Enhance your culinary garden with Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus) Seeds, a flavorful perennial herb prized for its aromatic leaves used in cooking and seasonings. Known as Kitchen Tarragon, Common Tarragon, or Dragon’s Wort, this hardy herb produces slender, green leaves with a slightly sweet, licorice-like flavor.
These Non-GMO Tarragon Seeds grow vigorously in garden beds, containers, or raised planters. They thrive in full sun, well-drained soil, and moderate watering. Tarragon attracts pollinators while providing fresh, aromatic leaves for culinary uses throughout the growing season.
Features
- Aromatic perennial herb with slender green leaves
- Non-GMO seed quality
- Excellent for culinary gardens, containers, and borders
- Thrives in full sun with well-drained soil
- Attracts bees and beneficial insects
- Easy to grow, drought-tolerant once established
- Long harvest period for fresh leaves
- Pack includes 100 seeds for extensive planting
Specifications
- Botanical Name: Artemisia dracunculus
- Common Names: Tarragon, Kitchen Tarragon, Common Tarragon, Dragon’s Wort
- Seed Type: Non-GMO
- Plant Type: Perennial herb
- USDA Zones: 4–9
- Sun Exposure: Full sun
- Soil Type: Well-drained sandy or loamy soil
- Water Needs: Moderate; drought-tolerant once established
- Height: 18–36 inches
- Spacing: 12–18 inches
- Bloom Time: Late spring to summer (flowers are ornamental, leaves are primary use)
- Flower Color: Small yellow-green flower spikes
- Season for Planting: Spring or early summer
- Germination Time: 14–28 days
- Germination Temperature: 65–75°F
- Sowing Method: Surface sow; lightly cover seeds
- Growth Habit: Upright, bushy
- Maintenance Level: Low
- Uses: Culinary herb gardens, borders, containers, pollinator gardens
Planting Guide
- Soil Preparation: Enrich well-drained soil with compost for best leaf flavor.
- Sowing Time: Plant in spring after frost risk; can start indoors 6–8 weeks earlier.
- Seed Depth: Lightly cover seeds with soil; 1/8 inch depth.
- Watering for Germination: Keep soil evenly moist until sprouts appear.
- Germination Window: 14–28 days depending on temperature.
- Light Requirements: Full sun for best flavor and growth.
- Thinning: Space seedlings 12–18 inches apart to allow air circulation.
- Watering After Establishment: Moderate; allow soil to dry slightly between watering.
- Maintenance Tips: Regularly harvest leaves to encourage bushier growth.
- Overwintering: Hardy perennial; mulch in colder climates for protection.