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Ruta graveolens

100 - 125Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Rue Herb Seed

Item #HSC-HRB-031-PKT

Lacy blue-green foliage for borders and vases.

Rue forms bushy mounds of lacy, blue-green leaves, handy for low hedges and borders. Cut stems make an unusual filler that can last up to three weeks in a vase.

The scent is strong and the taste bitter, so it has little place in the kitchen. Perennial in Zones 4–9. Wear gloves when handling.

Ready to cut about 100–125 days from sowing. Open-pollinated.

Specs

Packet: 200 seeds
Average 13,600 seeds per oz.

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Quick Facts

Latin Name: Ruta graveolens
Days To Maturity: 100 - 125 days
Life Cycle: Perennial
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated
Product Features

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Start 7 weeks ahead

Keep at 60–70°F.

12–24" apart

Sun, drained soil.

Prune in spring

Self-sows freely.

Wear gloves

Sap can irritate skin.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 10–14 days.

Starting indoors

Recommended. About 7 weeks ahead of your last frost, sow just under 1/2" deep (1/4–3/8") in cells or flats kept at 60–70°F. Thin or pot up when big enough, and plant out once several inches tall: northern gardens 12" apart, southern gardens 24", rows 18" apart.

Direct sowing

Spring sowings: half a dozen to a dozen seeds per foot at the same depth, rows 18" apart; thin to 12–24". Keep weeded until plants can compete.

Plant spacing

12–24".

Soil

Sandy or other free-draining soil, pH 5.8–8.0.

Light

Full sun.

Care

Prune each early spring once new shoots break. It self-sows freely and can also be grown from cuttings or division in spring.

Harvest

Cut foliage before plants flower. Wear gloves: the sap can make skin blister in sunlight.

Caution

Not for eating or home remedies: rue is toxic if taken internally and especially risky in pregnancy.

Hardiness

Zones 4–9.

Plant height

24–36".

Scientific name

Ruta graveolens

Packet

200 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 13,600 on average.

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