Plant Specifications Origanum majorana Annual Full Sun Height: 12″-24″ In the Garden Sweet marjoram does great in containers, hanging baskets, or in your garden. It produces little white flowers that resemble knots before they open which is where it gets its common name, “knotted marjoram”. Plant sweet marjoram in nutrient rich, well-drained soil in the […]
Plant Specifications Cymbopogon citatus. Perennial. Full to mostly Sun. Height: up to 28” A native of India, lemongrass is a stalky, grass-like plant with a lemony scent and used in Thai and Vietnamese cooking. The foliage on a healthy lemongrass plant is bright green with graceful, grass-like stalks. In the Garden As it is coveted
Plant Specifications Melissa officinalis. Hardy Perennial. Morning Sun or Filtered Shade. Height: 24” Width: 24” Lemon Balm is a perennial herb in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean region. The plant’s woody stem is square and branching, and has at each joint pairs of broad heart-shaped, toothed leaves that emit
Plant Specifications Vera Lavender is thought to be the first species of lavender in the world. It is also widely known as English Lavender but our English and Vera lavender are very different. Our English lavender has floppy branches whereas our Vera lavender is more upright. Vera Lavender is in the same lavender family as
Plant Specifications Fat Spike (Grosso) Lavender will grow into a large, silver, shrub-like plant that is about two feet tall. This lavender is in the same lavender family Dutch, Fred Boutin, and Provence lavender called Lavindin. This lavender has really long flower wands that grow in every direction. In the Garden It is one of
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Plant Specifications Lavandula stoechas. Perennial. Sun. Height 18″ – 24″ up to 3 feet with bloom Spanish Lavender has flowers that are purple and look a lot like a pineapple in shape with rabbit ear shaped petals on top. The blooms are very unique and add something out of the ordinary to your fresh flower
Plant Specifications Lavandin X Intermedia. Perennial. Sun. Height: 24” Width up to 30” Wide lobed silvery green leaves form a lush shrub-like plant. In the Garden Provence Lavender is in the same lavender family as Dutch, Fred Boutin, and Grosso lavender called Lavindin. It is one of the hardiest lavenders you can plant in your
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
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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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’
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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