Every year since 1995, the International Herb Association (IHA) has chosen an Herb of the Year to highlight. The IHA horticultural committee, with guidance from University of Illinois horticultural specialist Chuck Voigt, evaluates possible choices based on the herb being outstanding in at least two of the three major categories: medicinal, culinary or decorative. Other herb organizations throughout the country support the Herb of the Year selection and work together to educate the public about these herbs during the year.
This year the IHA has chosen Bay Laurel
The Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis) also known as True Laurel, Sweet Bay, Grecian Laurel, Laurel, or Bay Tree, is an aromatic evergreen tree or large shrub reaching 10–18 m tall, native to the Mediterranean region.
The leaves are 1 to 2 inches long and 1 ½ inches wide, with a characteristic finely serrated and wrinkled margin. Since you need a male and female plant to produce seed, most do not. Bay Laurel is the source of the bay leaves which are used for their flavor in cooking. It was also the source of the laurel wreath of ancient Greece, and therefore the expression of "resting...
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