Mulberry Creek Herb Farm

Sage, Hummingbird Blue

Salvia guarantica

Sage, Mexican All-purple

Salvia leucantha 'Midnight'


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.

Sage, Pineapple

Salvia elegans


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.

Sage, Tangerine

Salvia elegans 'Tangerine'
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!

Sage, Variegated Red

Salvia microphylla 'Variegata'


Edible scarlet-red flowers, all summer, adorn the white and green leaves. Inedible but exotic ornamental to brighten any mixed herb container.

Sct. Geranium, Atomic Snowflake

Pelargonium X 'Atomic Snowflake'
Rose Scented This “Snowflake” looks like it survived Three-Mile Island with its large, random blotches of cream onits palm sized, rough textured leaves. By season’s end, it will be up to 4 feet across! Mild rose scent.

Sct. Geranium, Attar Of Rose

Pelargonium capitatum `Attar of Roses'
Rose Scented""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 Although it’s been replaced by synthetic means, you can take advantage of this jewel in potpourris, homemade perfume, facials and rosewater.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.

Sct. Geranium, Chocolate

Pelargonium quer. X tomentosum
Fruit and Nut ScentedClarification: 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.

Sct. Geranium, Chocolate Peppermint

Pelargonium tomentosum x 'Chocolate'
Fruit & Nut ScentedCross 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.

Sct. Geranium, Clorinda

Pelargonium 'Clorinda'
Fruit & Nut ScentedEven 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.

Sct. Geranium, Filbert\Shottesham Pet

Pelargonium `Concolor Lace' or `Shottesham Pet'
Fruit and Nut ScentedRub “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.

Sct. Geranium, Fingerbowl

Pelargonium crispum 'Minus'
Lemon ScentedThis 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.

Sct. Geranium, French Lace

Pelargonium crispum 'French Lace'
New in 2006
Lemon ScentedCould 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.

Sct. Geranium, Goldfinger

Pelargonium crispum 'Well-SweepAurea'
Lemon ScentedSmallest 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"".

Sct. Geranium, Gooseberry

Pelargonium crispum 'Variegatum'
Lemon ScentedI 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.

Sct. Geranium, Grey Lady

Pelargonium x asperum `Grey Lady '
Rose ScentedVariegated 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.”

Sct. Geranium, Lemon Crispum

Pelargonium crispum 'Lemon Crispum'
Lemon ScentedHow 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.

Sct. Geranium, Lemon Meringue

Pelargonium x 'Lemon Meringue'
Lemon ScentedI 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.

Sct. Geranium, Lime

Pelargonium x nervosum
Lemon ScentedPronounced lime, citrus fragrance from dark green, rounded, toothed leaves distinguish this strong upright grower from lemon varieties. Sprinkled with lavender blooms, it makes a tall topiary.

Sct. Geranium, Logee’s Snowflake

Pelargonium x 'Logee Snowflake'
Rose ScentedThis one has large, heavily lobed, fuzzy, green leaves with random white spots, like snowflakes!

Sct. Geranium, Mabel Grey

Pelargonium x ‘Mabel Grey’
Lemon ScentedCompared 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.

Sct. Geranium, Mrs. Taylor

Pelargonium ignescens 'Mrs. Taylor'
Fruit & Nut ScentedA trailing variety best grown in large hanging baskets where it can mix with other plants and provide a non-stop floral, red hot, show all season.

Sct. Geranium, Oakleaf

Pelargonium quercifolium
Fruit and Nut ScentedAn autumn favorite because the “oak leaves” will turn a bright crimson before falling off, rivaling any October New England color. Pink blooms with maroon stripes reflect the leaf pattern. Whether you bare root ""Pelargoniums"" and hang them in the basement or take cuttings, a more civilized approach to carrying them over to next year, it's worth a shot.