Plant Sightings

A Pickle of an Herb Most well-known as a flavoring for pickles, Dill (Anethum graveolens) is an Eurasian herb grown […]

Here is a Mediterranean superstar, that is now cultivated nearly world-wide. The Borage plant (Borago officinalis) produces star-shaped blue flowers

Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa) is a North American perennial wildflower that produces pink-lavender flowers in clusters during the summer on

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Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) stands about 2-3 feet tall with mint-like flowers covered with white hairs, appearing up the erect stems

A climbing vine from the cucumber family, Jiaogulan (aka. Sweet Tea Vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum) is a native from China, Southeast

Tarragon (aka. French Tarragon, Estragon; Artemisia dracunculus) is a herbaceous perennial distributed through Europe, Asia, North America and now cultivated

Also referred to as a Kurrajong (Brachychiton acerifolius), the Flame Tree is famous for its cover of bright red bell-shaped

Native to Europe and the Middle East, Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) is a small perennial herbaceous shrub with a woody base

Native to the Mediterranean region (or at least introduced a very long time ago from the tropics), the Caper (Capparis