I have to admit I did not grow this for its culinary use, as it is generally inferior to the French, but I have used it in my cooking. Th...Read Moreis summer I plan a cook-off taste-test between it and my new French. Perhaps some find it weedy, but I was wanted a loose, romantic, billowy sort of mixed bed, and that I did get. It is spreading by the roots, and since I was heavy in my seeding of it, I have some to divide. It got to about 3 to 4 feet tall in the first summer, however floppy, so I would recommend a light cage to prevent smothering of the surrounding. The Russian did not have proper "flowers" the first summer, this year will be a continuation of a great experiment. It died back to the ground in late fall, but is now the one of the first herbaceous plants to come back up (February zone 8), with the chives and garlic chives.
I grew this from seed some years ago. I was very disappointed with the lack of flavour of any sort, the smell if anything was slightly b...Read Moreitter. I dug it up, and bought a pot of the French tarragon when it became available. I have had this one for several years in a pot, kept in a cold greenhouse and it survives, also the smell of leaves when crushed is a distinct anise scent.
The package said Russian Tarragon; however from what I have read here, it has a faint smell. The plant I have grown has a strong licori...Read Morece smell to me.
Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) | January 2003 | neutral
Not nearly as flavorful as true French Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus), this species has a distinct advantage: it sets viable seed, and...Read More can be raised from seed, making it more readily obtainable. It is still useful for flavoring vinegar and dishes where a faint tarragon flavor is desired.
If you are wondering which Tarragon you have, the seed (or lack of it) is a good clue.
Invasive. No flavor at all.
I have to admit I did not grow this for its culinary use, as it is generally inferior to the French, but I have used it in my cooking. Th...Read More
I grew this from seed some years ago. I was very disappointed with the lack of flavour of any sort, the smell if anything was slightly b...Read More
Seed frequently sold as Artemisia redowski.
The package said Russian Tarragon; however from what I have read here, it has a faint smell. The plant I have grown has a strong licori...Read More
Not nearly as flavorful as true French Tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus), this species has a distinct advantage: it sets viable seed, and...Read More