(Coastal Sweetpepperbush, Pink Spire Summersweet, White Summersweet)

Prized for its handsome foliage, compact upright habit, and fuzzy spikes of fragrant midsummer flowers, summersweet is a suckering deciduous shrub native to the eastern United States from Maine to Florida. The cultivar ‘Pink Spire’ bears pale pink, spicy-scented flowers, opening from rose-pink buds. The flowers attract butterflies and bees. Peppercorn-like seedheads follow the flowers, providing winter interest. The leaves turn butter-yellow in fall.

'Pink Spire' needs a moist, acid soil with...

(Coastal Sweetpepperbush, Pink Summersweet, White Summersweet)

Loved by gardeners for its handsome foliage, compact upright habit, and fuzzy spikes of fragrant midsummer flowers, summersweet is a suckering deciduous shrub native to the eastern United States from Maine to Florida. The cultivar ‘Rosea’ bears pale pink, spicy-scented flowers which fade to near-white. The flowers attract butterflies and bees. Peppercorn-like seedheads follow the flowers, providing winter interest. The leaves turn butter-yellow in fall.

‘Rosea’ needs a moist, acid soil with good...

(Coastal Sweetpepperbush, Ruby Spice Summersweet, White Summersweet)

Known for its handsome foliage, compact upright habit, and fuzzy spikes of fragrant midsummer flowers, summersweet is a suckering deciduous shrub native to the eastern United States from Maine to Florida. The cultivar ‘Ruby Spice’ bears rose-pink flowers, opening from rose-red buds. The flowers attract butterflies and bees. Peppercorn-like seedheads follow the flowers, providing winter interest. The leaves turn butter-yellow in fall.

‘Ruby Spice’ needs a moist, acid soil with good drainage in...

(Coastal Sweetpepperbush)

Prized for its handsome foliage, compact upright habit, and fuzzy spikes of fragrant flowers, this suckering deciduous shrub is native to the eastern United States from Maine to Florida. Sixteen Candles sweetpepperbush has a compact habit and blooms in midsummer, with spicily scented white flowers held upright on the ends of its branches. These are a magnet for butterflies and bees. Peppercorn-like seedheads follow the flowers, providing winter interest. The leaves turn butter-yellow in fall.

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(Coastal Sweetpepperbush, White SummersweetWhite Dove™ Summersweet)

With attractive leaves, compact upright habit, and fuzzy spikes of fragrant flowers, summersweet is a suckering deciduous shrub native to the eastern United States from Maine to Florida. White Dove™ is a dwarf selection which grows lower and flowers later than 'Hummingbird'. In midsummer, its spicy-scented white flowers attract butterflies and bees. Peppercorn-like seed heads follow the flowers, providing winter interest. The leaves turn butter-yellow in fall.

White Dove™ needs a moist, acid...

(European Lily-of-the-Valley, Lily-of-the-Valley)

The delicate ivory blooms of lily-of-the-valley are unsurpassed when it comes to sweet, unforgettable fragrance. This deciduous, low-growing groundcover originates from temperate Europe and Asia. In mid-spring it puts forth broad, lance-shaped leaves of medium to dark green. Shortly afterward small stems lined with small, drooping, bell-shaped flowers appear. These may be ivory or pale pink and are exquisitely scented. After flowering poisonous, orange-red, berry-like fruits are produced.

Once...

(Lily-of-the-Valley, Striped Lily-of-the-Valley)

The delicate ivory blooms of lily-of-the-valley are unsurpassed when it comes to sweet, springtime fragrance. This deciduous, low-growing groundcover originates from temperate Europe and Asia. In mid-spring, the striped lily-of-the-valley produces broad, lance-shaped lime-green leaves with striking lengthwise gold pin-stripes. Shortly afterward small stems lined with small, drooping, bell-shaped flowers appear. The ivory blooms of 'Albostriata' are exquisitely scented. After flowering poisonous,...

(Cilantro, Coriander)

A fast-growing annual from the eastern Mediterranean, cilantro (or coriander) is used as both an herb and spice. It has long been favored as a culinary plant throughout Eurasia and is now a vital flavor in Latin American cuisines. Its leaves have a strong taste that people either love or hate. Some believe this is attributable to the sensitivity of a person’s taste buds. “Supertasters” tend to dislike cilantro while coriander is generally liked by most.

Typically sown in spring, this herb forms...

(Cilantro, Coriander)

This annual from the eastern Mediterranean is used as an herb, spice, and medicinal plant. Growing rapidly from a spring sowing, 'Delfino' forms a clump of pungent lobed dill-like leaves (cilantro) that add zest to soups, salads, beans, and other foods. Leaves are ready for harvest seven to eight weeks after sowing. Flat clusters of pinkish-white flowers appear on branching ferny-leaved stems in summer, followed by spherical ribbed fruits. The fragrant fruits (known as coriander seeds) are used ground...

(Cilantro, Coriander, Slow Bolt Cilantro)

Cilantro / coriander is an annual or biennial herb native to Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean. It is related to and resembles parsley but is often grown for its aromatic seeds which are used as culinary spice in Eastern World cuisine. Interestingly enough, the leaves are used in Latin American cuisine and called cilantro.

Slow-bolt cilantro, is just as its name suggests: that it goes to seed more slowly, allowing more time to harvest an enjoy the leaves.

Cilantro prefers a fertile well...