Tarragon is a prized perennial herb hugely popular in cooking, particularly in French cuisine, to add flavor to meat, fish, and egg dishes. The herb is grown for leaves that have a strong, sweet, and licorice-like flavor. As well as in cooking, tarragon has many medicinal properties, including helping with digestive issues and sleep problems and reducing toothache thanks to its natural anaesthetic properties.
Tarragon is a tall and sturdy herb that produces upright stems with narrow, long leaves. It is a very productive herb and just a couple of tarragon plants in a herb garden can provide all the leaves you need throughout the year. There are different types of tarragon to choose between to grow, differing in size, hardiness, and flavors.
