Herb Garden - Page 5 of 12

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    Tulip

    Tulipa linifolia

    This species tulip blooms in mid- to late spring with fire-engine-red flowers that look like open, pointed stars with purple centers.

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    Red bunny tails

    Pennisetum messiacum 'Red Buttons'

    This annual produces deep reddish-black flowers that resemble rabbits' tails.

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    Hidcote comfrey

    Symphytum 'Hidcote Blue'

    This prolific cultivar has dark green foliage and bears nodding blue flowers from mauve buds.

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    Scented geranium

    Pelargonium crispum

    This plant is a lemon-scented, shrubby, upright pelargonium with pale pink flowers and crinkled leaves.

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    Yarrow

    Achillea millefolium

    This rhizomic, mat-forming and aggressive perennial frows to 2 feet tall and wide with ferny, finely-textured, green foliage.

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    Golden variegated sage

    Salvia officinalis 'Icterina'

    Cooks and gardeners alike are indebted to this evergreen perennial for the unique, pungent flavor and aroma that its gray-green leaves produce.

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    ‘Jewel of Africa’ nasturtium

    Tropaeolum majus ‘Jewel of Africa’

    This climbing, old-fashioned cultivar grows to 8 feet tall.

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    ‘Just Peachy’ hummingbird mint, ‘Just Peachy’ hyssop

    Agastache aurantiaca 'Just Peachy'

    A cultivar discovered at High Country Gardens in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this aromatic, water-wise perennial grows to 30 inches tall and 18 inches wide and features fine, mint-scented, gray-green…

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    Stiff goldenrod

    Solidago rigida

    This lovely goldenrod has velvety leaves that are gray-green in summer and dusky rose in autumn.

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    Prairie zinnia

    Zinnia grandiflora

    This native perennial wildflower of the American Southwest bears a profusion of bright yellow to golden yellow flowers atop 4-inch high plants that spread to 15 inches wide.