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Tarragon  

Artemisia dracunculus

Tarragon is part of the Artemisia (Wormwood) genus. Its scientific name is Artemisia dracunculus.

Culinary herb.

Leaves appear approximately as a   Dark olive green colour. It is an edible herb that typically grows as a perennial, which is defined as a plant that matures and completes its lifecycle over the course of three years or more. Tarragon is known for its forb habit and growing to a height of approximately 1.00 metres (3.25 feet). This plant tends to be ready for harvesting by mid summer.

Tarragon is normally quite a low maintenance plant and is normally very easy to grow - great for beginner gardeners!

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How to grow Tarragon

  • Full Sun

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun. Keep in mind when planting that Tarragon is thought of as hardy, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures.

Growing Tarragon from seed

Transplanting Tarragon

Harvesting Tarragon

Harvest leaves as desired.

Companion plants for Tarragon

These plants have been known to grow well alongside Tarragon so consider planting:

Tarragon can be used for inter-cropping as a companion plant to protect other plants from many garden pests. It will also enhance the growth and flavor of other plants growing next to it.1

  • Tarragon Eggplant

    Tarragon deters pests away from eggplants.

Repellent plants for Tarragon

These plants will not grow well with Tarragon so avoid planting these within close proximity:

Common Tarragon problems

These problems, diseases and pests are known to affect Tarragon plants:

Other names for Tarragon

Artemisia dracunculus L.,

Misspellings: Taragon, Tarygon, Targaryen,

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Footnotes

fn1: Wikipedia The Free Encyclopedia

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