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− | | DotMImage=[[Image:Mint_leaves.jpg|none|200px]] | + | | DotMImage=[[Image:Chives.jpg|none|200px]] |
− | | DotMBlurb='''[[Mint]]''' is an underutilized [[herb]] in the west. Though popular for breath fresheners, it is rarely used to enhance the flavor of salads, cooking, or simply boiled to produce a natural herbal tea. <small>([[Mint|more...]])</small> | + | | DotMBlurb='''[[Chives]]''' are a very easy to grow virtually anywhere, are perennial, and make a nice addition to countless dishes - from salads to soups and meals... as well as of course the baked potato. The pink-purple flowers are an added bonus, and come a couple of times a year.<small>([[Chives|more...]])</small> |
| | OTBPImage=[[Image:Freesia.jpg|none|200px]] | | | OTBPImage=[[Image:Freesia.jpg|none|200px]] |
| | OTBPBlurb=The '''[[Freesia]]''' is a popular garden plant with a strong [[perfume]] which [[naturalize]]s easily in [[frost-free]] areas. Grown from [[corm]]s or [[seed]], these plants can do well indoors in pots in a windowsill or in the garden, dug up each winter in colder areas. [[Flower]]s range from red, orange, yellow, and white to purple, including multicolors, and come in single or double forms.<small>([[Freesia|more...]])</small>}} | | | OTBPBlurb=The '''[[Freesia]]''' is a popular garden plant with a strong [[perfume]] which [[naturalize]]s easily in [[frost-free]] areas. Grown from [[corm]]s or [[seed]], these plants can do well indoors in pots in a windowsill or in the garden, dug up each winter in colder areas. [[Flower]]s range from red, orange, yellow, and white to purple, including multicolors, and come in single or double forms.<small>([[Freesia|more...]])</small>}} |