Herbs

Hyacinth Bean

Plant Specifications Iberis amara. Annual. Sun. Height: up to 20’ A dark purple vine, covered with deep green leaves and maroon pods that climbs, twining around fences, posts or trellises. The blooms are spikes of fragrant, pea-like purple flowers that bloom from early summer to early winter. In the Garden All the hyacinth beans we …

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Lamb’s Ear

Plant Specifications Stachys byzantine. Hardy Perennial. Full Sun. Height: 2’ Width of 2’. Fuzzy, silvery soft green leaves are often used in children’s gardens because of the soft, rabbit-like leaves. Spikes of tall flowers come in shades of pink/purple or white, in the late spring or early summer. Its soft, silvery color is a striking …

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Dutch Lavender

Plant Specifications Lavandin x intermedia (synonyms: L. vera, L. hortensis, L. spica ‘Early Dutch,’ ‘Dutch Mill.’) Perennial. Full Sun. Height: 14″ In the Garden Dutch Lavender is in the same lavender family as Fred Boutin, Provence, and Grosso lavender called Lavindin. It is one of the hardiest lavenders you can plant in your garden. It …

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English Lavender

Plant Specifications Lavandula Augustofolia. Full Sun. Perennial. Height: 3’ Width: 2.5 Silvery green stalks with long broad oval shaped leaves with a sweet aromatic scent. Long stems produce pale violet blooms from Spring to Mid Summer. In the Garden English Lavender is in the same lavender family as Munstead and Vera which is called the …

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Fernleaf Lavender

Plant Specifications Lavendula multifida. Half Day Sun. Tender Perennial. Height: 3’ Width 2.5’ Lacy, flat lobbed dark green leaves that fan like fern. A slight scented lavender that flowers periodically through Spring and Fall with indigo purple tuffs on the ends of long spikes. In the Garden Fern Leaf Lavender requires a well drained soil …

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Fred Boutin Lavender

Plant Specifications Lavandula Augustofolia. Sun. Perennial. Height: 18″ Silvery green stalks with long oval shaped leaves with an aromatic scent. In the Garden Fred Boutin Lavender is in the same lavender family as Dutch, Grosso, and Provence lavender called Lavindin. Fred Boutin Lavender requires a well drained soil and full sun. It doesn’t like wet …

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French Lavender

Plant Specifications Lavandula angustifolia. Perennial. Sun. Height: 12” French Lavender has jagged or serrated leaves that resemble a dull saw blade. The flowers are purple and look a lot like a pineapple in shape. In the Garden Plant it in well drained soil in the full sun and be sure not to overwater because it …

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Goodwin Creek Lavender

Plant Specifications Lavandula ‘Goodwin Creek’ angustifolia. Perennial. Sun. Height: 16 – 22” Excellent lavender for drought conditions, this short and thick leaved variety can be grown indoors and in containers successfully. In the Garden Goodwin Creek Lavender is often hailed by many South Texas growers as the lavender of choice because can take the heat …

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Lady Lavender

Plant Specifications Lavandula angustifolia. Perennial. Sun. Height: 12” In the Garden Lady Lavender needs a well drained soil, full sun, and be careful not to overwater because wet conditions promote disease growth. It is a compact lavender that only grows to a height of 12″ to 18″. Prune your lavender a few weeks after its’ …

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Minutolii Lavender

Plant Specifications Lavandula minutolii. Half Day Sun. Perennial. Height: 3’ Width: 2.5’ Grey Green leaves with regular smaller lobed divisions that create the leaf shape. A double bracket of violet blue blooms create a spear-like appearance, with the upper lobes twice as large as the lower lobes. This lavender does not have a classic lavender …

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Munstead Lavender

Plant Specifications Lavandula Angustofolia. Half Day Sun. Perennial. Height: 18” – 2’ with blooms One of the English lavenders, Munstead Lavender is a fragrant robust lavender that, due to its short size and tightly held purple blooms, makes a great hedge. It flowers profusely in the spring, after which a good pruning will provide an …

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