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Sign up freeRuta graveolens L.
Common rue is a woody perennial shrub native to the Balkans, growing 2–3 feet tall and wide with aromatic, blue-green, fern-like evergreen leaves. Small yellow flowers appear in clusters in mid to late summer, attracting various pollinators and serving as a host plant for swallowtail butterflies.
Eryngium maritimum
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Draws the same bees as Common Rue
Water: Low · Height: 75 cm · Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil; tolerates dry and rocky soil; avoid wet soils.
