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Texas Tarragon
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Posted: May/13/2008 11:53 AM PST
I noticed it at the local Home Depot and was curious about it's taste compared to "regular" tarragon. Does anyone have any culinary or gardening experience with this herb? |
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Posted: May/21/2008 4:01 AM PST
I have a French Terragon plant that was a seed in April now the plant is over 4 feet tall and will get to about 5.5 feet here soon, I have noticed the terragon is not a very aromatic herb like most other herbs are. Is yours perinnial mine is? |
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Posted: May/21/2008 5:00 AM PST
I have what is called Mexican tarragon. We got it at a nursery at Hilton Head. French tarragon doesn't do well in a lot of humidity, so the chefs at Hilton Head grow it there. It is extremely aromatic! It is a type of marigold (tagetes). I would assume that Texas tarragon might be the same as Mexican. |
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Posted: May/21/2008 9:03 AM PST
Quote: Originally posted by witt I have what is called Mexican tarragon. We got it at a nursery at Hilton Head. French tarragon doesn't do well in a lot of humidity, so the chefs at Hilton Head grow it there. It is extremely aromatic! It is a type of marigold (tagetes). I would assume that Texas tarragon might be the same as Mexican.Can you post a photo of yours and let me see please? The French one is very aromatic once picked and left a while but freshly picked it has a faint smell. I live in European zone 6 to 7, so it should do fairly well as it is a half hardy perinnial, will die down in winter and supposedly come back up. It looks like it is invasive. There are loads of recipes for terragon and this is one of the primary herbs used in France |
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Posted: Jun/02/2008 4:05 PM PST
It's really tasty! I grow it myself (in fact, I just clipped some yesterday and put in a rice pilaf). It's taste and smell is identical to French tarragon, and I personally find the plant heartier as well. You can use 1:1 in recipes calling for French tarragon (fresh). It also has pretty yellow flowers. Enjoy! |
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Posted: Jun/02/2008 6:23 PM PST
Welcome tungstencoil! What a great name! Are you a live wire? LOL! |
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Posted: Jun/03/2008 1:40 AM PST
I don't have a pic, but I'll try to get one. It's VERY fragrant and makes a nice, tightly bunched plant, not invasive. It does have little marigold flowers in late summer. Very sweet little flower. |
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Posted: Jun/03/2008 9:39 AM PST
I'm not the best photog in the world, but I think that you can see Mexican tarragon is a very tidy plant. That's its natural shape. You don't have to clip it. It dies back in the winter. I just cut the dead stalks to the ground, and the plant comes back in the spring. The first picture is one in The Rock Garden, and the second is in the Cement Garden. They are pretty easy to root, so if you get one, you can always make more. Oh, and it will get bigger than this as it grows more in the summer--if it had some rainwater, that is! Attachments:   |
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