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| Home: Catalog: Tender Perennial: Page 4 | Herbs A-Z: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z |
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Maybe perennials in warmer zones, but are not perennial in zone 5B
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Sage, Honeydew Melon
Same great flowers as "Pineapple Sage", but foliage smells of melons, plants are shorter (for us it grown only two feet) and it flowers from at least May until you allow it to freeze. Inside, it will flower all winter. I just made a luscious honeydew sage syrup for herbal sodas. Even in the winter, you can tell this is one refreshing herb. I can't wait for sun teas!
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Sage, Mexican All-purple
A florist friend told us this was "the most magnificent cut herb" he has ever grown. Plants rise to about 5 ft. tall by August, when, fuzzy, blue spikes appear. Cut stem back about 1/3 in June and July to promote more branching, flowering & compact height. Important pollen source for bees in the fall if frost doesn't get them.
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Sage, Pineapple
Delicious scarlet-red flowers on 3' spikes form in the fall as the grand finale. Use fresh leaves or flowers in teas, fruit or chicken salads, white wine, and summer lemonade. Its flavor is more fruity than heavy sage. Plants grow large and enjoy being harvested, but pick lower leaves, which are more succulent, being protected from the sun. Stop pinching tips by August 1st to allow flowers to form.
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Sage, Saltillo
Clearly, the most exquisite dark blue flower we grow. It is a shorter growing sage that flowers from August through April in southern gardens or as a houseplant in the north. Flavorful green leaves are used in cooking in native homeland of northeastern Mexico.
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Sage, Variegated Red
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Scented Geranium, Filbert\Shottesham Pet Rub “Filbert’s” leaves and you’ll inhale a faint, spicy, nutty scent. Admire its compact, pyramid shape and long lasting, fuchsia-red flowers. Very free flowering on compact plant that will grow about 2 feet across.
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Sct. Geranium, Apple Large granny smith colored and fragranced leaves grow great in the shade! Delicate white flowers virtually never stop blooming, making it also a choice basket plant. Some kind of sun is appreciated during the day, but avoid full sun.
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Sct. Geranium, Atomic Snowflake This “Snowflake” looks like it survived Three-Mile Island with its large, random blotches of cream on
its palm sized, rough textured leaves. By season’s end, it will be up to 4 feet across! Mild rose scent.
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Sct. Geranium, Attar Of Rose
"Attar of Roses” has been distilled for its breathtaking rose fragrance. Although it’s been replaced by synthetic means, you can take advantage of this jewel in potpourris, homemade perfume, facials
and rosewater. Try this nostalgic herb for a return to more elegant times.
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Sct. Geranium, Charity Because of the yellow centers on this maple-leaf shaped variety, we award “Charity,” the most refined and handsome of any of the pelargoniums we grow. Not the rosiest scent but a pleasant partner among green leaved friends.
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Sct. Geranium, Chocolate Clarification: the name refers to the streaks of chocolate colored, "bleeding" veins on each rough, textured leaf rather than the flavor. Bronze Fennel, nearby in the full sun, is a dramatic partner and brings out the darker variegation.
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Sct. Geranium, Chocolate Peppermint
Cross the silky giant "Peppermint" with a fast growing "Chocolate" and here is the result. Kids love the fuzzy leaves and chocolate colored blotch in the center but do not expect a chocolate flavor. It is all peppermint. Looks great planted at edge of walls.
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Sct. Geranium, Clorinda
Even though it is calld "Eucalyptus Scented," for its fast growth as much as its scent, it is the flower power that is unusally bold for a Pelargonium. 3" deep rose flowers bloom unabashedly most of the spring to early summer.
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Sct. Geranium, Fingerbowl This is the smallest lemon scented pelargonium making it a natural bonsai tree for miniature landscapes & faerie gardens and a booger to propagate until 2003. Use its potent lemon flavor at a special tea party by stirring beverages with the sprigs. Plus it takes the occasional abuse of our sons’ resident kitty.
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Sct. Geranium, French Lace
Could this be the most variegated plant in the world? Perhaps. French lace is an upright sport of 'Prince Rupert' that shines as a tree in a mixed container or stands alone as a small specimen topiary.
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Sct. Geranium, Goldfinger
Smallest lemon scented pelargonium with golden edges outlining each microscopic leaf. Besides the obvious miniature landscapes and faerie gardens, I use them as decorative sprigs for impromptu corsages, quaint tussie-mussies or elegant bouquets tied to wineglasses. One of Mark's "pets".
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Sct. Geranium, Gooseberry I can not fathom why this one foot herb of random variegated, dark green crinkled leaves on reddish stems is associated with gooseberries other than its lemony fruit scent. Another specimen bonsai.
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Sct. Geranium, Grey Lady Variegated white & gray leaves with rose-pink flowers create another artistic wonder. This rose scented variety has more variegation than “Silver Rose” and less than “Grey Lady of Plymouth.”
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Sct. Geranium, Lemon Crispum How many ways can I say favorite, miniature landscape and lemon? It's a tall upright, intoxicatingly lemon, tall, easy to grow and ditto, ditto, ditto.
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Sct. Geranium, Lemon Meringue
I admit that some catalog authors can stretch beyond imagination in describing their beloveds, however this is not the case when I say, this is the most euphoric lemon scent of all our herbs. It truly smells like lemon meringue pie. This smaller leaf variety, with pink blossoms, can be baked on the bottom of cakes (first grease pans and dust with flour, lay out leaves, bake, then invert pan after it's cooled), candied to decorate desserts, or added to teas. Different scent than "Mabel Grey". Buy both of them.
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Sct. Geranium, Lime
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Sct. Geranium, Logee’s Snowflake This one has large, heavily lobed, fuzzy, green leaves with random white spots, like snowflakes!
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Sct. Geranium, Mabel Grey Compared to “Lemon Meringue,” we conclude “Mabel” has a stronger, less sweet flavor from larger leaves and overall plant size. We volunteer at Joshua’s school, a classroom pairing up typical and “developmentally challenged” children. Scented herbs open up these children’s eyes and mouths in ways the teachers can’t imagine. This is one of their favorites.
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