Herb Garden - Page 6 of 12 - Fine Gardening

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    Stiff goldenrod

    Solidago rigida

    This lovely goldenrod has velvety leaves that are gray-green in summer and dusky rose in autumn.

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    Gray goldenrod

    Solidago nemoralis

    This is one of the smallest species of goldenrod, topping out at only 4 to 6 inches high in poor soils, and 2 feet high in fertile soils.

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    ‘Purple Rain’ sage

    Salvia verticillata 'Purple Rain'

    Throughout the summer, this cultivar produces multiple flower spikes in irresistible shades of smoky purple.

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    Rosemary

    Rosmarinus officinalis 'Salem'

    This hardy, fast-growing evergreen shrub has an upright, rounded form and attractive flowers.

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    ‘Roger’s Delight’ scented geranium

    Pelargonium ‘Roger’s Delight’

    Trailing ‘Roger’s Delight’ has lemon-scented leaves and large red upper petals and paler lower petals.

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    ‘Pungent Peppermint’ scented geranium

    Pelargonium ‘Pungent Peppermint’

    This trailing plant has peppermint-scented, deeply cut leaves and mauve flowers.

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    Fragrant Solomon’s seal

    Polygonatum odoratum

    From late spring to early summer, this species bears pendent, green-tipped white flowers along arching stems.

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    Curly-leaf parsley

    Petroselinum crispum 'Crispum'

    This clumping perennial has triangular, strongly flavored, crinkly leaves.

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    ‘Dropmore’ catmint

    Nepeta × faassenii ‘Dropmore’

    This cultivar is a clump-forming perennial with toothed gray-green leaves and larger flowers than the hybrid.

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    Anise hyssop

    Agastache foeniculum

    A classic plant for both herb gardens and borders, anise hyssop is composed of erect branches of mint-and-licorice-scented, medium green leaves ending in fuzzy spikes of small lavender flowers.