French Sorrel is a home in the mountains of Europe where it grows in traveling scree. It is perfectly adapted to this extreme location. As soon as the scree moves on and covers the sorrel, it will start to stretch until it reaches the surface again. In the garden it prefers dry positions, for ...

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This plant comes from Siberia, but it is naturalized in the UK for several centuries. It grows in moist forests, but in the garden it will also do well on drier or wetter spots. All parts of it are edible, even the flowers. As long as winter isn`t too cold, it is possible to harvest fresh...

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This is a variety of Bee Balm, which is known as a cottage garden plant. Less know is the fact that the foliage can be used to prepare herbal teas. This variety here was created in Canada. Its foliage has a strong fragrance of roses. It can be used to prepare sort of rose-scent-tea, but there...

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This variety tastes like our Bergamotte-Mint, only much sweeter. Who dislikes the menthol taste of peppermint will like this one. Its a peppermint without any pepper!

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Let`s start with the facts we are sure of: this plant resembles the Lemon Verbena. It can be used for infusions and it got a fragrance like spearmint chewing gum. It is a fast grower and leaves can be harvested in large quantities. It isn`t hardy at all and got to be kept on a sunny and warm window sill during winter.

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Pepperweed was a completely forgotten native herb untill it was re-introduced into the trade by German nursery Rühlemann a few years ago. It is often called perennial cress, but to me its taste appears more similar to horse raddish than to pepper. Anyhow it is a valuable addition to the herb garden. It can be...

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In Central Europe true elecampane is grown in fields for the pharmaceutical trade. It is the rhizome that contains the desired substances, that are sold as `Helenii Rhizoma`. In the garden it does best in slightly moist soil in full sun or partial shade. It is often said that its botanical...

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Every child knows ripe strawberries are red. The birds know it, too, and therefore they keep their beaks from pale strawberries and wait till they ripen. Well, they will have to wait quite long here, for the fruits of `White Delight` are pure white when ripe. Despite the colour they taste...

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When horticulturist do not look closely, they often cause a mess. So it happened with this leek, that became better known with the present enthusiasm for herbs and vegetables. Usualy it is sold as Allium odorum, but this name is an invalid synonym for Allium ramosum. Allium ramosum however is not cultivated, nor in its home China nor anywhere else. What we really have here is Allium tuberosum, one of the most important alliums for cooking in China and ...

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