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Plant Cycle     Mature Height     Sunlight Requirements     Hardiness/Winter Growth      Flower Color     Uses

Angelica 
(Angelica archangelica)    A050
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Biennial   6'    Part Sun
Shade    Hardy/Herbaceous    White    C,F,M,O   $5.75
A very large, graceful plant with leaves, stems, seeds and roots having a delightful anise flavor. Candied angelica stems are a famous treat. Flavors many liqueurs such as vermouth, chartreuse and Benedictine. It was once believed that planting angelica on either side of a door prevented evil from entering the house...it works for us! May live for several years if you cut off the blooms before the seeds ripen. Native of damp meadows of N. Europe. Likes slightly acidic, moist soil.

"The herbs arrived in wonderful condition. Your customer service is exemplary!"
K.H. - Valley Cottage, NY

Aztec Sweet Herb  - Out of Stock
(Phyla scaberrima)  A070
Perennial    1'    Full Sun
Part Sun    Tender/Herbaceous    White    C,GC,M,O  $6.75
A fascinating herb from Mexico! This plant has been used since the time of the Aztecs as an expectorant for colds and coughs, and as a sweetener for teas. The leaves contain hernandulcin, an intensely sweet compound 1000 times sweeter than sugar, but the high camphor content in the leaves make them unsuitable as a sugar substitute. But you'll enjoy watching your friends taste the incredibly sweet leaves. (For a great sugar substitute, see Sugarleaf.)
Basil, African Blue     
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O. kilimandscharicum x O. b. 'Dark Opal')  B010
Perennial  3'  Full Sun  Tender/Evergreen  Pink  C,F,O     $4.75
A perennial basil for year round culinary use! Beautiful green leaves with purple veins. Excellent for rich tomato sauces or over bruschetta. And we like tossing the blooms into a salad. Developed by crossing camphor basil (O. kilimandscharicum) with purple basil (O. purpurescens), it retains a hint of camphor, which is too strong for pesto, but fine for any other recipe calling for basil. A great basil to grow in the winter in mild climates.
Basil, East Indian - Out of Stock
(O. gratissimum)    B025
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Perennial  5'  Full Sun  Tender/Deciduous    White  C,F,M,T     $5.75
A very unusual perennial basil with a spicy clove scent and flavor! A robust grower, this basil has very large, slightly fuzzy, light-green leaves. Our taste panel loves it on chicken and lamb. This herb merits culinary experimentation. Plant repels mosquitoes, and has been used internally to lower fever, and relieve headache and impotence. Highly recommended!
Basil,  'Genovese' Sweet 
(O. basilicum 'Genovese')    B030
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Annual  3'  Full Sun  -  White  C,F     $4.50
One of the best all-purpose basils we've found. From the Genoa area of Italy, Genovese has a spicy flavor that stands up to the strongest tomato sauces. Also good for a stronger pesto. Relatively slow to go to seed, yielding a longer season of large, dark-green leaves.
Basil, Lemon 'Mrs. Burns' 
(O. basilicum 'Mrs. Burns')   B060
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Annual  3'  Full Sun  -  White  C,F     $4.50

The most lemony of all the lemon basils! One whiff and you’re in love...one taste and it’s forever. Especially good for fish. We like to sprinkle lemon basil over tomato slices for a summer side dish. This is an heirloom variety that has been growing in the south western U.S. for decades, and just recently rediscovered. Beautiful, large leaves and intensely flavorful. Highly recommended!

Basil, 'Purple Ruffles'
(O. basilicum 'Purple Ruffles')    B075
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Annual  2'  Full Sun  -  Pink  C,F,O     $4.50
An All-American winner. This dark purple basil has large ruffled leaves. As beautiful as it is delicious. Many of our customers plant it in their flower gardens for a pretty boarder.
Basil, Thai 'Siam Queen' 
(Ocimum basilicum 'Siam Queen')    B095
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Annual  2'  Full Sun  -  Purple  C,F,O     $4.50
The All-American Winner for 1997. A major improvement over the standard Thai basil. Larger leaves and later flowering for higher yields. Deep red-purple flowers form in compact clusters, in contrast to other basils flowering spikes. Outstanding flavor. Highly recommended!
Bay Laurel / Greek Bay 
(Laurus nobilis)    B100
Perennial  40'  Full Sun
Part Sun  Tender/Evergreen  Cream  C,F,O     $6.75
This is the true Greek bay leaf used in fine cuisine, and an essential ingredient in bouquet garni. Slow growing, but given the price of dried leaves in the markets, worth the wait. A beautiful, graceful tree with a noble history. This tree is responsible for many common terms used today. Laurus is from the Latin laus, "praise", referring to the crown of bay leaves worn by victorious Romans, hence the phrase "Don't rest on your laurels". The term "baccalaureate degree" comes from bacca laureus, meaning "laurel berries", as ancient students wore the bay crowns during examinations. Unmarried men are called "bachelors" because it was believed that they were so absorbed in their scholarly pursuits that they had no time for amorous pursuits. And the modern custom of decorating wedding cakes with silver leaves comes from the Roman custom of hiding a bay leaf in wedding cakes. Grows well in pots and makes a nice topiary. We don't know how anyone could be without a bay laurel tree!
Blackberry Lily / Leopard Lily  
(Belamcanda chinensis)    B300
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Perennial  3'  Full Sun  Hardy/Herbaceous  Orange-Red  M,O     $6.75
Looking like a lily, this Chinese medicinal herb (She-gan) has stunning orange and red blooms which look like brilliant leopard skin. The blooms then develop into shiny black seed clusters which resemble large blackberries. First mentioned in the Shen Nong Canon of Herbs, c. AD25, this beautiful plant is an attention-getter in any garden.
Bloodwort  
(Rumex sanguineus)    B400
Perennial  2'  Full Sun
Part Sun  Hardy/Herbaceous  Beige  C,DF,O     $7.50
We're very happy to have located a European source again for this wonderful plant. A very unusual and attractive relative of sorrel. Bloodwort grows very similar to sorrel, but has less acidic, deep green leaves with vivid, blood-red veins and stems! A beautiful and nutritious addition to any salad, or it can be cooked like spinach. Bloom stalks used in dried flower arrangements. A big attention-getter in our garden. Very rare! 
Borrachera / Picurullana-quina
(Alternanthera lahmannii)   B700
Perennial   5'  Full Sun
Part Sun   Tender/Evergreen  White  M,O     $25.00
An unusual plant from Latin America used to alter the intoxicating effects of alcoholic drinks, is added to cocaine tea by the natives, and also affects the voice. A beautiful plant with deep red stems and leaves. The Colombian name, Borrachera, means ‘intoxicant’. Very rare.
Burnet, Salad - Out of Stock
(Sanguisorba minor)    B800
Perennial  1'  Full Sun
Part Sun  Hardy/Evergreen  White  C,T     $4.75
This pretty plant has a fresh, pleasant cucumber-like flavor. We love to add it to salads, butters and cream cheese. (It's a favorite cucumber substitute of ours because it doesn't make you burp!) Throw some into a salad, and delight in your guests' bewilderment as to where the cucumber flavor is coming from. Pretty, rounded, toothed leaflets. The name comes from the Latin sanguis, "blood", and sorbere, "to soak up", given the use of burnet to staunch bleeding. Readily self-sows.

 

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