🌿✨ Tarragon Herb Seeds – 0.2g (Approx. 180–220 Seeds) – Artemisia dracunculus

Enhance your culinary creations with the aromatic, flavorful leaves of Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus)! 🌿✨ Known as the "Queen of Herbs," tarragon is prized for its sweet, anise-like flavor that pairs beautifully with poultry, fish, sauces, and salad dressings.

This perennial herb thrives in sunny gardens and containers, offering fresh leaves from late spring through summer. Its slender, dark green leaves and delicate flowers also add charm to your herb garden.

Key Information:

• Latin Name: Artemisia dracunculus

• Common Name: Tarragon

• Seed Weight: 0.2g

• Estimated Seed Count: Approximately 180–220 seeds

• Plant Type: Perennial herb

• Plant Height: 18–36 inches (45–90 cm)

• Hardiness Zones: USDA 4–9

• Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil Type: Well-drained, fertile soil; pH 6.5–7.5

• Sowing Time:

  • Indoors: Start 8–10 weeks before last frost

  • Outdoors: Transplant after last frost

• Germination Time: 14–21 days

• Watering Needs: Moderate; allow soil to dry slightly between waterings

• Spacing: 12–18 inches apart

Usage:

• Culinary: Adds distinctive flavor to sauces (like Béarnaise), salad dressings, chicken, fish, and egg dishes

• Medicinal: Traditionally used for digestion and appetite stimulation

• Ornamental: Attractive slender leaves and small yellow flowers enhance herb gardens

• Companion Plant: Grows well near tomatoes and asparagus

• Container Friendly: Suitable for pots and kitchen windowsills

Tips for Success:

• Germinate seeds in warm, moist soil with light covering

• Thin seedlings to avoid overcrowding

• Harvest leaves before flowering for best flavor

• Cut back plants in late summer to encourage fresh growth