Herb Garden - Page 3 of 12

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    Zigzag goldenrod

    Solidago flexicaulis

    This species is aptly named for its distinctive crooked stems that bend back and forth at 45° angles between nodes.

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    Alder-leaved serviceberry

    Amelanchier alnifolia

    This multi-stemmed shrub or tree can reach almost 20 feet tall.

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    Variegated fragrant Solomon’s seal

    Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’

    Gracefully arching 2- to 3-foot-tall burgundy stems support narrow leaves streaked in pure white.

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    ‘Milk Maid’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Milk Maid’

    This old-fashioned cultivar of the species has a mounding habit and grows to 12 inches tall and wide.

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    Lavandula angustifolia ‘Violet Intrigue’

    Lavandula angustifolia 'Violet Intrigue'

    'Violet Intrigue' exhibits the typical handsome gray foliage of good lavenders, but its form and flowers are particularly noteworthy.

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    Basil

    Ocimum basilicum

    The herb of kings combines superbly with roses.

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    Annual clary sage

    Salvia viridis

    From spring to summer, this annual produces multiple flower spikes with tiny flowers enclosed in showy bracts in shades of white, pink, or purple and marked with darker veins.

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    ‘Fire King’ yarrow

    Achillea millefolium ‘Fire King’

    This rhizomatous, mat-forming, upright, aggressive perennial produces strong red flowers in flat corymbs in summer atop finely-textured, aromatic foliage.

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    ‘Lady Scarborough’ scented geranium

    Pelargonium ‘Lady Scarborough’

    ‘Lady Scarborough’ is blessed with strawberry-scented, crinkled-edge leaves and pale pink flowers with dark markings.

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    ‘Vanilla Berry’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Vanilla Berry’

    This cultivar of the old-fashioned species has a mounding habit and grows to 12 inches tall.