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.

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.