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Allspice - Pimenta dioica
Pimenta dioica. Crushing the leaves of this plant produces one of the most inviting and intense aromas imaginable. Most people have used the berries but few are aware that the leaves can be used to the same effect, because they are usually unavailable. You must smell fresh allspice to appreciate it. The common name "Allspice" was coined by the English because the leaves and fruit seem to be a wonderful combination of Cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
Price: $6.95
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Bay Laurel Tree - Laurus nobilis
Laurus nobilis. The true bay leaf tree used extensively in Mediterranean cooking. Forms a small pyramid-shaped tree or shrub with aromatic, evergreen leaves. Much of the "bay leaf" available in the US comes from the California bay tree Umbellularia californica. There is considerable difference between the substitute and the genuine Laurus nobilis.
Price: $6.95
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Ginger - Cinnamon Alpinia nutans.
Alpinia nutans. This highly desirable plant has often been mistaken for cardamom. It is sometimes referred to as "False cardamom." Exquisitely fragrant and extraordinarily handsome foliage. Orchid-like flowers. Can be used in cooking.
Price: $3.95
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Ginger - Common Cooking Variety Zingiber officinale
Zingiber officinale. Grows to about 4 feet. The common cooking ginger can’t match its showy cousins in the foliage department but it holds its own in the cooking category. Easy to grow in a container and brought indoors when cold temepratures arrive.
Price: $4.95
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Ginger - Variegated Shell Ginger
Alpinia zerumbet. The outstanding foliage of this dramatic ginger grows to 4 feet high. Very easy ginger to grow with upright habit and sturdy stems that need no staking. Called a shell ginger or shell flower because its individual pink flowers when in bud, resemble sea shells.
Price: $4.95
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Lemon Grass
Cymbopogon citratus. Used in teas, medicine, and cooking. Beautiful clumping. Highly desirable type of lemon grass that cannot be grown from seed. Grown from clump divisions or tissue culture. Zones 9-11.
Price: $3.95
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Moringa - Drumstick Tree
Moringa oleifera. Often referred to as Miracle Tree because of it’s versatility and nutritious nature. The immature green pods called “drumsticks” are the most valued and used part of the tree. They are commonly consumed in India and are generally prepared in a similar fashion to green beans and have a slight asparagus taste.
Price: $4.95
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Okinawa Spinach - Gynura crepioides
Gynura crepioides. Two plants in one. An ornamental groundcover and a delicious vegetable. Leaves are great fresh. Added to a salad they have a spicy lemon pepper taste. Or cooked as stir fry, etc. Leaves can be anywhere from 1 1/2 - 3 inches long and are shiny dark green on top and iridescent purple underneath. While not a true spinach, it is very interesting substitute that- unlike spinach, tolerates hot weather. A tough sub-tropical plant that is considered a "tender perennial" in that it doesn't tolerate freezing.
Price: $2.95
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ROSEMARY - Creeping Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis - 'Prostratus'
Creeping evergreen shrub. Great for rock gardens. 6-12" high.
Rosemary is one of the most fragrant and enticing of herbs. Fresh is infinitely better than dried when cooking.
Price: $3.95
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ROSEMARY - Madagascar Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis ' Madagascar '
Creeping form 12- 18" high and wide. Similar to Regular Creeping Rosemary but stronger flavored - has the highest oil content for commercial production. Heat tolerant.
Rosemary is one of the most fragrant and enticing of herbs. Fresh is infinitely better than dried when cooking.
Price: $3.95
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Rosemary Herb
Rosmarinus officinalis
Rosemary is one of the most fragrant and enticing of herbs. Fresh is infinitely better than dried when cooking. (We call this Official instead of common rosemary.)
Price: $3.49
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Turmeric -
Curcuma longa. Beautiful plants that are gathered annually for their fresh rhizomes. When not used fresh, is used in a dried powder form. Perennial that usually grows to a height of about 3-5 feet.
Price: $4.95
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Vanilla - Variegated
Vanilla planifolia. Variegated. This is a vining orchid that can grow quite long. Produces "beans" or elongated seed capsules.
Price: $8.95
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Vanilla Bean Orchid
Vanilla planifolia.
This is a vining orchid that can grow quite long. Produces "beans" or elongated seed capsules.
Price: $5.95
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Variegated Tapioca
Manihot esculenta 'variegata'. This is the variegated form of the plant from which tapioca is extracted. The starch comes from the root. It is also called Cassava. Native to south and central America and the Caribbean islands, but now cultivated worldwide. This variegated form is cultivated for its stunning decorative foliage and red stems.
Price: $7.95
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