large leaf basil

Good Root Growers - Prairie Farm, WI

Large Leaf Basil

2-3" leaved annual, big, high yielding plant for pesto production, particularly sweet.

Days to Maturity: 70

Avg Ht: 30”

Heirloom Open Pollinated

Hybrid Certified Organic Seed


Holy Basil

Annual with 1-1/2” leaves and purple stems. Primary ingredient for Tulsi tea. Used medicinally for digestion and immune system.


Avg Ht: 24”




Lemon Basil – Mrs. Burns

1-1/2" leaved annual, intense lemony fragrance, from New Mexico.


Avg Ht: 27”




Purple Basil

3" flat dark purple leaves. Annual.


Avg Ht: 12”




Thai Basil

2" leaved annual. Purple stems and blooms, with anise-clove flavor.


Avg Ht: 17”




Borage

Cucumber flavored edible blue flowers and young leaves. Use in salads, tea, cough syrups, or freeze in ice cubes for refreshing drink.


Avg Ht: 2-3’




Catnip

Perennial that is deer resistant and drought tolerant. Mosquito and fly repellent. 12-24” wide. Medicinally used for digestive issues and fever. A favorite with cats.


Avg Ht: 24”




Chamomile - German

Fragrant annual. Up to 15” wide. Small ¾-inch white and yellow daisy-like flowers appear from early through midsummer. Medicinally used for calming effect.


Avg Ht: 24”




Chives

Long standing annual, late to seed, lots of flavorful foliage, chelating agent.


Avg Ht: 15”




Cilantro - Caribe

Long standing annual, late to seed (for coriander), Delicate lacy leaves with lots of flavorful foliage, chelating agent.


Avg Ht: 25”




Dill - Bouquet

Annual, biggest, ferniest plant with good seed and leaf yields, most widely grown variety.


Avg Ht: 18”




Dill - Fernleaf

Dwarf annual, slow to bolt with abundant foliage for extended pickling season.


Avg Ht: 30”




Hyssop - Anise

Licorice flavored leaves and flowers used in teas or seasonings, strengthens heart, for fevers, colds, coughs.


Avg Ht: 3’




Lavender - Monstead

Perennial to zone 4 if mulched. Compact bushy plant and early flowering. Foliage is aromatic and grey-green and flowers in July/ August. Thrives in full sun and loose, well-drained soil with little to no fertilization.


Avg Ht: 18”


Hybrid Certified Organic


Lemon Balm

Perennial with edible flowers and leaves. Used medicinally for colds, flu, headache, sedative, digestion, cold sores. Also antiviral.


Avg Ht: 22”




Lemongrass

Used for flavoring and teas. Medicinally for digestion, fever, and as an anti-inflammatory. Pot to indoors as perennial.


Avg Ht: 3-4’




Loveage

Perennial. Leaves taste like celery, used for tonic salads and in potatoes, rice, poultry. Seeds used in bread and pastries.


Avg Ht: 6-8’




Marjoram - Sweet

Low bushy plant with trailing stems, pot to indoors as perennial, sweeter more balsam-like than oregano.


Avg Ht: 18’




Mojito Mint

Cuban mint milder than its northern relative. Popularized drink with added rum and lime.


Avg Ht: 12”




Oregano - Greek

Perennial to zone 4 with mulch. Dark green leaf with white flower. Medicinally used for indigestion.


Avg Ht: 18”




Parsley Curly - Krausa

Dense triple-curled medium-green parsley holds its color, excellent stalk flavor.


Avg Ht: 14”




Parsley Flat Leaf - Italian

Sweet, smallest flat leaf offered, uniform growth.


Avg Ht: 17”




Peppermint

Perennial, true to type through propagation. Excellent for culinary or medicinal use. Invasive.

Days to Maturity: N/A

Avg Ht: 18”




Rosemary - Arp

Mediterranean plant with wide culinary uses. Medicinally used for headaches and circulation. Pot to indoors as perennial.


Avg Ht: 18”




Sage

Silvery green leaves. Small lavender flowers, medicinally used for digestion and nerves.


Avg Ht: 2-3’




Spearmint

Perennial. Common mint -invasive. Medicinally used to aid in digestion.


Avg Ht: 18”




Tarragon - French

Perennial if mulched. Anise flavored herb used to flavor meats and eggs.

Days to Maturity: N/A

Avg Ht: 2-1/2”




Lemon Thyme

Upright perennial with citrus flavor and aroma, used in culinary dishes to season fish, salads, vegetables.


Avg Ht: 6”




English Thyme

Traditional cooking variety. Vigorous, semi-upright plant. Strong, earthy scent and flavor. Perennial if mulched.


Avg Ht: 6”




Zaatar

Richly scented and 'spicy' seasoning from the Oregano and Thyme family. Key ingredient in popular Arabic Zaatar spice mix along with sumac, toasted sesame seeds and salt.


Avg Ht: 24”



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