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Russian tarragon (A. dracunculoides L.) can be grown from seed but is much weaker in flavor when compared to the French variety. [7] However, Russian tarragon is a far more hardy and vigorous plant, spreading at the roots and growing over a meter tall. This tarragon actually prefers poor soils and happily tolerates drought and neglect. It is ...
Artemisia (/ ˌ ɑːr t ɪ ˈ m iː z i ə /) [3] is a large, diverse genus of plants belonging to the daisy family, Asteraceae, with almost 500 species.Common names for various species in the genus include mugwort, wormwood, and sagebrush.
Russian tarragon (L. artemisia dracunculoides) often sets seed, and is usually propagated from seed as a consequence. French tarragon, on the other hand, _very_ rarely sets seed; hence, it is usually propagated by division. So: beware of "tarragon seed" - it is almost inevitably of the inferior form! See: "Herbs and spices", by Tom Stobart ...
Tarragon doesn’t shout like rosemary, thyme, or basil. Instead, it adds flavor, freshness, and complexity to any dish without overpowering. In other words, it’s a great party guest.
The plant is also used as a shield-hedge along the roads, preventing farm animals from escaping and wild animals from getting in. [2] The decision to use the plant for silage was made in 1947 under Stalin's rule, so when the species later proved to be highly invasive and difficult to remove, people started to call it "Stalin's revenge".
Tagetes lucida - MHNT. Tagetes lucida is a perennial plant native to Mexico and Central America.It is used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb.The leaves have a tarragon-like scent, with hints of anise, and it has entered the nursery trade in North America as a tarragon substitute.
Tarkhuna (Georgian: ტარხუნა, Georgian pronunciation: [tʼaɾχuna]) or Tarkhun (Russian: тархун) is a Georgian [1] carbonated soft drink that is flavored with tarragon or woodruff. It was first created in the Kutais Governorate of the Russian Empire in 1887, by a young Georgian pharmacist named Mitrofan Lagidze in the city ...
Kali tragus, the Russian thistle Leaves of a mature plant coming into flower, each leaf with one flower and two bracts in its axil. Salsola tragus is an annual forb.In habit, the young plant is erect, but it grows into a rounded clump of branched, tangled stems, each one up to about a metre long.