Description The perennial herbaceous plant known as turmeric can grow up to one meter tall. Its rhizomes are aromatic, cylindrical, golden to orange, and heavily branching. Two rows of leaves alternate with one another. They are divided into the leaf sheath, leaf blade, and petiole. There are stem bracts, which are absent from the inflorescence […]
Description Ginger’s leafy stems reach a height of roughly one meter. The leaves emerge from sheaths that envelop the stem and are 15 to 30 centimeters long. They are elongated and alternate in two vertical rows. Dense spikes resembling cones with overlapping green bracts that may have a golden border surround the flowers. A single
Description A low-growing, woody perennial, thyme (Thymus vulgaris) thrives in partly dry, sunny environments. Thyme is a tiny, wiry, spreading perennial shrub that reaches a height of 4 to 12 inches. It features violet-colored flowers and tiny, evergreen leaves that are gray-green in color. After it becomes established, thyme can withstand drought and grows best
Description Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is a member of the ginger family and is cultivated primarily for its aromatic, spicy seeds. This herbaceous perennial forms an evergreen plant with tall, 6 to 15 cane-like stems and glossy, 24-inch, lance-shaped, dark green leaves from thick, knobby underground rhizomes. The pale yellowish-green, 3/4-inch fruit pods will be produced,
Description A beautiful flowering annual herb, anise has a distinctive licorice scent. Simple, shallowly lobed leaves are found at the base of the plant, while feathery or lacy, pinnate leaves higher on the stalks are divided into many tiny leaflets. There are big, loose clusters of both leaves and flowers. The dense umbels of blooms,
Description The cumin plant has finely divided leaves and is tiny, thin, and herbaceous. The flowers are either rose-colored or white, and they are carried in distinctive flat-topped umbel clusters. The “seeds” of cumin, often called comino, are actually schizocarps, which are dry fruits. They are tiny, oval-shaped, and yellowish brown, measuring around 6 mm
Description Sage, or Salvia officinalis, is an evergreen subshrub that grows perennially and has woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to violet flowers. Size, leaf and blossom color, foliage pattern, and variegated leaf kinds vary greatly amongst cultivars. The Old World variety has flowers that can be white, pink, or purple, although lavender is the
Description Celery is made up of leaf-topped stalks grouped in a cone and connected at a common base. It grows to a height of 18 to 24 inches. The stalks taste delicately of salt, but not overly so. They are crisp. It is a biennial vegetable that is a part of the Umbelliferae family, which
Description The perennial herb fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is grown for both its decorative and culinary uses. Its tall stature, fragrant, fluffy, branching yellow-green foliage can be used in cottage gardens, border plants, and other creative arrangements. During the summer, the plant bears little yellow flowers that are followed by fragrant seeds that can be picked
Description Basil is an herb used for its leaves that is either annual or occasionally perennial. Plants can grow to heights between 30 and 150 cm, depending on the cultivar. Basil leaves are oppositely placed along square stems, shiny, ovulating, and have smooth or slightly serrated margins that cup slightly. Purple or green leaves are