Think You Can Identify This Plant? No. 37 – June 2008

If you know the genus and specie of this month ’s mystery plant , you could win a gratis one - year subscription toFine Gardening .

station your entry by June 30 , 2008 to[email protected]with “ Mystery Plant # 37 – June ” in the dependent line . The winner will be take at random from all correct entries .

Last month ’s mystery plant wasMyrrhis odorata , otherwise known as sweet Cicely . This ferny , aromatic perennial is unfearing in USDA Hardiness Zones 3 to 7 and opt dapples shade in moist , well - drained , fat dirt . umbel of small , starry white flowers come out in early summer follwed by clustering of long , brown , ridged seeds . Young leaves and seeds have a pleasant aniseed smack and olfactory property , and are used to flavor desserts . This European aboriginal grows to 6 feet grandiloquent and 5 foot across-the-board . Jessie Adams of Wilsonville , Oregon , was choose at random from all correct submission to receive a free one - year subscription toFine Gardening . Jessie enounce , “ I practice it as a contrasting grain and appearance in a salad of sundry greens ( also , the blossom are in force in salad ) and find it especially twit as the primary flavouring for ice cream . It also may be used for a fairly emphasis or as a doily on a dessert plate . It is one of my favorites and when introducing sure herb in my garden I always pluck a sweet Cicely folio for a friend to try and enjoy . It is sure to convey a smile . ” Congratulations , Jessie !

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