Artemisia dracunculus
French Tarragon · Russian Tarragon · Tarragon
About the plant
What it is and where it grows — not part of any germination protocol.
The plant
- Habit
- Herb, Herbaceous PerennialExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Habit
- perennialPlants of the World Online
- Height
- 1-3 ft30-90 cmExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Spread
- 1-1.5 ft30-45 cmExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Flower
- Gold/Yellow, Green, WhiteExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Blooms
- SummerExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Native range
- Afghanistan, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Baltic States and elsewhereGBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Hardiness zones
- 3-8Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Growing conditions
- Sun
- Full sunExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Soil
- High Organic Matter, Loam (Silt), SandExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Soil pH
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
- Moisture
- Good Drainage, Very DryExtension Gardener Plant Toolbox
Toxicity is noted only where a source states it. No note here is not a finding of safety.
Sources: Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox — NC State Extension; Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Worth knowing
- French tarragon, the cooking kind, has sterile flowers, so it is never grown from seed; it is propagated by dividing the roots. Wikipedia: Tarragon
Protocol
DerivedN. C. Deno, 1996Difficulty Low
Dry storage
Duration: 730 daysTemperature: 70°F 21°C
Sow and cover
Temperature: 70°F 21°C Light: dark
about 2 years from start to sowing. Then 5 days to germinate.
100% germination in 3–5 days.
How each step is done, in Deno’s words, and what Verified and Derived mean.
Germination trials
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