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Plant type: evergreen rhizomatous soft-wooded perennial Hardiness zones: 8-13 Sunlight: warm low sun to dappled light Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to neutral |
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Flowers: white, red & yellow Flowering Time: early summer to late summer Leaves: aromatic; stepped leaf arrangement Edibility: edible leaves | ||||||||
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