How Our Herbs Taste and Smell
Are you thinking about adding herbs to your growing plan for this season? With so many options available, choosing the best variety of Mint, Basil, Rosemary, Oregano, Salvia, and Thyme can prove challenging for your greenhouse customers.
One significant factor in choosing herbs to grow is whether your customer will primarily be looking for ornamental foliage and flowers or herbs for culinary use. The primary goal of an herb grown for use in cooking is excellent taste and smell. Today we discuss our best-tasting and best-smelling herbs as reviewed by some of our own employees.
Rosemary
Rosemary Arp: This variety offers a smoky, earthy aroma with a smoky and mildly bitter flavor.
Rosemary Growflow Hafia: This perennial evergreen shrub offers superior ornamental value in small spaces and has a smooth, fresh pine scent with a sweet, moderate poppy flavor. If you’re looking to offer an ornamental and culinary variety, Growflow Hafia is a perfect choice.
Rosemary Tuscan Blue: This Rosemary has aesthetic appeal along with its fresh, floral, woody scent and a mild spicy flavor with notes of citrus, salt, and mild bitterness.
Oregano
Oregano Golden: Lovely trailing leaves offer visual appeal while this Oregano’s warm earthy aroma and fresh floral flavor bring a standout culinary herb to the garden.
Oregano Hot and Spicy: This Oregano variety lives up to its name! It has a spicy, earthy scent with a piquant woody flavor, especially on the back of the tongue. This is a truly unique variety that pairs excellently with meats and veggies.
Mint
Mint Orange: This versatile Peppermint cultivar is extremely hardy and grows well as a groundcover or in containers or herb gardens. It offers a floral, citrus scent with a floral and mild mint flavor.
Mint Peppermint: Peppermint has a classic strong mint scent and flavor.
Mint Spicata: This variety flourishes in full sun and offers a robust and refreshing spearmint scent and flavor.
Mint Apple: Mint Apple’s attractive foliage has a light, fresh, fruity aroma with mild mint and sweet fruity flavors.
Basil
Dwarf Basil: This basil’s savory scent and flavor with notes of pepper is reminiscent of Italian Sausage and makes a wonderful addition to the culinary herb garden.
Thyme
Thyme Compact: This variety offers a traditional pleasant, earthy Thyme scent with savory, earthy flavor notes.
Thyme English: A spicier variety, English has a floral, moderately spicy aroma and a spicy flavor with notes of salt and pepper.
Thyme Lemon: Unique among Thyme options, this variety has a citrus aroma with a savory lemon flavor.
Salvia
Salvia Berggarten Sage: This plant has a strong woody scent with a hint of citrus and mild minty flavor with notes of salt and pepper. It is mildly tart without going bitter.
Salvia Officinalis Golden Sage: This variety has a subtle savory, woody aroma with a savory, earthy flavor and slight bitterness.
Salvia Pineapple Sage: This unique herb offers a sweet pineapple scent and pineapple flavor with some dry, earthy notes.
Other Herbs to Consider Growing
Stevia: This herb has a very sweet and cool flavor, often used as a natural sweetener.
Lippia Citriodora: Typically grown for its attractive foliage and aroma, Lemon Verbena offers an earthy, citrusy scent and flavor.
Lemon Balm: This herb’s sweet, mild lemon scent and flavor are equally attractive to pollinators and cooks. It’s lovely as a flavoring or garnish.
French Tarragon: This plant offers a strong savory, earthy aroma with a bold licorice flavor.
If you have more questions about which herbs are best for your greenhouse or your customers, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.
Want to see the full results of our test? Here’s all the data we collected!
