Mulberry Creek Herb Farm: Catalog/Biennial

Biennial

Celery, Amsterdam Cutting

Apium graveolens

Cold Tolerance: Zone 10a 10b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 1 Foot tall
Water: Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary

Celery substitute, but MUCH easier to grow. No blanching required. Also known as ""Love Straw"" for its' hollow stalks, which are perfect for sipping delightful tomato juice drinks & ""Blood Marys,"" during our 'winter break."" (Just kidding, Valerian Tea is what we should be sipping now & again). Stalks & leaves can be added whenever celery is needed.

Celery, Par-cel

Apium graveolens

Cold Tolerance: Zone 10a 10b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 1 Foot tall
Water: Normal
Soil: Sandy-Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary

Celery flavor with a touch of parsley. Our #1 volunteer declared this pseudo-celery her #1 favorite test plant last year. Now you can try it.

Foxglove, Garden Apricot

Digitalis purpurea 'Apricot'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 3 - 4 feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Middle Summer
Common Uses:Bees, Borders, Ornamental

Need a tall, stylish wind tolerant beauty in your garden? Well this is it. All three ""Garden"" Foxglove varieties put on a colorful summer show, and re-seed themselves loyally.

Foxglove, Pam’s Choice

Digitalis X 'Pam's Choice'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Shade
Height: 2-3 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Common Uses:Bees, Borders, Butterfly, Cut Flower, Ornamental

Huge white flowers with a maroon red spotted throat are a five alarm siren for any hummingbird in the area.

Foxgloves- Note about

Please note: All

Parsley, Italian Flat-leaf

Petroselium crispum `Gigante D' Italia'

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: Loamy
Common Uses:Butterfly, Container, Culinary

The plant isn’t gigantic but the thick, juicy leaves are full of flavor. I used to think there weren’t big differences in parsley flavor. Can be a culinary band-aid if too much sage, garlic (is that possible?) or hot peppers are used. Rich in Vitamin A, C, iron, and magnesium.

Parsley, Triple Curled

Petroselium crispum `Krausa'

Cold Tolerance: Zone 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b
Light: Full Sun to Full Sun
Height: 1 Foot
Water: Normal
Soil: Loamy
Common Uses:Butterfly, Container, Garden Railroads, Culinary

Parsley update: some curled varieties now have flavor, as well as good looks and breath cleansing qualities. Mark demands this variety. Best used fresh but frozen works. (See our Basil Intro. for freezing information.) Goes with anything short of sweets but, dried parsley?- forget it!

Rhubarb, Red Stalked

Rheum rhabarbarum

Cold Tolerance: Zone 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b-11
Light: Full Sun to Sun-P.Sun
Height: 5 Feet
Water: Normal
Soil: Loamy
Common Uses:Culinary,

Sage, Silver Clary

Salvia argentea

Cold Tolerance: Zone 9a 9b-11
Light: Full Sun to P.Shade-Sun
Height: 2 - 7 feet
Water: Wet-Normal
Soil: Organic-Loamy
Flowers: Middle Winter
Common Uses:Medicinal