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Basil Basil |
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SEEDS - Urban Farmer - A delicious basil plant that offers great aromatic leaves! Crinkly, large, broad, oval leaves which are medium dark green in color. Popular commercial variety. Can produce leaves large enough to cover a slice of bread! The Genova strain of the Italian Large Leaf variety produces an attractive, bushy plant with very popular, aromatic leaves. Planting Depth: 1/4'' inch. Spacing: sow 1'' inch apart. thin plants to 6-12'' inches apart. 12''inches between rows. Sun/Shade: Full Sun. Germination: 5-10 days. Days to Maturity: 90 days. Plant height: 18-24'' inches. Annual/Perennial: Annual. Approximately 500 basil seeds per packet. Bot: Ocimum basilicum
Stock #: SUF-007
Zone: 3-9 Height:
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$3.75 each
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Basil Custom Blend (7 Varieties) Basil |
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SEEDS - Botanical Interests - This unique mix of basils is an economical way to try out 7 basil flavors at once! The blend includes: Lemon Basil (nice in vinegar and dishes with a lemon base) Anise Basil (sweet, licorice flavor & fragrance, purplish leaves) Cinnamon Basil (very sweet, use in fruit salads, jellies, fresh & dried flower arrangements) Red Rubin Basil (1992 All American Selections Winner, purple and green/purple leaves clove-like spicy flavor) Dark Opal Basil (deep purple color, ornamental or culinary use, makes a lovely pink shade vinegar, lavender flowers) Thai Basil (beautiful large cluseters of purple flowers, spicy, anise-clove scent for cooking) Genovese Basil (from Genoa area of Italy - excellent for pesto). When to plant outside: Spring, 1-2 weeks after average last frost date and when soils are warm.When to start inside: 6-8 weeks before transplanting outside. Special Germination Instructions: Easy to grow from seed. Must have warm soil temperatures. Wait to plant until nighttime temperatures are above 50 degrees. Sucessive Plantings Recommended. Every 3 or 4 weeks after initial planting. Bot: Ocimum basilicum
Stock #: SBI-080
Zone: Annual Height:
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$1.99 each
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Basil Dolce Vita Blend Organic Basil |
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SEEDS - Botanical Interests - Delight your senses with this custom organic mix of six distinctive basils to fill the garden and kitchen recipes with colors, flavors, and scents. Cinnamon This sweet basil is 26''-30'' tall with cinnamon fragrance and flavor. It makes a nice addition to fruit salad, can be used in making jelly, and looks pretty in fresh and dried floral arrangements. Genovese - An 18'' tall, large leaf green basil with spicy flavor and fragrance from the Genoa area of Italy, pesto capital of the world. This is the true Italian pesto basil. Tall Lemon - Strong lemon fragrance and flavor. 18'' tall plants have nice for flavoring vinegars and dishes with a lemon base. Lime - Sweet lime aroma with citrus flavor for memorable flavored oils and sauces. The 18'' tall plants can be used in desserts such as a delicious lime basil sorbet Mammoth - An 18'' tall, Italian lettuce-leaf type with generous, extra large ruffled leaves. The flavor is slightly more intense than Genovese for those who love a very flavorful pesto or sauce. Purple Petra - A purple-leaved basil with mild, sweet flavor that's just right for pesto, pasta, and salad. The 24'' tall plants are a beautiful addition to any garden. It also makes a lovely pink-colored vinegar. When to plant outside: Spring, 1-2 weeks after average last frost date and when soils are warm.When to start inside: 6-8 weeks before transplanting outside. Special Germination Instructions: Easy to grow from seed. Must have warm soil temperatures. Wait to plant until nighttime temperatures are above 50 degrees. Sucessive Plantings Recommended. Every 3 or 4 weeks after initial planting. Bot: Ocimum basilicum
Stock #: SBI-081
Zone: Annual Height: 26-30''
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$1.99 each
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Basil Genovese Italian Organic Basil |
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SEEDS - Botanical Interests - Widely grown in Italy, this classic Italian basil has a strong herbal flavor and aroma that makes it a favorite for pesto. In a warm, south-facing window, basil can be grown indoors in the winter. Excellent in containers. Leaves and flowers are edible. When to plant outside: Spring, 1-2 weeks after average last frost date, and when soils are warm. When to start inside: 6-8 weeks before transplanting outside. Bot: Ocimum basilicum
Stock #: SBI-035
Zone: Annual Height: 1-2'
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$1.89 each
Available: SOLD OUT
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Basil Italian Large Leaf Basil |
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SEEDS - Botanical Interests - This large-leaved heirloom basil is particularly good for pesto and any dish that calls for fresh basil leaves. Basil has so many uses! It is wonderful in Italian foods, flavored vinegars, wih fish, poultry, rice, and vegetables. In a warm, south-facing window, you can grow it inside during winter! It is also easy to grow outdoors in containers. When to plant outside: Spring, 1-2 weeks after average last frost date, and when soils are warm. When to start inside: 6-8 weeks before transplanting outside. Bot: Ocimum basilicum
Stock #: SBI-036
Zone: Annual Height: 1-2'
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$1.79 each
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Basil Thai Siam Queen Basil |
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SEEDS - Botanical Interests - This superior Thai basil was an All America Winner in 1997. It has a delicious, spicy sweet flavor with a licorice basil aroma. A compact plant with green leaves and beautiful pink & purple flowers on red-purple stems, it is a very attractive container variety and can be used as an accent in the flower garden. Thai basil is known to the Vietnamese as ''''Hung Que'''' (and eaten raw with noodle soup in the morning) and in Thailand as ''''Horapha''''. A distinct improvement over older varieties of Thai Basils, Siam Queen's yields are impressive, because the leaves are twice the size. (3''''-4'''' long and 1.5''''-2'''' wide). This packet plants 1 - 8 foot row. When to plant outside: Spring, 1-2 weeks after average last frost date, and when soils are warm. When to start inside: 6-8 weeks before transplanting outside. Bot: Ocimum basilicum
Stock #: SBI-037
Zone: Annual Height: 1.5-2'
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$1.89 each
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Ocimum basilicum 'African Blue'Basil |
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Beautiful purple flower spikes rise above purple veined, dark green foliage that has a spicy camphor scent. 'African Blue' is wonderful for culinary uses and is very attractive in the landscape as well as it grows to 3' tall. Foliage has the characteristic powerful scent of licorice and pepper.
Stock #: 627-003
Zone: Tender Height: 3'
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Ocimum basilicum 'Greek Columnar'Basil |
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A perennial variety for zones 7 through 9! 2-4 feet tall upright bush form, ornamental; aromatic; culinary. Outstanding flavor and stately appearance. Rarely flowers so leaf production is greatly extended. Best basil for overwintering indoors.
Stock #: 627-002
Zone: 8-10 Height: 3-4'
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Ocimum basilicum 'Magical Michael'Basil |
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Very fragrant herb and an excellent ornamental with green leaves, purple tips and creamy white flowers. Easy to grow with a nice growth habit.
Stock #: 627-004
Zone: Tender Height: 12-18''
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Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet'Basil |
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The most popular basil variety. Large luscious foliage. Large aromatic leaves have a spicy clove fragrance and flavor and are outstanding for sauce, pesto, salad, and meat dishes.
Stock #: 627-001
Zone: Tender Height: 2'
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Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet Dani'Basil |
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Lemon Basil. Aromatic leaves are strongly lemon scented. Lots of fun mixing this basil in dishes. Outstanding for sauce, pesto, salad, and meat dishes.
Stock #: 627-006
Zone: Tender Height: 2'
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Ocimum 'Pesto Perpetuo'Basil |
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New! Variegated Basil The most popular basil variety. Large luscious foliage. Large aromatic leaves have a spicy clove fragrance and flavor and are outstanding for sauce, pesto, salad, and meat dishes.
Stock #: 627-007
Zone: Tender Height: 18-24''
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