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 Plant list: Herbs
Herbs are just such good value plants. They look lovely, smell great, are dead easy to grow, and always add that extra touch to any cooking you do.
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| Latin name: | | Coriandrum sativum |
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| Common name: | | Coriander |
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| Type of plant: | | Annual |
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| Hardiness: | | Tender |
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| Flower colour: | | White |
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| Leaf colour: | | Bright green |
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| Height and spread: | | 60cm x 30cm (2ft x 1ft) |
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Upright annual grown for its broad, scalloped, aromatic, leaves. Both the leaves and the seeds are used for culinary purposes.
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| Latin name: | | Mentha spicata |
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| Common name: | | Spearmint |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Purple-mauve |
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| Leaf colour: | | Dark green |
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| Height and spread: | | 45cm to 60cm x indefinite (1.5ft to 2ft x indefinite) |
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Grown for its aromatic, pointed, serrated leaves, it can be very invasive and is best grown in a pot, which can be plunged into the ground. Good for mint sauce, jelly and Julep.
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| Latin name: | | Ocimum basilicum |
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| Common name: | | Basil |
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| Type of plant: | | Annual |
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| Hardiness: | | Tender |
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| Flower colour: | | White to purple |
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| Leaf colour: | | Green to purple |
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| Height and spread: | | 45cm x 10cm (1.5ft x 4 in) |
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Upright annual grown for its strongly aromatic, leaves that are widely used in Mediterranean cookery and salads. Do not let flower if using for cookery.There are many different basils to try!
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| Latin name: | | Petroselinum crispum |
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| Common name: | | Parsely |
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| Type of plant: | | Biennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White |
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| Leaf colour: | | Bright green |
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| Height and spread: | | 30cm to 40cm x 30cm (1ft to 1.3ft x 1ft) |
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Hardy biennial grown for the bright green, curly, toothed leaves that have a mild taste and are primarily used as a garnish. In summer it produces flat plates of small, flowers.
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| Latin name: | | Thymus vulgaris |
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| Common name: | | Garden thyme |
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| Type of plant: | | Perennial |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | Mauve |
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| Leaf colour: | | Deep green |
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| Height and spread: | | 15cm to 30cm x 40cm (6in to 1ft x 1.3ft) |
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| Description: | |
This is the thyme everyone knows. A creeping, mat-forming, evergreen perennial with thin,aromatic, deep green leaves, and attractive, if tiny flowers.
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