foeniculum Golden Jubilee Hyssop 18 - 24" summer blue shade attracting wildlife to your garden! Amazing lemon scent. Bushy shrub with strong lemon flavor for teas and . Perennial if brought indoors to overwinter. May Aloysia triphylla Lemon Verbena 3 - 4' foliage white sun be pruned to any height. Very slow to bolt. Abundant, dark blue-green foliage. Great culinary Anethum graveolens Fernleaf Fernleaf Dwarf 26 - 32" summer yellow sun variety! Essential culinary , aromatic perennial with delightful licorice flavor. Narrow pale green leaves Artemesia dracunculus Sativa True French 24" N/A green sun have a distinctive flavor. Butterfly and hummingbee favorite. Brilliant orange flowers. Hassle-free early perennial. Use in dried flower Asclepias tuberosa Pleurisy Root 12 - 24'' summer orange sun arrangements. Seeds used in soups and curries, leaves known as cilantro or Coriandrum sativum 24 - 36" foliage N/A sun 'Chinese '. Dense clumps of lime-colored grass. Cultivated for aromatic lemon oil. Great in stir fries and Asian cooking. Perennial if brought citratus Lemon Grass 3 - 4' foliage N/A sun indoors to overwinter. Lemon Bush offers a strongly fragrant lemon scent with long Eucalyptus Lemon Bush Lemon Bush Eucalyptus 36" N/A N/A sun tapered leaves.

1 Olbrich's Plant Sale with the Pros May 8 - 9, 2009 Genus Species Cultivar Common Name Height Bloom Color Light Product Description Very tiny round leaves and compact growing habit give this plant it's name. Excellent cut flower Eucalyptus cinerea Boxwood Boxwood Eucalyptus 24" N/A N/A sun filler. Fragrant. Stongly scented plant. Great for containers or for a nice accent in a bed. Fast growing. Narrow yellow- Eucalyptus citriodora Lemon Scented Eucalyptus 24-36" N/A N/A sun green leaves. Decorative annual herb with bronze- red foliage. Used extensively in landscapes for unique contast. Vigorous and uniform strain is slow Foeniculum vulgare Bronze Bronze 5' foliage N/A sun to bolt. Frost sensitive tree. Great patio plant. Dried leaves are standard Laurus nobilis Bay Laurel 3-10' N/A N/A sun cooking herb. Excellent, compact lavender with deep blue-purple flowers and silver- grey leaves. One of the hardiest of Hidcote Hidcote Lavender 12" june - sept purple sun the lavenders.

Early flowering lavender, often used as annual. Great for fragrant Lavandula angustifolia Lady Lady Lavender 12" june - oct purple sun hedge. Many herbal uses.

Its compact habit and relatively short stature makes this selection a good choice for edging. Rich lavender flower spikes. Thought to Lavandula angustifolia Munstead Munstead Lavender 8 - 12" june - sept lavender sun be the hardiest lavender. Eau-de-clogne mint source. Also sun-part used for flavoring drinks, salads, aquatica citrata Orange Orange Mint 2' lavender shade etc… Stronger, sweeter spearmint aroma sun-part and flavor. The best culinary mint. Mentha spicata The Best The Best Spearmint 24" summer white shade Excellent in tea.

Peppermint patty scented, easy- inconspic sun-part growing herb. Bronzy-tinted foliage Mentha x piperita Chocolate Chocolate Mint 2' uous shade and light chocolate essence.

2 Herbs Olbrich's Plant Sale with the Pros May 8 - 9, 2009 Genus Species Cultivar Common Name Height Bloom Color Light Product Description Grand Marshall TM Bee Balm produces a profusion of brilliant fuchsia-purple flowers atop mid- sized, upright plants from mid through late summer. This cultivar exhibits excellent mildew Monarda didyma Achall Grand Marshall Bee Balm 12 - 16" july - sept magenta sun resistance. Grand Parade has a beautiful mounded shape, only reaching a height of 13-16", just a bit taller than the 'Petite' series. Powdery Monarda didyma Achrade Grand Parade Bee balm 13-16" July purple sun mildew resistance very good.

Sweet, anise-scented leaves and stalks to 3'. Fern-like leaves make Sweet deserve a place in the flower border or decorative herb garden. Of particular interest to sun-part diabetics; use about half the sugar Myrrhis odorata Sweet Cicely 3' May-June white shade in desserts! Adds a unique citrus flair to fish and salads. Compact plant has 2" long, Ocimum americanum Lime Lime 16 - 20" N/A N/A sun bright green leaves.

Nice, thick, turned-down leaves like Amethyst Improved Purple the classic Genovese. This almost- Ocimum basilicum Amethyst Improved Basil 16 - 20" N/A N/A sun black basil is a real stunner. Sweet aroma! Distinctive violet stems, veining, and flower bracts with lavender blooms and 2" long leaves. Beautiful in casual flower bouquets. Ocimum basilicum Cinnamon Cinnamon Basil 26 - 30" summer white sun Great for herbal teas! When you picture Genovese-type basil, this is it. Superbo is very uniform, has excellent color, and the leaves are thick and Ocimum basilicum Superbo Superbo Basil 24 - 30" N/A N/A sun downturned. Attractive purple stems and blooms. Try it as a flavorful garnish Ocimum basilicum Sweet Thai Sweet 12-18'' summer white sun for sweet dishes. 3 Herbs Olbrich's Plant Sale with the Pros May 8 - 9, 2009 Genus Species Cultivar Common Name Height Bloom Color Light Product Description Essential annual culinary herb for seasoning sausage, meats, italian Origanum majorana Sweet 18 - 24" summer white sun sauces, and vegetables. A very special 'scented geranium' with maple-shaped beautifully sun-part variegated leaves and purplish-pink Pelargonium Charity Charity Scented Geranium 18'' summer pink shade flowers. Flat, glossy, dark green leaves have a strong parsley/ flavor for use fresh or dried. Stiff, upright Petroselinum crispum Italian Dark Green Italian Dark Green Parsley 18 - 20" N/A N/A sun stems for bunching. Highly scented, fuzzy, crinkly green leaves with a trailing habit. A must Plectranthus inconspic for herb lovers and container amboinicus Cuban 2' summer uous sun plantings! Wonderful low growing . Rosmarinus Essential culinary herb. lavandulaceus Prostrate Rosemary 2-3' summer purple sun Outstanding fragrance. New, vigorous prostrate selection with deep blue-violet flowers and Rosmarinus officinalis Irene Irene Rosemary 12 - 18" summer lavender sun an attractive neat habit. This robust variety with Wedgwood blue flowers is hardy to -15F. Excellent selection for the Rosmarinus officinalis Madeline Hill Madeline Hill Rosemary 3' summer blue sun Midwest!! Large fuzzy gray-green leaves and red flowers in late summer. Fantastic pineapple fragrance. Salvia elegans Pineapple Sage 4' august red sun Great in sun tea.

Hummingbirds and bees will LOVE this plant! Bright chartreuse-yellow pineapple scented foliage provides a brilliant backdrop for the fire Golden Delicious Pineapple engine red tubular flowers that Salvia elegans Golden Delicious Sage 12 - 24" fall red sun appear in fall.

4 Herbs Olbrich's Plant Sale with the Pros May 8 - 9, 2009 Genus Species Cultivar Common Name Height Bloom Color Light Product Description

Hummingbirds and bees will LOVE this plant! Bright chartreuse-yellow pineapple scented foliage provides a brilliant backdrop for the fire Golden Delicious Pineapple engine red tubular flowers that Salvia elegans Golden Delicious Sage 12 - 24" fall red sun appear in fall.

Large shrubby annual with spikes sun-part of fuzzy purple flowers in late fall. Salvia leucantha Mexican Bush Sage 36 - 48" late fall purple shade Excellent addition to any garden!

Compact sage with striking gold inconspic and green variegation. Excellent in Aurea Golden Garden Sage 15 - 18" foliage uous sun containers. Very nice fragrance.

Early leaves are broad, forming a beautiful compact bush. Wonderful fragrance. Choice selection from Salvia officinalis Berggarten Berggarten Garden Sage 24" foliage N/A sun Berggarten mansion, Germany. Reddish-purple leaves, wonderful foliage with great fragrance. Salvia officinalis Purpurascens Purple Garden Sage 18" foliage N/A sun Perfect in containers or beds. Most colorful garden sage with white, pink and purple foliage. Wonderful fragrance. One of the Salvia officinalis Tricolor Tricolor Garden Sage 18" foliage N/A sun most popular herbs. PlantSelect award-winner for 2007! Deep blue-violet flowers on this attractive, prostrate growing form of the popular garden herb. Trim, evergreen mounds of foliage are covered with showy flowers late in montana ssp late the season. Requires well-drained illyrica Creeping Winter Savory 6 - 8" summer purple sun soil. Edible leaves are many times sweeter than sugar. Use to sweeten teas or in baking. Amazing herbal qualities. Bushy, Stevia rebaudiana Stevia 3' foliage white sun high-yielding plants.

5 Herbs Olbrich's Plant Sale with the Pros May 8 - 9, 2009 Genus Species Cultivar Common Name Height Bloom Color Light Product Description Needle-shaped, evergreen leaves with strong spicy-orange fragrance. Masses of small, pale pink flowers in early summer. Will tolerate Thymus Spicy Orange Spicy Orange 2-3" June pink sun moderate foot traffic. Tiny, creeping plant; rose-purple flowers. Used for flavoring meat, it can be used in cuisine or as an evergreen groundcover for Thymus herba-barona Thyme 2" May-June purple sun gardens. Cushon of wooly-gray foliage and small lavender flowers. Good groundcover for a dry location, Thymus praecox Pseudolanuginosus Wooly Thyme 1 - 2" summer lavender sun must have excellent drainage. Essential for seasoning and stunning in any garden, this plant with its nearly white flowers is attractive to bees, butterflies and Thymus vulgaris English Winter Common Thyme 10-12" April-May white sun birds.

sun-part Spicier, more pungent flavor than Thymus vulgaris Summer Summer Thyme 8 - 12" N/A N/A shade German Winter in a smaller plant. Leaves green-dappled gold. Lemon scented and flavored thyme. Leaves used to flavor savory dishes, especially fish and Thymus x citriodorus Aureus Golden Lemon Thyme 6" summer pink sun poultry.

Garlic scented, grass-like leaves with cream variegation and pinkish part blush. Spikes of lavender flowers Tulbaghia violacea Variegata Varigated Society 18 - 24" summer lavender shade throughout summer.

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