Pungent

Pungent With a sharp, hard point; sharp and acid to taste or smell.
Purity The relative stability and uniformity of a breeding line.
Quadrangular Four angled, or pith or a twig.

Pungent onions are usually smaller in size, have thinner rings, tighter skins and make your eyes sting when you cut them. The same sulfurous compounds that draw tears inhibit rot, so the more pungent the onion the longer it will store.

Pungent paperwhites are the classic forced bulb. Show them off in a classic urn with a base of artichokes. No chill time needed for these fragrant beauties. Successive plantings result in blooms Thanksgiving to March.
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Thyme has pungent, yet pleasing aroma and flavor. Growing 8-12 inches, Thyme plants have grayish leaves, and woody stems. Thyme herb plants produce a profusion of tiny purplish white flowers. Flowers produce a fragrant scent.

Many herbs and pungent flowers perfume the air when dogs plow through. While that won't discourage the canines from doing their thing, it's a silver lining to cling to when beds get trampled.

Varieties in the pungent group are 'Wildwood' with brownish purple markings on the leaves and rose-colored blossoms; and 'Citrosa' and 'Citronella,' the "mosquito repellant" plants.

We discovered the pungent flavor of shungiku, an edible chrysanthemum, and mache's mild, nutty overtones. Much to our surprise, the shungiku flowered later in the summer. We tossed the edible blossoms into the mesclun too.

Thai basil has pungent anise undertones and purple stems, both gorgeous and favorful. I've had good luck with Queen of Siam, but am continuing to experiment.

Greek Basil Ocimum obovatum is a fine leaved, pungent variety that is favoured by commercial growers as dried foliage.

Common witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) and cultivars - Sweet and pungent fragrance; yellow flowers with a hint of green ...

African tree basil (Ocimum gratissimum), sometimes called shrubby or clove basil, is a pungently scented sub-shrub with slightly hairy leaves and delicate white to yellow-green, two-lipped flowers that are tasty in salads.

Using: Broadleaf thyme has an exceptionally pungent flavor and smell. It is most commonly chopped up fresh and added to black beans or served with fish dishes and curries.

The pungent leaves of this perennial are added to soups, sauces, and stews. Zones 8-9.
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As early as 1493 Peter Martyr wrote that Columbus brought home with him "pepper more pungent than that from the Caucasus (the far East)." Peppers were among the first vegetables native to the Americas that the Europeans took an interest in.

Mustard has a pungent foliage. If you are growing them both and need to tell which seedling you are growing, take a bite of the seedling. The turnip seedling has little taste, and the mustard will burn your tongue.

Similar in taste to marjoram, oregano's taste is more pungent and has overtones of mint. Greek oregano, subspecies hirtum of O. vulgare, is recommended as the best type of oregano for cooking.

Much folklore exists involving nasturtiums' supposed ability to repel pests due to their peppery taste and pungent scent.

Horseradish is a perennial vegetable/herb grown for its pungent roots, which are used to spice up a variety of dishes from roast beef to cocktail sauce to a Passover Seder Plate.

Brush against or tread upon a planting of thyme and a pungent aroma wafts upward.This fragrant herb, used for centuries in the kitchen, is a care-free charmer in the garden, withstanding drought, heat, strong sun, and even light foot traffic.

Spectacle Pod "Pepper Grass" Dimorphocarpa wislezeni (Mustard-Brassicaceae) is an annual mustard with a hot pungent flavor. White flowers from clusters around the stem tips and grows to a height of 1 ½ feet, and has multiple branches.

Pungent herbs are good garden choices. You can also plant some of the peppery flowers of the mustard family: alyssum, Arabis, aubrietia, snow-in-summer (Cerastium), dame's rocket (Hesperis), candytuft (Iberis), nasturtium, pinks, carnation, ...

One sniff of its pungent leaves and most insects head for the next county. In fact, some people plant them around more vulnerable flowers in order to act as a natural insect repellent. This is known as companion planting.

Bulbs and foliage have a pungent (somewhat skunky) odor, so you may want to plant it a distance from the house. This pungent odor is a natural deterrent to rodents in the garden. Grows 3-4' tall. Blooms April-May. Hardy in zones 4-8.

Fleas, for some reason, can't stand the smell of this pungent leaf. Eucalyptus leaves are not toxic to pets or humans so this is a safe method to use for families and animal lovers. Borax is also great for ridding fleas.

'Musik' is a hard-neck variety that's hot, pungent and peels easily.
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'Italian Purple', another soft-neck variety, produces big solid heads with several small cloves, and it lasts longer in storage than any other garlic.

The needle like, gray green foliage with antifungal and antibacterial properties has a pungent, resinous smell that was considered a cure for many ailments. A brush against the plant releases fragrant, aromatic oils that invigorate the senses.

Image by emi moriya You may be familiar with cilantro as a pungent herb that flavors salsa or pico de gallo. That same fragrance, used throughout the garden, can attract beneficial insects and encourage growth of some crops, such as spinach.

Marigolds are strongly aromatic plants with a pungent odour that hide the scent of the Passionfruit plant making it less attractive as a source of food or an egg laying site.

" The pungent aroma of many herbs acts as a natural insect repellent. Planting herbs like parsley or basil among your vegetables will offer them some protection from bugs and simplify harvesting a salad.

Appearance Wormwood is a tall (to 90cm) plant with grey/green leaves and a very pungent smell.
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Insects largely avoid Marigolds. Insects do not like it's pungent odor. This is why Marigolds make good companion plants. You can even make an insect repellent spray from these plants. See Organic Sprays ...

OK, this is truly one of the best discoveries of ours. This mildly pungent garlic has a wildly warm aromatic flavor that we could previously only enjoy in authentic Italian restaurants.
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fragrant - The whole plant is anise-scented, the young foliage having a specially pungent anise-like flavor and fragrance. Dried seed is sweetly fragrant, although fresh seed has a slightly unpleasant smell.
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Rosemary: This Mediterranean native's dark-green needle-like leaves have been a pungent culinary ingredient for centuries. Try Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' or a similar low-growing variety called 'Lockwood de Forest.' ...

Harvest your carrots while they are young and tender. This will reduce the amount of pungent-tasting, rooty carrots that you harvest. Most carrots are ready to harvest between 50 and 75 days after they are sown.

Carrot fly can be confused into not laying eggs on carrots by inter planting your rows with onions or pungent herbs such as sage, chive, rosemary or parsley.
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Refers to herbal medicines that have a pleasing odor and pungent taste.
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Tip: the more pungent the cheese, the sweeter the wine should be. Try to match the region of cheese with a similar wine (ie Italian Amarone with Parmigiano-Reggiano or an Ontario wine with Thunder Bay's Thunder Oak, an artisanal gouda).

I imagined a windy hillside in Greece, covered with pungent oregano and red poppies. Mediterranean herbs are great performers in planting strips, where dry, compacted soil is the norm.

More ornamental than other types, with glossy green leaves and pink flowers. Bushy growth to 18 inches tall. Pungently spicy with true oregano flavor. Excellent container variety, with stems that spill over the edge. Zones 5?6 ...

Ornamentals come in an array of shapes, much like the more common peppers, but smaller. Though edible, ornamentals may be super-hot or exceedingly pungent, so choose cultivars that suit your growing area and taste buds.

'Purple Ruffles' (1987 AAS winner) and 'Red Rubin' (with solid purple leaves, an improved strain of 'Dark Opal') are three of the most popular varieties. These basils tend to have ruffled, frilled, or deeply cut leaves, which are very pungent; ...

While you don't want to deprive them of water entirely, herbs taste and smell more pungent when they are forced to "struggle" a little for life. Water only enough to keep the plants healthy but don't pamper them too much.

healthier and more immune to disease and insect infestation. Also, their flavour rings true. With the addition of just leaves and some manure, the plants will still be a little deprived of some nutrients and therefore, have a slightly more pungent ...

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