Each order contains eight plants

This shrubby aromatic herb has been used for medicinal and culinary purposes for centuries. It is rarely used nowadays in American cuisine because the leaves have a bitter flavor. Rue grows best in full sun but tolerates light shade. It must have good drainage to survive, however. Rue has fine-texture blue-green foliage and bears yellow flowers in summer. Rue self-seeds, so remove flower heads before they set seed to avoid more plants. This shrub can be clipped into a neat hedge, making it an ideal herb for knot gardens.

GENUS NAME
Ruta spp.
LIGHT
Part Sun Sun
PLANT TYPE
Herb Perennial
HEIGHT
Under 6 inches 6 to 12 inches 1 to 3 feet
WIDTH
18-24 inches wide
FLOWER COLOR
Yellow
FOLIAGE COLOR
Blue/Green
SEASON FEATURES
Summer Bloom
PROBLEM SOLVERS
Deer Resistant Drought Tolerant
SPECIAL FEATURES
Low Maintenance Cut Flowers
ZONES
4 5 6 7 8 9
PROPAGATION
Seed Stem Cuttings