Aromatic & vegetable gardening

ALLIUM senescens Montanum is a charming little bulbous plant, known as the mountainous garlic. It is really decorative with its numerous mauve pompon flowers, and at the same time we love it for its use condiment (in salad, with fresh cheese, in barbecue). Melliferous, rustic, not demanding and original, it will embellish any balcony, as well as rockery, vegetable garden or ground cover.

ALLIUM senescens Montanum is a charming little bulbous plant, known as the mountainous garlic. It is really decorative with its numerous mauve pompon flowers, and at the same time we love it for its use condiment (in salad, with fresh cheese, in barbecue). Melliferous, rustic, not demanding and original, it will embellish any balcony, as well as rockery, vegetable garden or ground cover.

Rustic and creeping, Mentha requienii is a lovely ground-cover in any season. Its small rounded leaves grow while forming a close to the ground carpet. Its flowering is composed of very little light purple flowers, in June and July. Under a tree or a shrub layer, around a stepping stones path, this plant looks good.

Perennial with pleasant pastel shades, Mertensia maritime is a decorative ground-cover. Its leaves are silvery green, quite thick. Between July and September, pink flowers buds appear, before becoming delightful tubular blue flowers. Not really rustic, this plant suits in mediterranean gardens, in rock gardens or in herbs gardens.

Perennial with pleasant pastel shades, Mertensia maritime is a decorative ground-cover. Its leaves are silvery green, quite thick. Between July and September, pink flowers buds appear, before becoming delightful tubular blue flowers. Not really rustic, this plant suits in mediterranean gardens, in rock gardens or in herbs gardens.

Origanum x Amethyst Falls ® is a lovely perennial with a surprising falling pink flowering. Its aromatic foliage is composed of little rounded leaves. In summer, inflorescences like the ones of conifers appear, with crimson bracts and little purple flowers. This variety can be a beautiful ground-cover and it also looks very good in pot or in planter on a terrace. 

Rungia klosii is a beautiful perennial with a blue flowering. Its leaves are shiny green, with marked yellow ribbs. Aromatic, the foliage is also edible, with a pronounced flavor reminding mushrooms. The flowering of this variety is purple blue, at the end of summer. This shade perennial will like areas with mild climate, protected from frosts.

Salicorne europea is an annual marine plant which reseeds in autumn. Its foliage is composed of succulent branches in small tufts. During the flowering, in august and september, tiny white flower grow at the end of branches. This variety suits in salty sandy soils, which give a iodine taste to its edible foliage.