eastern red cedar
Juniperus virginiana
‘Hetzii’ is an eastern red cedar growing 12-15′ high and 10-15′ wide with bluish-green to … Continued
browsing plants: fragrant
‘Grosso’ / ‘Munstead’ lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Compact, bushy. Well-drained soil and winter mulch should see it through all but the harshest … Continued
golden lemon balm
Melissa officinalis
Leaves have an almost metallic golden sheen. Otherwise similar to standard lemon balm with lemony … Continued
West Indian lemon grass
Cymbopogon citratus
Aromatic grass from southern India. A tropical perennial grown as annual here, it has been … Continued
lemon verbena
Aloysia triphylla
Leaves are great for drinks, salads, jellies, sauces, soups, fish or meat dishes and desserts … Continued
spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Large, multi-stemmed shrubs have aromatic twigs and foliage. Spicebush is an important native plant for … Continued
lovage
Levisticum officinale
Large, celery-flavored leaves. Young leaves are used in spring tonic salads, soups, stews, roasts, and … Continued
mint
Mentha (assorted)
‘The Best (Mentha spicata), like other spearmints, has less menthol than peppermint varieties which make … Continued
mint Corsican
Mentha requienii
Fragrant, moss-like ground-cover mint. Less than one inch tall, it is the least rampant of … Continued
bee balm
Monarda punctata
Prefers sandy soils and full to part sun. It has an exotic flower form and … Continued
dwarf bee balm
Monarda didyma
Monarda didyma ‘Balmy Pink’ is a dwarf plant covered in lavender-rose blooms in summer. ‘Balmy Purple’ sports cool … Continued
old-fashioned tobacco
Nicotiana sylvestris
Tall, old-fasioned nicotiana features 3-4′ tall stalks topped with many trumpet-shaped, fragrant white blooms throughout summer. … Continued