Feverfew
Tanacetum parthenium
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Loamy
Common Uses: Bees, , Borders, , Medicinal, , Ornamental
Clusters of 1/2" white daisy flowers reach 6" above green, deeply lobed leaves that forms a 2 foot tall by 2' wide rosette. Customers have tried fresh leaves hidden in a mayonnaise sandwich (to mask bitterness) for reducing the severity & frequency of migraines.
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Feverfew, Mini Pompom

Tanacetum parthenium 'Plenum Florum'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 2 feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses: Bees, , Borders, , Medicinal
We love medicinal herbs which are exceptional. Just being among them, heals our soul. Lilliputian white "pompoms" adorn this charming herb early summer through fall. We grow it from cuttings to insure fully double flowers, which seed grown plants cannot reliably produce.
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Foxglove, Chocolate
Digitalis parviflora
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 2 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses: Bees, Borders, Butterfly, Cut Flower, , Ornamental
Milk chocolate-red flowers look good enough to eat- but don't. You couldn't squeeze in another flower between the narrow, glossy green leaves on sutrdy stems. Seed stalks are dried for outrageous flower arrangements.
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Foxglove, Dwarf Amber
Digitalis obscura
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 15 inches
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses: Bees, Borders, Butterfly, Cut Flower, , Ornamental, Miniature/Faery Garden
Narrow dark green leaves and amber yellow flowers that have red spots on the “throat” result in a tidy, 15 inch foxglove and a solid choice for the front of a perennial border. Bloomed most of the summer and beyond, begging to be dried or stuck fresh into a pumpkin for halloween arrangements.
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Foxglove, Giant Yellow
Digitalis ambigua (grandiflora)
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 2 - 2 1/2 feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses: Bees, Borders, Butterfly, Cut Flower, , Ornamental
This hardy perennial (not biennial) has voluptuous, light yellow 2" bells ringing on nearly 3 foot tall stalks. Shorter foxgloves will tolerate windier locations. Cool lemon spikes are always a premmium.
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Foxglove, Giraffe
Digitalis laevigata
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 2 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Early Summer
Common Uses: Bees, Borders, Butterfly, Cut Flower, , Ornamental
If they gave out awards for the most descriptive common name, Mark would get an "Herby." Tall, elegant "necks" carry yellow flowers, speckled with brown spots. Flowers June through August. Growing only two feet tall, this beauty has withstood the worst of Ohio's brutal winds. Very useful long lasting cut-flower, that compliments any sunflower variety.
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Foxglove, Herold’s Yellow

digitalis ferruginia `Gigantea Gelber Herold'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 3-5 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses: Bees, Borders, Butterfly, Cut Flower, , Ornamental
A true giant among the perennial foxgloves, it can reach 5 feet if grown in a rich, acidy soil with good summer water. Gigantic, yellow flowers are not to be passed up either.
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Foxglove, Silver Fox
Digitalis purpurea 'Heywoodii'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses: Bees, Borders, Butterfly, Cut Flower, , Ornamental
Tall, short-lived foxgloves, step asside. We’re tickled with this compact cultivar which endures year after year and picture this- woolly white hairs covering the foliage and soft pink, speckled flower balanced above.
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Foxglove, Spanish Peaks
Digitalis thapsi
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 1 1/2 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses: Bees, Borders, Butterfly, Cut Flower, , Ornamental
Toss out the stakes. Reach for this short, woolly gray leaved foxglove. 2" purple-rose flowers have sweetly spotted throats. It flowers for about one month, in June, before other foxgloves and repeats in the fall for us. As a native of east Portugal & western Spain, it will tolerate a higher soil pH. The foxglove of faerie gardens.
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Garlic, Hard-neck Music
Allium Sativum
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 1 Foot
Water: Normal
Common Uses: Culinary, , Medicinal
Herb of the Year 2004
Grown in a 4-pack tray
For those of you who forgot to plant your cloves last fall, we offer a "Hard-neck" garlic. It produces about 6-8 cloves per bulb that are easy to separate and peel,
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Gota Kola, Variegated
Hydrocotyl sibthorpioides
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Shade-Sun
Height: 2" spreading
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses: Baskets, , Miniature/Faery Garden, Walk About
Jar Gem

If conditions are right you can site this polite spreader anywhere. Its variegated, round leaves brighten a shady path (where hardy), or cozy up to impatiens in a shady annual basket. Grown in full sun, tuck them in wet soil, around wet bogs and pond edges. We don’t know if it contains the brain strengthener constituents of the non-variegated Gotu Kola but the leaves taste exactly the same.
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Gotu Kola
Hydrocotyl asiatica minor
Cold Tolerance: Zone 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: P.Shade-Shade
Height: 3 inches
Water: Wet
Soil: Organic
Common Uses: Medicinal
Scratching her head, a customer told me, "I just read about Gotu Kola but I can't remember what it was used for." I smiled and gently replied, "it's said to improve brain function, particularly, memory." I have read, though I can't remember where ;), you can add 1 tsp dried leaves to 1 cup boiling water daily; or stronger when used for a wound wash to reduce inflammation. Take indoors or protect.
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Herbal 'Walk - Abouts'

Walk About
Reliable groundcovers for stepping stones: We’ve been asked so often for groundcovers that can be planted between stepping stones, that we finally put together this collection of tough, hardy, mostly fragrant, plants for you to tuck in cracks and gently

Hops, Golden

Humulus lupulus `Aureus'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: P.Shade-P.Sun to P. Shade
Height: 12 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Loamy
Common Uses: Medicinal, , Ornamental
Young golden leaves mature to dark green, giving a two-tone appearance. Tiny hop blossoms are used for sleep pillows and pilsner-style beers. Site in afternoon shade to prevent sun scald. It forms into a thick climber hiding chain link fences. ‘Munstead Lavender, Dazzling Pink Chives and Golden Hops” created our most vivid trio of all.
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Horehound

Marrubium vulgare
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a5b6a6b7a7b8a8b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses: Medicinal
Grayish green crinkled leaves and tidy little mounds, surprise you in the spring. Summer flowering results in a rank floppy appearance which can be controlled by pruning tips and garish white blossoms. For sore throats, we use 9 fresh leaves with 1 tbsp honey. To make your own candy, refer to Leslies Bremness' "The Complete Book of Herbs". (My first herb book that I studied and still enjoy.)
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Horseradish
Armoracia rusticana
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 3 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Any Soil
Common Uses: Culinary
Along with coriander, nettle, horehound and lettuce, this is one of the 5 bitter herbs of Passover. Dig and wash roots in the fall as frost kills leaves. Use potato peeler (and goggles!) to remove skin and grate roots through food processor. Add vinegar for traditional sauce. Use quickly to avoid bitterness. Avoid aggresive growth, by harvesting ourside edge roots.
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Hyssop, Blue

Hyssopus officinalis `Blue'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2 Feet
Water: Normal
Common Uses: Bees, , Butterfly, , Medicinal, , Ornamental
Blue flower spikes appear throughout the growing season. This miniature semi-evergreen shrub is extremely hardy and ideal for hedges and borders. It is easily clipped but watch out for bees- it's an important source of pollen for them. Overlook the bitter fragrance as it flavors heavy meats and liqueurs quite nicely, or so I have read.
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Hyssop, Pink
Hyssopus officinalis `Pink'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Loamy
Common Uses: Bees, , Butterfly, , Medicinal, , Ornamental
Semi-evergreen, nice bloomer and bee attractor. Like "Blue Hyssop" but with tasteful pink flowers. Another "poor man's boxwood" hedge.
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Hyssop, White
Hyssopus officinalis 'Albus'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 2 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Loamy
Common Uses: Bees, , Butterfly, , Medicinal, , Ornamental
A white flowering variety for the moonlight garden.
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Lady’s Mantle, Thriller

Alchemilla mollis `Thriller'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: P.Shade-P.Sun
Height: 3 inches
Water: Normal
Soil: Loamy
Common Uses: Cut Flower, , Medicinal, , Ornamental, Shade
Brighter yellow flower clusters distinguish this variety from the normal "Lady's Mantle." Makes a classy cut flower filler; a refreshing change from "Baby's Breath". Combine with Astilbe & lilies. Medicianlly used as a poultice to stop bleeding or as a heart tonic and mild sedative tea.
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Lamb’s Ear, Helen Von Stein
Stachys officinalis 'Helen von Stein'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun
Height: 8 inches
Water: Normal
Soil: Loamy
Flowers: Middle Summer
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Borders, Butterfly, Cut Flower, Groundcover, Ornamental
New in 2006
Lady bugs rejoice! After many tries, we finally received the real thing. Six to ten inch fuzzy leaves give this variety its other name "Big Ears" and a warm winter home for beneficial lady beetles in the North. Holds up better in the heat and humidity, maybe because it is not as fuzzy, albeit just as fun to pet.
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Lavandin, Edelweiss
Lavandula x intermedia 'Edelweiss'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 3-4 Feet
Water: Dry-Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bedding Plant, Borders, Culinary, Cut Flower, Medicinal, Ornamental, Potpourri, Soap Making
A new variety to the herb world which is similar to "White Spike Lavandin", except that the plants are more compact and flower petals, a brighter white. Previously listed as 'Cathy Blanc'
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Lavandin, Grosso -Fat Spike
Lavandula x intermedia 'Grosso'
Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 1-2 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Loamy-Sandy Well Drained
Common Uses: Alpine Rockery, Bedding Plant, Borders, Culinary, Cut Flower, Medicinal, Ornamental, Potpourri, Soap Making
After an "Herb Companion" article rated this the best overall variety, we had to offer it. The experts and we agree. 'Grosso' earned finest overall appearance, color, size, flavor and fragrance plus it's hardy to Ontario, Canada! Even three weeks after we cut off the first crop of flowers, the whole area still had the marvelous fragrance. Dry easily, to preserve appearance and fragrance for a long time. No wonder it's the most popular lavender in France by far.
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