Description
Ruta graveolens
Also known as common rue, this herb is long loved for its medicinal properties, Rue shouldn’t be discounted for also being a beautiful landscape plant. Compact, mounding plants with interesting leaves that look great as a border planting. Sweet yellow flowers are very attractive to pollinators of all kinds, and is a preferred host plant for Black Swallowtail, Anise Swallowtail, and Giant Swallowtail butterflies.
Caution! This plant can be toxic when taken internally, and can cause rashes by skin contact. Wear gloves and long sleeves while handling this plant. Always consult a definitive source on uses and dosing before using any medicinal herb.
Direct seed in early spring or transplant into the garden after all danger of frost has passed. It will need full sun to partial shade and well-draining soil but can tolerate a range of conditions. Water well to ensure good germination. Once germinated, rue can tolerate drought fairly well. Typically grown for leaves and flowers. Perennial.
Yale Anderson? –
She loves finding the branches with leaves I hide around the house for her to find
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Silas Morris? –
I bought this hoping to make some change to my poor looking lawn. I used a hand-crank spreader for the seed and like the idea that the seed has a coating to help it get started. I was overseeding my current lawn, and must admit that I did not water the lawn twice a day as instructed, but we have gotten quite a bit of rain here in Maryland. It was difficult for me to tell initially how the overseeding was doing. Two months later, I can say that my lawn has never looked so beautiful! My front yard in particular which gets a great deal of shade and had many various bald areas is now lush with grass and appears as though I installed sod….no kidding. I am very happy with this product and will continue to use it each year. What a great bargain considering the results! Thank you! I’m sold on your product.
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