Herbs

Tarragon

Plant Specifications Artemisia dracunculus. Perennial. Morning to partial Sun. Height: 1’ Width: 10.5”. Upright sprawling stems grow fleshy, pointed leaves up to 3” long. Blooms in Summer with tiny, greenish-white ball shaped flowers. In the Garden Does not care for hot, humid temps and needs rich, well-drained soil. A heavy feeder, tarragon needs regular pruning …

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Tansy

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Sweet Woodruff

Plant Specifications Galium odoratum. Perennial. Shade. Hardy to 20 degrees. Height: 6-8” Wiry, fragrant stems with whorls of six to eight long, pointed dark green leaves. As a deciduous ground cover, it spreads through the garden with creeping stolons. Small clusters of delicate, star-shaped white flowers appear in the Spring. In the Garden Generally prefers …

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Stevia

Plant Specifications Stevia rebaudiana. Tender Perennial. Morning Sun – filtered shade (‘cool’ sun) Height 12’ – 18’. the leaf of the stevia plant is also known by the names Sweet Leaf and Sugarleaf. A flowering herb with small, oblong leaves with hairs and serrated edges. In Summer, it produces tiny white flowers, growing in bunches …

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Winter Savory

Plant Specifications Satureja Montana. Perennial. Full Sun to Partial Shade. Height: 12” – 18”. Width up to 24”. An sturdy evergreen with stiff, narrow rounded leaves. Blooms in late Spring with delicate light lavender flowers. In the Garden A winter hardy evergreen when grown in south Texas. Do not over water. Plant Uses Makes a …

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Dwarf Savory

Plant Specifications Satureja Montana subsp. var. prostrata. Perennial. Full Sun to Partial Shade. Height: 6”-8”. Very low growing, creeping herb with curled miniature leaves. Smaller leaved than the winter savory. Blooms in Spring with delicate white to lavender flowers throughout the leaves and branches. In the Garden Does best on a hillside, and beautiful trailing …

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Grey Santolina

Plant Specifications Santonina chamaecyparissus. Hardy Perennial. Full Sun. Height: 12” – 18” Also referred to as Ground Cypress and Petite Cypress. Another beautiful and aromatic low-mounding bush. A woody plant with striking silver-gray leaves, resembling a pale fir tree with a pine scent. Flowers are tight yellow clusters of small petals that resemble a ‘puffy …

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Green Santolina

Plant Specifications Santolina pinnata. Hardy Perennial. Full Sun. Height: 12” – 18” A great aromatic bush to have near the ground. A low mounding woody bush with rich a green leaves, resembling a fluffy fir tree with a pine scent. Flowers are tight yellow clusters of small petals that resemble a ‘puffy ball.’ In the …

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Purple Sage

Plant Specifications S. officinalis ‘Purpurascens’ Tender Perennial. Sun. Height: 14” – 18” Aromatic, spectacular purple-gray foliage that grows into a compact mound. In the Garden This glamorous sage rarely flowers which helps to keep it at a more moderate height and from falling apart in the center. Its stunning color teams well alongside lavender, another …

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Tricolor Sage

Plant Specifications Salvia Officinalis ‘Tricolor.’ Perennial – but can be treated as an annual. Full Sun. Height: 10”–12” Width: up to 12” An upright striking sage with white, purple and pink leaves. Blooms in Summer with small branches of small pale blue flowers. In the Garden Needs well-drained soil and it can be susceptible to …

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