Known as He-shou-wu in China where it has been much revered for centuries as a restorative tonic and prescribed for many conditions. Has been called the elixer of life. A vigorous, vining, perennial, herbacious plant it dies back to its base in cold clima
Attractive herbacious perrinial is easy to grow in climates that do not freeze hard. Leaves are very sentisive to frost, but can resprout from the base if the rizomes are mulched to protect from freezing. Can be grown in a greenhouse as a groundcover aro
Strikingly beautiful scarlet-red blooms in late-summer through the fall and winter are a great late season food for hummingbirds and butterflys, hence its other name of Hummingbird sage. We love to watch hummingbirds feed on it in the cold days of winter
Strong and delightfully fragrant lemon scented leaves are used in cooking, baking and healthful herbal teas and has been shown to have strong anti- oxidant and anti- candida effects on the body. A perrenial evergreen to deciduous bush it can grow 6 or mo
Excellent delicious perennial vegetable that can steamed as a green or used in any way you would other greens such as Swiss chard or kale. Harvest the young shoots when 6 to 12 inches tall in the early spring ( late February or early March here) for a hea
Beautiful and fragrant downy gray-green evergreen foliage host very intricate lilac blue flowers that can continue blooming until late into the fall. Excellent for attracting butterflies and beneficial insects, it also can make a great tight hedge plant o
Known as Chaste Tree this attractive shrub or small tree grows quickly to 10 to 25 feet. Large aromatic leaves are topped by 6 to 12 inch spikes of beautiful fragrant lavender- blue flowers in late summer and fall. Makes an excellent late season honey pl
Also Known as Wild Yam and Cinnamon Vine it has been grown for centuries by the Chinese who savor it both as a tonic food and for its many medicinal uses. A perennial vine growing up to 12 feet tall in a season it dies down to the ground after frost and t
Beautiful silvery-green soft foliage is super aromatic and grows on stems that can reach 3 to 4 feet tall. It is good as a companion plant in the garden, orchard and mixed pasture, repeling certain pests and attracting beneficial insects to its fragrant
