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American Pennyroyal
Common Name: American Pennyroyal Botanical Name: Hedeoma pulegioides Family: Lamiaceae Sun: Sun, part shade Soil: Rocky or loamy, well drained Propagation: Seed Flower Time – Southern Indiana: August Plant Height: Four to eight inches Flower Color: White, blue violet Opposite, one half to one inch lance shaped leaves on a branched or unbranched plant. The [...]
November 1, 2011
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Tags: August Wildflower, Part Sun · Posted in: Herbs, Wildflower
Roman Chamomile
Common Name: Roman Chamomile Botanical Name: Anthemis nobilis Family: Asteraceae Sun: Full sun, part shade Soil: Dry Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 4 – 9 Propagation: Seed, division Flower Time – Southern Indiana: Plant Height: Eight to twelve inches Flower Color: White Roman Chamomile has trailing stems bear downy, bipinnate, finely divided leaves. The daisy like [...]
October 20, 2011
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Heal All
Common Name: Heal All Botanical Name: Prunella vulgaris Family: Lamiaceae Sun: Sun, part shade Soil: Not particular Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 4 – 9 Propagation: Seed, cutting, division Flower Time – Southern Indiana: Purple Plant Height: Six to twenty four inches Flower Color: Purple Erect plant with arrowhead shaped, opposite leaves. The purple flowers appear [...]
September 26, 2011
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Dandelion – April Blooming Early Spring Wildflower
The dandelion originated in Europe and was introduced to the United States in Colonial times. The common name comes from the French term, dent-de-lion, which means “lion’s tooth” which refers to the dandelions deeply toothed leaves.
September 15, 2011
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Tarragon
Common Name: Tarragon Botanical Name: Artemisia dracunculus Family: Compositae – Daisy Sun: Full sun Soil: Hot, dry Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 4-9 Flower Time: Summer Propagation: Cutting, division, seed Plant Height: Twelve to twenty four inches Flower Color: Greenish yellow Tarragon is a somewhat sprawling plant has thin, glossy, lance shaped leaves. French tarragon, the [...]
September 12, 2011
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Stevia
Common Name: Stevia Botanical Name: Stevia rebaudiana Family: Compositae Sun: Full sun Soil: Moist, sandy or loam Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 11 Propagation: Seed, cuttings Flower Time – Southern Indiana: Summer Plant Height: Twenty four to thirty six inches Flower Color: White Stevia is an upright plant with oval, opposite leaves. The leaves are mildly [...]
September 9, 2011
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Sage
Common Name: Sage Botanical Name: Salvia officinalis Family: Lamiaceae Sun: Full sun Soil: rich clay loam Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 5 – 9 Propagation: Seed, cutting Flower Time – Southern Indiana: July Plant Height: Twelve to twenty four inches Flower Color: Blue Sage has opposite spear shaped gray green two to two and a half [...]
September 6, 2011
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Greek Oregano
Common Name: Oregano – Greek Botanical Name: Origanum vulgare subsp. hirtum Family: Lamiaceae Sun: Full sun Soil: Well drained, otherwise not too particular Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 4 – 8 Propagation: Seed, cutting, division Flower Time – Southern Indiana: Summer Plant Height: Eighteen to twenty four inches. Flower Color: White Greek Oregano has hairy, oval, [...]
September 1, 2011
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Lemon Balm
Common Name: Lemon Balm Botanical Name: Melissa officinalis Family: Lamiaceae Sun: Sun, part shade Soil: Well-drained sandy soil Hardiness Zone: USDA Zone 4 – 9 Propagation: Seed, division, cutting Flower Time – Southern Indiana: Summer Plant Height: Twelve to twenty four inches Flower Color: White Lemon Balm is native to the mountainous regions of southern [...]
August 29, 2011
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Herbs
Anise Hyssop Lemon Balm Oregano – Greek Roman Chamomile Sage Stevia Tarragon Back to Plant List
August 5, 2011
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