Tomatoes
1000
Aunt Ruby's German Green Heirloom Tomato
This fruit is a family heirloom from Ruby Arnold of Greenville, Tennessee. Originally introduced to Seed Saver's Exchange in 1993.
This variety is surprisingly very juicy and very sweet weighing in at 1-2 lbs.
Excellent for fresh eating, cooking and especially good for juicing into green juices and smoothies.
A "must have" for every household that enjoys experimenting with new food additions and a great flavor find for juicing households.
Indeterminate vines produce throughout the season.
Fruit is fully ripe when still green with a slight yellow blush.
Matures in 85 days.
1002
Brad's Atomic Grape
New introduction elongated large clusters of very sweet grape tomatoes.
The colors are psychedelic and flavor is a full blown assault on the senses.
1003
Berkeley Tie Dye Green
Vivid shades of red, green, and amber come together in a kaleidoscope pattern on this amazing tomato. Red and green stripes color the outside while the interior is chartreuse marbled throughout with ruby red.
Beautiful 8 to 12 oz. tomatoes have a tangy yet delicious flavor and grow on vigorous, productive plants well suited to most climates
75-80 Days
1004
Berkeley Tie Dye Pink
Compact plants produce beautiful 8-12 ounce fruit with a very sweet, rich, dark, tomato flavor. Many liked the port wine colored beefsteak with metalic green stripes better than Cherokee Purple!
65-75 Days
1005
Big Rainbow Heirloom Tomato
Indeterminate vines bear stunning gold to scarlet very juicy bi-colored
1-2lb fruits
82 Days
1008
Black Beauty
A dark, meaty, very rich fleshed tomato with extreme anthocyanin (same antioxidant in blueberries and blackberries) expression. This is the darkest tomato we know of and is likely a nutritional powerhouse as anthocyanin can be seen forming in the flesh for the tomato under the smooth black skin
1009
Black Krim
Dark brown-red tomatoes are large, 10 to 12 ozs., and very richly flavored with just a hint of saltiness. Color is darker in hot weather, and fruit seems to set well even in the heat. Prone to cracking, but a very heavy producer. Heirloom from the Black Sea of Russia. Indeterminate. 75-90 days.
1010
Black Cherry Heirloom Tomato
Indeterminate vines bear clusters of large dusky purple-brown fruits that have the rich sweet robust flavor that make black tomatoes famous
65 Days
*1011
Blue Cream Berries Tomato
Perfect for snacking or in salads. Yellow with blue shoulders
Matures 75 Days
1012
Box Car Willie Heirloom Tomato
The 'Box Car Willie' Heirloom Tomato Plant produces delicious fruits weighing 10 to 16 ounces. The tomatoes are red in color with dark orange undertones, are extremely juicy, and have that good, old-fashioned flavor!
Matures 80 days
1015
Brandywine Heirloom Tomato
Heirloom Tomato Plant produces delicious fruits weighing 10 to 16 ounces. The tomatoes are red in color with a pink undertones, are extremely juicy, and have that good, old-fashioned flavor!
Matures 80 days
1022
Celebrity Hybrid Tomato
Very prolific and delicious. Bears large quantities of 8 oz. beautifully shaped Beefsteak type fruits on rather short vines that require little staking. Excellent to grow in containers or in small gardens taking up minimal space. 80 days
1025
Cherokee Purple Heirloom Tomato
Indeterminate very productive vines bear delicious dusky purple very large fruits once grown by the Cherokee tribe
80 days
1027
Chocolate Cherry Tomato
The 1-in. cherry-like fruits are rich brick red with deep chocolate shading. These luscious treats are perfect for salads, snacking or canning with an exceptional fresh flavor that is rich and complex.
70 DAYS.
1030
Great White Heirloom Tomato
These plants bear large quantities of beautiful white 1 lb super sweet very juicy tomatoes. Fully ripe when fruit develops a slight yellow blush on the blossom end. Excellent for slicing fresh cooked or a real bonus for juicing due to its' unique coloring, sweetness and abundance of juice!
Matures 83 days
1035
German Johnson Heirloom Tomato
Indeterminate plants bear large quantities of well shaped meaty yet juicy fruits over a long season. Robust plants bear Pinkish-red 1- 11/2 lb
fruits with few seeds. Good disease resistance.
76 days to Maturity
1036
German Pink
Deep pink beefsteak fruit have excellent, sweet flavor and are meaty with few seeds.
Tomatoes weigh between 10 and 16 ozs. and are fairly smooth in shape.
Heirloom variety.
Indeterminat 78 days
1037
Indigo Rose Tomato
Unique deep purple saladette tomatoes . Released in 2015 and is the only tomato variety that has anthrocyanin ( a flavonoid that is found in grapes) which is the health promoting compound that is in blueberries and is very high in antioxidants. Semi determinate plants require very little staking and grow great in containers. Looks gorgeous in salads and are a fun treat to eat fresh. Make a lovely contrast to other red, orange and yellow tomatoes. Kids love em!
Matures in 55 days
1038
Honey Delight
Four ounce yellow fruits will light up the garden and your palate alike. These 2" yellow cocktail tomatoes have sparkling flavor that gives your tongue something to talk about. Indeterminate.
1040
Kellogg's Breakfast Heirloom Tomato
Indeterminate vines bear huge 16 - 32 oz. fruits abundantly unique in its flavor, size and great color
80 days
1044
Money Maker
A well-known variety that reliably produces plenty of smooth, medium-size fruit throughout the summer. Tomato 'Moneymaker' gained popularity in the 60's and 70's for its uniformity and exceptional flavour, and remains a much-loved garden variety today
1045
Mortgage Lifter Heirloom Tomato
This Indeterminate variety was developed in Logan West Virginia in the 1930's by Marshall Cletis Byles, "Radiator Charlie", where it is rumored that he paid off his mortgage by selling his newly developed tomato plants for $1.00 a piece! It lives up to its ' legend, being a wonderfully large, extremely flavorful 1 lb pink crack free tomato. It has a great complex tomato flavor, rich and sweet.
Matures in 80 days
1054
Orange Jazz
Outstanding flavor with just a hint of fresh peach sweetness. Unique, orange beefsteak-type, 10 to 16 ounce, fruits are brushed with yellow stripes. Vigorous vines produce heavily.
Indeterminate
85 Days
1055
Orange Peach
Perfectly peachy with a lightly fuzzy skin and sweet flavor
75 days
1060
Patio Hybrid Tomato
Dwarf 2' tall "little - no staking" very productive plants bearing well formed 4oz fruit on lovely shaped plants.
Great in containers 70 days
1062
Pink Jazz
Pink Jazz tomato! This big beefsteak often weighs in at 1 lb each, dripping with sweet, tomato flavor which is also often described as having peach undertones. Leviathan pink fruit are tiger striped with light pink yellow.
1063
Roma
Roma Tomato. Prized for its use in tomato paste and sauces, Roma produces a large harvest of thick-walled, meaty, bright red, egg-shaped tomatoes about 3 inches long and with few seeds. This tomato is not juicy. This is not a slicing tomato. Instead, the flesh is thick and drier so that it will cook down into a thick sauce
1064
Pineapple Heirloom Tomato
Pineapple tomatoes are among the most popular of the heirloom tomatoes because of their beauty and unsurpassed taste. This bi-colored beefsteak produces large crops of 1-1 1/2 lb low acid very sweet fruits.
1065
San Marzano Heirloom Tomato
Indeterminate vines bear loads of cylindrical fruits with a high flesh to see ratio making them the renown "paste" tomato valued by chefs the world over.
65 Days to Maturity
1070
Sun Sugar Tomato Hybrid
Indeterminate vines bear large quantities of superbly flavored exquisitely sweet non cracking beautiful 1/2 oz. golden yellow "cherry" tomatoes. Excellent for growing in contaoiners and is cold tolerant.
60 days
1073
Super Sweet 100 Hybrid Cherry Tomato
This cherry tomato is one of the best know cherry varieties. It bears extra long trusses of deep scarlet very sweet full flavored fruits. Extra delicious and has an abundant supply of vitamin C. Indeterminate vines bear all season. Grows large, but can be grown in a container right outside your door to pluck right off the vine and dropped into your salad or popped into your mouth.
1075
Tumbling Tom Red Tomato Hybrid
Determinate small in stature large in flavor the ultimate container cherry tomato plant. Sweet fruits are borne abundantly throughout the season. Gracefully cascading over the sides of hanging baskets or container.
55 Days
1075-1
Tumbling Tom Yellow Tomato Hybrid
Determinate small in stature large in flavor the ultimate container cherry tomato plant. Sweet fruits are borne abundantly throughout the season. Gracefully cascading over the sides of hanging baskets or container.
55 Days
1078
True Black Brandywine
The ultimate heirloom tomato, this is the real thing! This fine potato-leaf variety is a controlled cross between Brandywine and the original brown Beefsteak tomato, otherwise known as ‘Fejee Improved’. Scintillating, full, earthy flavor with less watery juice than other Brandywines.
1085
Yellow Pear
Plants produce bright yellow, pear-shaped cherry tomatoes with a sweet, mild flavor. Gardeners like this variety because it’s unusual and even cute. Traditionally, it was eaten fresh and to make fresh tomato preserves until recently, when chefs and restauranteurs have made it a favorite in salads, pasta, and salsa.
Vegetables
2002
Celeriac
This heirloom is a true delight. Once you get past its' "ugly duckling" exterior, this unsung frog prince of winter vegetables, you will be rewarded with a creamy white interior that is crisp and delicious, usable fresh or cooked. This vegetable is sometimes called turnip-rooted celery, knob celery or celery root. It is cultivated for its' edible roots. The tops look like short celery stalks and can be used for salads and soups as well. After mature roots, which usually measure 14cm in diameter, are harvested in late fall, they hold up very well for winter storage lasting six to eight months without loosing quality! Matures in 80 days.
2002-1
Chinese Pink Celery
This stunning bright pink celery originated in china. It is very easy to grow and is excellent for inexperienced gardeners because it is not fussy like European versions. The dazzling colors make for real eye candy in your veggie garden. It is easy to grow, stunning and yummy too! The kids will love the bubble gum pink color!
2003
Cucumber Salad Bush Hybrid
Want fresh full sized cukes? Don't have the space, try the bush type cucumbers. The miniature vines only grow about 2-3 feet long and produce a nice crop of 8" full sized fruits to enhance your salad. Enjoy delicious unwaxed, non pesticide spayed cucumbers right outside you door! Grow these in he garden or better yet, in a container on your deck or patio.
Matures in 57 days
2003-1
Cucumber Lemon Heirloom
This cuke has the shape, size and color of a lemon, but with a super sweet flavor. This cucumber is low in curcurbitacin which makes other cuucumber have a bitter aftertaste. The flesh is citrusy and adds a real zip to salads. Its small size make it just right for eating out of hand or adding to a salad for two without any waste. It will amaze your friends, the kids and yourself with this fanciful fruit! it is very productive giving you baskets full of these little gems. They are great for pickling too!
2003-2
Cucumber Straight Eight
Here is a veggie that lives up to its name. Straight eight has some of the most uniform fruits. Most of them will be smooth, straight and measure up at around 8 inches long! A real workhorse in the backyard garden. You will have plenty to savor share and probably make a pickle or two. Produces all season long and is resistant to powdery mildew
2004
Eggplant Black Beauty
This is the industry standard for eggplants. They have a lusterous ebony skin and a delectable creamy flesh. The robust plants will produce a myriad of "Eggs" to enhance you dinner plans. They are beautiful plants that look great in containers and you can even tuck a few plants in your flower border for a unique specimen plant!
2005
Eggplant Fairy Tale
Lovely Japanese type producing 5" x 1" slender lavender striped fruits that are non bitter requiring no peeling. Cook up tender and delicious.
50 Days to maturity
2008
Fennel Heirloom
Florence bulbing type delicious raw or cooked 90 days
2011
Garlic Chives
This lovely vegetable-herb is a staple in Asian cuisine. The flower stems are relished as a vegetable and the thin flat chive like leaves are used in stir fry dishes and in seasoning dishes of all kinds. makes a great addition to salads and as a topping for your baked potatoes. Its uses are only limited by imagination. The bonus is the beautiful flowers which feed a myriad of pollinators and butterflies too! Makes a dazzling addition to your flower border because it is perennial, coming back yearly.
Perennial 12' tall
2015
Kale Lacinato Heirloom
Tuscan cold tolerant gourmet crop. Young shoots excellent for salads. Mature leaves are the gold standard for deep delicious kale greens flavor.
Decorative and abundant leaves look and grow great in containers.
2021
Kale Rustic Red
Cold Tolerant tender and mild kale flavor.
Extremely decorative eye-catching burgundy color.
High in antioxidants
2026
MERVEILLE DES QUATRE SAISONS LETTUCE
French heirloom; crisp and tender. The fine-flavored leaves have a reddish color. It is becoming popular again.
48 Days
2030
Leeks
Sweet and mild onion relative gourmet addition to soups, stews and egg dishes. Famous for cream of leek soup. Thick juicy stems are great for steaming or grilling as a vegetable side. Compact growing plants produce thick deep green leaves that are decorative and take very little space in the garden.
75 days to maturity
2034
Parsley Root
This heirloom vegetable has been grown for centuries throughout Europe. Has been used for its Parsley Tops to garnish soups and salads and its' roots have been used for cooked dishes and as an herbal tonic. The flavor of the root is between carrot and celery. Can be grown in open ground or in containers. This biennial can be harvested for roots anytime after late summer, if left in the ground, the roots can be dug out in early spring and used as a root veggie.
The leaves can be used at any time, the roots, after late summer.
2043
Pepper Big Jim Chili
This Tex Mex chili is renown as the largest chili pepper. Big JIm holds the record for this medium hot pepper at 17". It is a producer of copious amounts of large, thin walled spicy fruit. You'll have a spicy summer with Big Jim around!
2045
Pepper Candy Cane Chocolate Cherry
Candy Cane Chocolate Cherry’s variegated foliage stands out among all other vegetables. As the plant matures, green fruit with a unique white stripe changes to chocolate and cherry red.
•Mini bell pepper plant has unique, eye-catching variegated foliage.
•Early-maturing fruit ripens from green and white stripes to unique chocolate and cherry red stripes.
•Sweet flavour and crisp texture make it perfect for fresh eating at any stage of ripeness.
•Best in containers or in-ground, with or without support.
70 days to maturity
2055
Pepper Lady Bell
Uniform grower of reliably dependable abundant crops. The rich green fruits ripen to red and are a good grower in northern climates.
71 days to maturity
2060
Pepper Sweet Banana Heirloom
Large pointed fruits measure 6 - 7" x 2" are mild and flavorful. Great for pickling or grilling. Fruits are a brilliant yellow maturing to a deep red.
72 days to maturity
2062
Pepper Jalapeno
The jalapeno pepper plant is a member of the hot pepper family and shares company with other fiery hot varieties such as tobacco, cayenne and cherry.
May be served stuffed with seafood, meat, poultry or cheese.
2065
Pepper Thai Very Hot
Extremely hot Asian variety essential in Thai cuisine. This compact growing plant has extremely decorative blazing red fruits that are borne up facing making it an excellent variety for container gardens and an unusual plant for the flower border.
80 days to maturity
2070
Pepper Gourmet Orange
A vigorous grower of disease resistant richly colored orange intensely flavored peppers that have a flavor unmatched by others in the pepper world. Very heavy yielder.
70 days to maturity
2072
Spinach Strawberry
Strawberry spinach tolerates heat much better than the ordinary leafy vegetable and can be used in lieu of spinach in recipes. It is a centuries old plant, most commonly used in Europe and by the Native Americans. It is indigenous to most of North America and can be found in areas of Europe and New Zealand
2076
Squash Golden Crookneck
This is an old favorite heirloom, one of the oldest types of squash dating back to pre-Colombus times, and has been popular ever since. You will get high yeilds of tasty fruits, if one escapes your harvest and gets over mature you can save them for autumn decor! Bush type plants don't require copious spacing.
2077
Squash Scallop
Adorable "Flying Saucers" are a delectable table treat. This variety has been native to the Americas for ages. They are bush type and highly productive. They are usable in all stages from imature buttons to steam for a gourmet dinner, sliced and fried as a side dish or if they grow into discus size you can hollow them out and bake with a savory stuffing, Yum! They are early maturing in about 50 days.
2080
Swiss Chard Bright Lights
Swiss chard is one of the worlds' healthiest foods. Delicious picked young for salads mature leaves and stems for steaming or sautéing. Grows under full sun to light shade conditions. Productive from spring to frost.
60 days to maturity
Fruits
2480
Brueberry Top Hat
White blossoms in the spring and red foliage in the fall.
In late August you'll be rewarded with hundreds of full-size, firm, flavorful, dusky blue fruit
with wild blueberry flavor.
Grown has a potted patio plant
Gallon Shrub
2490
Currant Red Lake
The compact, deciduous bushes grow 4-6 ft. tall and reliably produce large yields of up to 3-4 quarts when mature. The 8-10 inch long clusters of dark red berries are easy to pick. While the tart fruits can be eaten fresh, they're favorites for making into jellies, jams and desserts. Gallon Shrub
2500
Goji Berry
Orange & Red berries
Vitamin & antioxidant rich
Gallon Shrub
2505
Gooseberry
Sweet & Tart delicious Fruit
Gallon Shrub
2510
Honeyberry Indigo Gem
Super fruit high in antioxidant and vitamin C
Cross pollinate with Honeyberry Treat
Gallon Shrub
2515
Honeyberry Indigo Treat
Super fruit high in antioxidant and vitamin C
Cross pollinate with Honeyberry Gem
Gallon Shrub
2520
Lingonberry
Red tart fruit for jam, Pink flowers
Low growing Shrub
Gallon Shrub
2521
Raspberry Anne
Unique, lemon-yellow berries are large and extra sweet! This raspberry's beautiful color looks spectacular in tarts; layer it with red raspberries for a pie with flair. You can also eat them fresh in salads, over shortcakes, or by the handful. Gallon Shrub
2523
Ground Cherry
Looks very similar to a tomatillo. Grows about 3 feet tall, and has lobed leaves about 4 inches long. The plant is grown mostly for its fruit, a small sweet sphere about the size of a cherry tomato, with the flavor of pineapple and tomato.
The fruit grows inside a paper husk, just like a tomatillo.
Fruits are ripe when the husk turns brown
2525
Strawberry Rainbow Treasure
Ever bearing with red flowers
Herbs
3000
Basil Genovese Heirloom
Genovese is a variety of "sweet" basil that originated in Italy. It has the reputation for being the best variety for long cooking in that it does not become bitter. This plant is less likely to bolt which slows the production of leaves. This reputed variety makes the best pesto and "insalata caprese" which is the dish consisting of sliced tomatoes topped with mozzarella cheese and fresh basil leaves.
Can be grown in containers to have this great herb right outside your doorstep. Can be potted to bring indoors to grow on a sunny window sill for winter use.
The leaves and flowers can be harvested at any time for fresh use. Annual.
3001
Basil Red Rubin
Intensely flavored basil has a stronger flavor than sweet basil. Its' reddish purple leaves create a unique look in salads and performs well in gardens as well as patio containers. It makes a wonderful addition to herb as well as flower gardens.
Annual
3003
Basil Perpetuo
Intense basil aroma & flavor
Decorative variegated leaves Annual
3005
Basil Thai Siam Queen
Very tender and intensely flavored. Highly aromatic licorice aroma is more stable at high or extended cooking temperatures than other basils. Used extensively in Thai and Asian cooking as well as Italian dishes.
Annual
3015
Borage
Young leaves, having a light refreshing cucumber flavor, are used in salads and lemonade. The highly decorative blue flowers are used as an edible garnish or can be candied to decorate cakes and fruit platters. Makes a great addition to the flower or herb border.
Annual
3020
Chives
These tender tubular leaves have a flavor of delicate onion. It is delicious in salads, spreads and flavored vinegars. Used extensively in all forms of cuisine. Bears pretty lavender flowers in June imparting a lovely air to herb borders. Due to its' characteristic, it can be used effectively in the flower border as well. Great as an accent plant in vegetable and flower gardens, it is reputed to be a deterrent for rabbits.
Perennial
3022
Chamomile
This attractive low growing plant bears great quantities of small lightly fragrant daisy like flowers have a soothing aroma. Dried flowers are usually used to make a soothing tea. Also used in potpourri and dried arrangements. Has been used for centuries as a calmative bedtime drink.
Perennial
3025
Chervil
This delicate culinary herb is used extensively in French cuisine and is one of the herbs de Provence. It has a light anise flavor and is great in salads and soups and makes a great addition to omelets.
Annual
3027
Cilantro
This is one of the popular Mediterranean herbs which is commonly known as leaf coriander in Asia. It is widely employed in savory dishes in most parts of the world. The herb carries many of the notable plant derived chemical compounds that are known to have disease preventing and health promoting properties. Cilantro is quite similar to dill in terms of utility where both leaves as well as seeds can be used in cuisine.
All parts of this annual herb can be used, leaves, stems, flowers and seeds.
3031
Dill Fern Leaf
In addition to providing aromatic seeds and foliage, dill will brighten your garden with its' yellow-green flowers in spring and fall. This herb is renown for its' use in dips, fish dishes, vegetable garnish and most famous of all, dill pickles. It is a warm season annual. With its slender stem and delicate leaves, it makes a good mid to back of border addition to your garden, floral as well as herb. This is one of the plants that you can grow to attract Swallowtail Butterflies. It is a butterfly favorite for nectar and larval food. Put in a few dill plants and see your garden become a butterfly haven!
3035
Fennel Bronze
The anise flavored leaves and seeds are used in cooking and as an edible garnish in fruit and vegetable trays. Its light flavor is delicious added to fresh salads . Due to its' beautiful foliage it is used extensively as a decorative addition to the flower border acting as a tall backdrop to many low growing plants. It is also a great butterfly magnet drawing all species and especially the Black Swallowtail Butterfly which uses the plant for nectar as well as host for its young.
Annual
3040
Horseradish Heirloom
This zesty hot root gives the grower a real treat in experiencing the true delightful bite that only fresh roots can bring. Your own freshly grated horseradish bears no resemblance to the harsh sometimes bitter commercially prepared product. Roots can be dug and used in fall or spring. Fresh young leaves make a delightful addition to salads. Roots can be grown in containers making for easy harvest.
Perennial
3045
Lavender Provence
This variety of Lavender is the true cooking herb being one of the "Herbes de Provence". The highly fragrant flowers are used to flavor lavender sugar. Also used to flavor ice cream, jelly or lavender short bread. Flowers are also picked and dried to make sachets and pomanders to deter moths and perfume linens. The highly decorative plants make a lovely addition flower and herb borders.
Perennial
3050
Lemon Grass
This fast growing lemon scented herb is used extensively in Oriental and Caribbean cuisine. The leaves make a delightful lemon tea, while the tender inner core is chopped and used to flavor Thai dishes. Plants can be grown in containers and brought indoors to grow throughout the winter. This is a great mosquito repellant plant and pots of it can decorate your patio and keep you mosquito-less!
Tender Perennial
3051
Lemon Verbena
Lemon Verbena is used to add a fresh lemon flavor and fragrance to fish and poultry dishes. Also used to make teas or added to standard teas to infuse its; fragrance and flavor. Can be used fresh in arrangements or dried in a potpourri to fill your rooms with fragrance.
A tender perennial sub shrub that can be brought indoors for winter enjoyment.
3055
Lovage
This old fashioned herb has been a standard in many English cottage gardens. The little known herb is very versatile with leaves that taste of both celery and anise. Can be used in soups, salads and stuffing. This interesting tall plant can be the backbone of herb or flower gardens. The mature plants bear clusters of off white flowers resembling Queen Anne's Lace. All parts of the plant are edible.
Perennial
3060
Marjoram Sweet
This rich sweet tasting herb is a gentle version of oregano. It has a lighter, sweeter fragrance than oregano. More palatable when used fresh in green and tomato salads. Can be used interchangeably with standard oreganos in cooking.
Annual
3070
Mint Mojito
Its' name is its' claim to fame. The delightful warm mint flavor is great for mulling in drinks. It also can be used in couscous, lamb dishes and soothing teas.
Perennial
3074
Oregano Greek
Oregano is related to mint and is native to the Mediterranean. It is widely used in all Mediterranean cuisine. It has become a staple in American and Mexican cooking as well. This hardy perennial plant makes a great addition to the herb garden and can be used as an edging for flower borders as well. It attracts beneficial butterflies and can be grown in containers to enhance the usefulness of your potted plants on your deck. The oreganos are most flavorful when picked before flowering and then dried for winter use. To use fresh just snip stems and add them whole to sauces and soups.
3075
Oregano Hot and Spicy
This pungent spicy flavored oregano is the building block of Mexican dishes. It can also be used in recipes calling for regular oregano, just use with a lighter touch. Excellent in pizzas and spaghetti sauce.
Perennial
3080
Parsley Italian Flat Leaf
The lush flat leaves have a beautiful ferny appearance and it grows in mounded clumps which makes an attractive edging along an herb as well as flower border. The vitamin and nutrient leaves can be used in salad dressing, poultry, soups and as an ingredient in pesto. The flavor is much more pronounced than that of the more familiar curly type. This is a plant to have if you want to attract the Swallowtail Butterflies. Its' leaves are used as food for the baby Swallowtail larvae.
You can pot some of these plants up for winter use
Biennial
3082
Rosemary
This is a native of the Mediterranean region. It has beautiful silvery needle shaped foliage and delicate blue flowers. All parts of the plant are edible. This beautiful plant makes a great potted herb for your patio garden. It can be grown indoors for all year use. It can be planted in the open ground, but is not winter hardy in our locale.
3083
Sage
This Mediterranean herb is a wonderful addition to your perennial herb border. It returns year after year growing in beauty and stature. It has lovely deep blue flowers that bloom in June. Its' uses are many, its main use is in stuffing. It can be cut fresh and added to soups and sauces. Cut stems and dry for winter use for your Thanksgiving meal.
Perennial Sub Shrub.
3084
Sage Pineapple
The leaves have a delicate pineapple flavor and fragrance. The attractive vigorous growing plants have pointed green leaves and have bright red flowers. The leaves and flowers have a sweet and fruity flavor. Can be used to garnish drinks, salads and desserts.
Annual.
3085
Savory Winter
This herb imparts a delightful spicy peppery flavor to dishes in which it is used. Most often used in roasts and bean dishes where its' assertive rich flavor can be appreciated. It s one of the ingredients in "Herbes de Provence". Makes a lovely low growing compliment to your flower or herb border.
Perennial
3090
Sorrell Red Veined
Use this tart flavored herb's young leaves fresh in salads where it imparts a light lemony tart flavor. Leaves are a great addition to soups the most famous being "French Sorrel Soup". The highly decorative leaves are a wonderful addition to your flower borders, rock gardens and container gardens. Often sold as a decorative perennial.
Perennial
3093
Stevia
This tropical native has been used for centuries to sweeten teas and desserts. This non caloric sweetener is all the rage. It is not metabolized as a sugar thus making it diabetic friendly. It's sweetening ability is not compromised with drying, so it can be harvested, dried and used throughout the year.
Annual
3095
Sweet Annie
This sweet scented plant has small green leaves with a slight silvery cast. The leaves and stems are used in making wreathes, bouquets and potpourri additions. Its sweet smell and lovely color persist throughout the season and in storage. Has been used for centuries as a moth deterrent and freshener for dressers and closets.
Annual
3101
Sweet Woodruff
This herb's leaves and flowers have been used for centuries to flavor wine, teas and fruit drinks. The leaves and flower emit a delightful fresh fragrance that intensifies when dried. Often used in potpourris and sachets. This lovely plant makes a great ground cover for shady garden sites. It thrives in either dry or damp shade. Blooms white in May.
Perennial
3102
Thyme English
This variety is the most familiar, known as garden or German thyme. It is widely used in soups, stuffing, lamb dishes, "bouquet garni" and "fines herbes" .This is a must for most Mediterranean savory dishes.
Perennial.
3105
Thyme Silver Edge
This attractive thyme is an essential ingredient in "Bouquet Garni" and "Herbes de Provence". A great herb for roasts, soups and chicken dishes. Its lovely gray green leaves are highlighted with silvery edges and edible lavender flowers, making it an idea compliment to your herb or rock garden.
Perennial
3110
Thyme Spicy Orange
This delightfully scented herb is a boon to chicken, fish and egg dishes. It is one of the ingredients in "Bouquet Garni" and "Herbes de Provence". Its' delightful orange scent and light spicy flavor are a great addition to your herb border. Its' low growing light green needle shaped leaves can withstand light foot traffic making it a wonderful plant to have along your walkway or trailing over a rock wall. The plant also has lovely pink flowers attractive to butterflies.
Perennial
3111
Thyme Variegated Lemon
This variety is one of the best thymes. The leaves taste as great as they smell. The leaves can be used wherever you need the taste of lemon in stuffing, soups, and teas. This beauty has great variegation of the leaves making a beautiful addition to your flower borders as well as the herb border. You can pot up a few plants and bring them indoors for a winter of freshness unsurpassed by any dry packaged herbs.
Perennial with lovely pink flowers.
4020
Eucalyptus
Leaves are a silvery to blue-green color, and they give off the plant’s distinct menthol-like fragrance when bruised. Eucalyptus plants are often grown in containers outside of their hardiness zones. This allows gardeners to protect their plants from the cold by bringing them indoors.
4025
Mexican Sunflower (Tithonia)
Neither a vegetable or herb, this beautiful plant is a fantastic nectar source for your pollinators and butterflies. The hummingbirds like them too! Your neighbors and friends, and even you, will be amazed at the fabulous spectacle those orange red flowers create. Sure to be the talk of the neighborhood!
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Tansey
Tansey is the old fashioned "Strewing Herb" that was used by our great great grammas to strew around the corners of the kitchen to keep the bugs away. It would be planted next to the kitchen door to keep the flies from coming in. Now a days Tansey is used by crafters as an addition to dried flower arrangements. The tight yellow "nail head" flowers were used natural or dyed into faniciful colors. You can continue the lore and plant Tansey outside your kitchen door.
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