Wild Bergamot

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Wild BergamotScientific Name: Monarda fistulosaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Wildflowers & HerbsSize: Height 60 to 120 cm (24 to 48 in); clump width 60 to 90 cm (24 to 36 in)Weight: Stout, aromatic, clump-forming perennial herb with...

Scarlet Beebalm

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Scarlet BeebalmScientific Name: Monarda didymaCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Herbaceous PerennialsSize: Height 0.7 to 1.2 m (2.3 to 3.9 ft); clump spread 45 to 60 cm (18 to 24 in)Weight: Aromatic clump-forming herbaceous perennial...

Lemon Balm

OverviewLemon Balm (Melissa officinalis), celebrated across classical European herbalism as sweet balm, balm mint, or cure-all, is an exquisitely fragrant perennial herb in the mint family, Lamiaceae. Cherished since Greco-Roman antiquity—its botanical genus name...

Spearmint

OverviewSpearmint (Mentha spicata), celebrated across ancient civilizations and modern gastronomy as garden mint, common mint, or lamb mint, is one of the most widely cultivated, delightfully aromatic, and culinary celebrated perennial herbs in the mint family,...

Sweet Basil

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Sweet BasilScientific Name: Ocimum basilicumCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Herbs & ShrubsSize: Mature plant height: 12–30 in (30–75 cm); Spread: 12–24 in (30–60 cm)Weight: Fresh herbaceous biomass: 8–24 oz (225–680 g) per mature...