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Artemisia dracunculus

Tarragon

Culinary herb with lance-like, green foliage. Leaves can be picked fresh for use or hung to dry for later use.

  • »  Culinary herb with lance-like dark green leaves
  • »  Non or rarely flowering
  • »  Leaves can be harvested fresh, or cut and hung to dry for later use

11cm Potted
$10.33
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
• Rabbit Resistant
Attributes
• Cut Flower/Foliage
• Dried Flower/Foliage
• Edible
• Drought Tolerant
Habit
• Clumping
Foliage Color
• Green
Landscape uses
• Herbal garden
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Artemisia dracunculus

Tarragon is an herbal flavouring used in seasonal salads, sauces, soups, stews, eggs, meat, fish, mustard and pickles. New growth is harvested to season or flavour vinegar, whereas the mature growth is used for freezing or drying. When harvesting for fresh use, prune off the lighter new growth. 

 

 

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Artemisia dracunculus

Best grown in a neutral, organic, dry to average soil, in full sun. Avoid wet soils as tarragon is prone to root rot. Dividing clumps every 2-3 years helps vitalitiy and production of foliage. Do not prune heavily in late fall.