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Annuals
HB150‐100 ‐ A Grandi Foglie Valentino Basil HB1‐100 ‐ Anise
85 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Plant 75 days. Pimpinella anisum. Annual. Plant produces beautiful large aromatic basil produces flavorful leaves and seeds. Leaves leaves. Very fragrant and tasty. Excellent for are used in salads, soups, stews, sausages, dressings and sauces. A variety from Italy. and sauces. Seeds are used in cakes and breads. One of the sweetest smelling herbs on the market.
Plant Height: 3 ½ ft tall.
HB182‐100 ‐ Anise Basil HB28‐100 ‐ Black Cumin
75 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Open 65 days. Nigella sativa. Annual. The plant Pollinated. The plant produces licorice‐ produces good yields of black aromatic flavored basil leaves. The leaves are very seeds that are used in the Middle East and aromatic. It has pink flowers. It is one of the Indian cooking. Also used for making culinary basil often used as a flavoring in Russian rye bread and rolls. Seeds can be desserts. Suitable for container plants. ground and used like Black Pepper.
HB52‐100 ‐ Black Mustard HB154‐100 ‐ Bodegold Chamomile
Brassica sinapelis nigra. Annual. Open 65 days. Matricaria recutita. Annual. Open Pollinated. The plant produces seeds that Pollinated. The plant is used fresh and dried are ground and mixed with vinegar to make to make a great apple‐scented soothing tea. peppery brown mustard. Used to flavor This variety produces high yields of small meats and as a spice pickling. The Black daisy‐like flowers. Mustard is mentioned in the Bible.
HB17‐100 ‐ Borage HB31‐100 ‐ Bouquet Dill
55 days. Borago officinalis. Annual. The 85 days. Anethum graveolens. Annual. Plant plant produces flavorful leaves used in produces very flavorful leaves and seeds. salads and to flavor lemonade. The flower Seeds are used as a pickling spice and stalks and blooms are used as garnishes for leaves are used in omelettes, fish dishes, summer drinks and desserts and can be and salads. Also used as a garnishes. candied. The leaves and flowers are used in Leaves can be dried for later use. salads. Leaves can be steamed or sauteed like spinach. Stems can be used like celery. Plant Height: 2 ½ ft tall. It has a crisp cucumber flavor. Bees and butterflies love it! Also grown for its oilseed.
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HB88‐100 ‐ Buckwheat HB173‐100 ‐ Caesar Basil
75 days. Fagopyrum esculntum. Annual. 75 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. The Plant produces beautiful small white plant produces very large 3" long basil fragrant flowers that attract bees. Very leaves. The leaves are very aromatic. Used attractive plant for herb and flower garden. in salads and with tomatoes. Excellent for Well known as a grain, cover crop and sauces, salads, and Italian dishes. Suitable beeplant, but not so well known is its for container plants. medicinal value. The infusion made from the flowering tops is high in rutin which combats arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries and veins). If grown for green manure, best when grown between May and July. For grain harvest, sow 3 months before fall frost. Planting rate for grown cover: 2‐3 lb/1,000 sq ft (60 lb./acre).
HB170‐50 ‐ Cilantro Coriander HB4‐100 ‐ Cinnamon Basil
45 days. Coriandrum sativum. Annual. The 65 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Plant plant produces very pungent leaves and produces very spicy and cinnamon flavor seeds. Used in seasoning pickles and meats. basil leaves. Used in sauces, salads, and Excellent in Mexican, Chinese, and Latin Mexican dishes. Also known as the Mexican American dishes. Also referred to as Basil. Cilantro. A member of the dill family.
HB133‐100 ‐ Cumin HB30‐100 ‐ Cutting Celery
95 days. Cuminum cyminum. Annual. Open 85 days. Apium gravelens. Annual. Open Pollinated. The plant produces pungent Pollinated. The plant produces very flavorful flavor seeds. Used in cheese, bread, beans, leaves used fresh in salads, pasta, soups, rice, sausages, and pickling. Excellent in stews, and mixed vegetables. Also great Mexican. Indian, and Middle Eastern dishes. when making tomato juice. Cutting celery is Used in Curry Powder. An excellent choice easy to grow! Suitable for containers. An for home gardens. excellent choice for home gardens.
HB86‐100 ‐ Dark Opal Purple Basil HB189‐100 ‐ Daytona Arugula
1962 All‐America Selections Winner! 45 days. Eruca vesicaria. Annual. Open Pollinated. Plant produces excellent yields 80 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Plant of green arugula leaves. It is very flavorful produces beautiful shiny deep purple leaves when the leaves are young and tender with with pink flowers. Very fragrant and tasty a peppery and mustardy taste. Great in with a strong pepper tasting basil flavor. salads and sandwiches. Very easy to grow! Used as a garnish, in salads, and to make Excellent choice for home gardens. flavored vinegars. Good type for drying.
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HB7‐100 ‐ Di Genova Basil HB171‐100 ‐ Dukat Dill
85 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Plant 85 days. Anethum graveolens. Annual. Open produces beautiful large 4" long aromatic Pollinated. The plant produces very flavorful dark green basil leaves. Very fragrant and leaves and seeds. Seeds are used as a tasty. A variety from Sicily, Italy. pickling spice and leaves are used in omelets, fish dishes, and salads. Also used as a garnish. Leaves can be dried for later use.
HB117‐100 ‐ Dwarf Greek Basil HB35‐100 ‐ Epazote
85 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. The 55 days. Chenopodium ambrosioides. plant produces fragrant small green basil Annual. Open Pollinated. The plant produces leaves with white flowers. Excellent as a very flavorful leaves used in Mexican chili garnish or seasoning for poultry, beef, and bean dishes. Also called Mexican Tea. stews, and soups. This variety is preferred Grown and used throughout Mexico. by most chefs. It can be grown indoors in containers.
HB39‐100 ‐ Fenugreek HB33‐100 ‐ Fernleaf Dill
75 days. Trigonella foenumgraecum. Annual. 1992 All‐America Selections Winner! Open Pollinated. The plant produces very flavorful seeds used as an ingredient of 85 days. Anethum graveolens. Annual. This curry powder. The clover‐like leaves are small plant produces very flavorful leaves used in vegetable dishes and dried leaves and seeds. Seeds are used as a pickling are used in many Middle Eastern dishes and spice and leaves are used in omelets, fish pickles. Also used is a medicinal herb that is dishes, and salads. Also used as a garnish. said for digestion and aid in healing. Also Leaves can be dried for later use. Small called bird's foot or Greek hayseed. plant suitable for containers.
HB112‐100 ‐ Fino Verde Basil HB5‐100 ‐ Genovese Basil
63 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Open 88 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Open Pollinated. Small compact bush type plant Pollinated. The plant produces beautiful produces very flavorful tiny basil leaves. The large 2" long aromatic leaves. Very fragrant plant is very slow to bolt, 3 weeks later than and tasty. The most popular variety grown in Genovese. Leaves have a sweet and Italy. pungent flavor similar to Spicy Globe Bush Basil. Used in sauces, salads, and Italian dishes. Very attractive and excellent potted plant and landscaping borders.
HB22‐100 ‐ German Chamomile HB138‐50 ‐ Guarijio Conivari
65 days. Matricaria recutita. Annual. Open 85 days. Hyptis suaveolens. Annual. A Pollinated. The plant is used fresh and dried cooling drink is made from the seeds Used to make great tea, perfumes, and hair rinse. for an eye remedy and to control diarrhea. This variety produces high yields of small pk/50 white daisy‐like flowers. Also known as Common Chamomile.
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FZ14 ‐ Herbs Alive Organic Fertilizer HB113‐100 ‐ Holy Basil
An organic fertilizer that helps produce 90 days. Ocimum sanctum. Annual. Plant stronger plants and bigger crops. Apply a produces good yields of slender basil tablespoon of Herbs Alive twice each season leaves. Plant has hairy purple stems, green for healthier plants. Side dress Herbs Alive leaves, and purple flowers. Leaves have a after seedlings emerge, then use it as a musky scent and hint of mint. Medicinal side‐dressing when plants start active used for digestive disorders. Also used in growth. Research has shown that Herbs male and female tonics. Used by Hindus. Alive produces 150% greater yield than Also known as Kaprao in Thailand and Tulsi without any feeding. It is great for all types in India. of herbs! Your plants will produce more blossoms, set higher yields, and produce larger plants. Package: 1 lb
SP222‐20 ‐ Hungarian Spice Paprika Sweet Peppers HB91‐100 ‐ Kantikari
75 days. Capsicum annuum. Open Pollinated. 95 days. Solanum xanthocarpum. Annual. Plant produces heavy yields of 4 ½” long by 1 Plant produces a root used for treatment of ½” wide sweet paprika peppers. Peppers turn cough, sore throats, asthma, toothaches, from green to red when mature. One of the and chest pain. This herb has a high finest quality strains for making Hungarian concentration of solasodine, product used in Paprika. Excellent color and ideal for grinding manufacturing cortisone and sex hormones. into Paprika powder. A variety from Hungary. The berries are used in Indian curries. A herb found throughout India.
Plant Height: 2 ft tall.
Lot No: 13659
Germination: 85%
Test Date: 10/20
HB10‐100 ‐ Large Leaf Italian Basil HB93‐100 ‐ Leisure Coriander
78 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Open 47 days. Coriandrum sativum. Annual. The Pollinated. The plant produces excellent plant produces very pungent leaves and yields of very flavorful and tender large 4" seeds that are used for culinary purposes. long medium‐dark basil leaves. Preferred by This variety is extra slow bolting and is chefs because it is sweeter and less clover‐ great for hot weather regions. Used in like than other varieties. Used in sauces, seasoning soup, salsa, salads, pickles, salads, and Italian dishes. meats, and fish. Excellent in Mexican, Chinese, and Latin American dishes. Start harvesting when the plant is 6" tall. Best is you use fresh leaves as its flavor disappears when dried. Great for using as a garnish or decorating attractive dishes. Also referred to as Cilantro and Chinese Parsley. A member of the dill family and native to the Mediterranean region.
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HB9‐100 ‐ Lemon Basil HB136‐100 ‐ Licorice Basil
75 days. Ocimum citriodorum. Annual. Open 75 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Plant Pollinated. The plant produces good yields produces good yields of purple colored basil of beautiful small leaves. Leaves have a leaves. This variety has a licorice flavor. lemon flavor that is excellent for flavoring Excellent with fish and salads. chicken dishes. Used in vegetable dishes, salads, tomato dishes, cheeses, omelets, tea, and fish. Suitable for container gardens.
HB11‐100 ‐ Lime Basil HB26‐50 ‐ Long Standing Coriander
60 days. Ocimum americanum. Open 45 days. Coriandrum sativum. Annual. The Pollinated. Annual. The plant produces good plant produces very pungent leaves and yields of lime‐flavored basil leaves. seeds. The leaves are sweet and spicy and Excellent with salads and fish dishes. A are used to season pickles and meats. The variety from Thailand. seeds are used in bread, curry powder and pastries. Excellent in Mexican, Chinese, and Latin American dishes. Also referred to a Cilantro. This variety bolts two weeks after other varieties. Suitable for spring and fall plantings. A member of the dill family.
HB109‐100 ‐ Mammoth Dill HB108‐100 ‐ Napoletano Basil
85 days. Anethum graveolens. Annual. The 75 days. Ocimum basilicum. Open plant produces very flavorful leaves and Pollinated. Annual. The plant produces good seeds. It has larger yellow flowers than yields of 3" long and 2" wide basil leaves. other varieties. Seeds are used as a pickling Leaves are very flavorful and sometimes spice and leaves are used in omelets, fish ruffled. Slow to bolt. Small plant suitable for dishes, soups, meat, and salads. Also used containers. as a garnish. Leaves can be dried for later use.
HB111‐100 ‐ Nufar Basil HB101‐100 ‐ Osmin Basil
75 days. Ocimum basilicum. (F1) Annual. 75 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Plant The plant produces good yields of 4" long produces deep burgundy red basil leaves. basil leaves. This is the first fusarium Produces beautiful pink flowers. Leaves are resistant variety of basil. Used in sauces, medium size and are very flavorful. It is the salads, and Italian dishes. Suitable for darkest of the purple basils. Leaves greenhouse, hydroponic, and field somewhat smaller than Rubin basil and less production. prone to lean.
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HB161‐100 ‐ Perilla Green Ao Shiso HB190‐100 ‐ Poppy (Red Opium)
85 days. Perilla frutescens. Annual. This is a Papaver somniferum var. glabrum. Annual. Asian herb with cinnamon flavored green Open Pollinated. A variety with bright red leaves. It is used as an edible garnish, petals. The poppy seeds are used on bread, chopped in salads, wrapped around sushi or cakes, bagels, and in Middle Eastern made into tempura. Chefs sprinkle seeds on delicacies, such as halva. The seeds also salads and rice. A variety from Japan. yield a good quality oil used for salads and to make soap, ointments, and paints. The Plant Height: 2 ft tall. poppy plant is also used as a source of opium. It is used to control pain, coughs, and diarrhea. As significant as the plant is medicinal, it is far more important for its culinary uses. This is a cool‐ season annual with a mixture of flowers in an array of colors from pink, to purple, but most are blood red.
HB135‐100 ‐ Psyllium (Indian) HB192‐100 ‐ Purple Basil
85 days. Plantago ovata. Annual. Plant 85 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. The produces a low growing annual with grass plant produces good yields of purple‐colored like leaves. Used to treat constipation, basil leaves. Great for adding seasoning to irritable bowel syndrome, and other bowel Italian and tomato dishes. Excellent as a problems. It lubricates and cleans the garnish, herb vinegar, or seasoning for intestinal track. Popular laxatives are made poultry, beef, stews, and soups. Suitable for from the seeds. pk/100 containers. Very aromatic and attractive in the herb garden. Plant Height: 2 ft tall.
HB118‐100 ‐ Purple Ruffles Basil HB164‐50 ‐ Pyrethrum (Painted Daisy)
1987 All‐America Selections Winner! 85 days. Tanacetum coccineum. Perennial. Open Pollinated. The plant produces 85 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Plant beautiful daisy flowers. Used to make the produces good yields of purple basil leaves. safest insecticide. It acts directly on the Excellent as a garnish, herb vinegar, or nervous system of aphids, mites, seasoning for poultry, beef, stews, and leafhoppers, cabbage worms, and other soups. Small plant is suitable for containers. insects. Will not harm fish, mammals, or Very beautiful. plants. To make the insecticide spray, mix 1 tablespoon of freshly ground dried flowers with 2 quarts of hot water. Add a little soap and let sit for a while. This strain can also be used for cut‐flower and border plants in a mixture of red rose and white.
HB185‐100 ‐ Red Genovese Basil HB183‐100 ‐ Red Leaf Basil
75 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Open 75 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. The Pollinated. The plant produces high yields of plant produces high yields of basil with purple basil. The leaves are purple and add beautiful red leaves. The leaves are great color to dishes. The Red Genovese aromatic. It produces lots of leaves for Basil has the same unique flavor and aroma continuously all season long. Suitable for as the regular Genovese Basil. Heat containers. Tolerant.
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HB13‐100 ‐ Red Rubin Basil HB95‐100 ‐ Roquette Arugula
75 day. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Open 40 days. Eruca sativa. Annual. Open Pollinated. The plant produces very flavorful Pollinated. The plant produces excellent purple basil leaves. This is an improved yields of beautiful dark green leaves. It is version of the Dark Opal Basil. Small plant very flavorful with a spicy taste, similar to suitable for containers. horseradish. Used in mixed salads, sandwiches, or stir‐fries. It can be steamed, cooked, pureed, and added to soups. Best when harvested when 2 or 3" long. Also known as Wild Rocket Arugula. Heavily sought after by chefs. Suitable for greenhouse production. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, AMES 2673.
HB126‐50 ‐ Santo Coriander HB66‐100 ‐ Sesame
45 days. Coriandrum sativum. Annual. The 65 days. Sesamun indicum. Annual. Plant plant produces very pungent leaves and produces flavorful leaves and seeds. Leaves seeds. This is a fast‐growing strain grown by are used in tea. Seeds are used in candies, market growers. Used in seasoning pickles pastries, breads, soups, salads, and Oriental and meats. Excellent in Mexican, Chinese, dishes. Produces a lovely bell shaped and Latin American dishes. Also referred to flower. as Cilantro. A member of the dill family. Plant Height: 2 ft tall.
HB14‐100 ‐ Siam Queen Basil HB128‐50 ‐ Slow Bolt Coriander
1997 All‐America Selections Winner! 45 days. Coriandrum sativum. Annual. Open Pollinated. The plant produces very pungent 75 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Plant leaves and seeds. Used in seasoning pickles produces very flavorful 4" long by 2" wide and meats. Excellent in Mexican, Chinese, green basil leaves. This is an improved and Latin American dishes. This variety is variety with an outstanding licorice very slow to bolt. Suitable for containers. fragrance and flavor. Used in sauces, salads, Also referred to as Cilantro. A member of and Thai dishes. the dill family.
HB67‐100 ‐ Sorrel HB15‐100 ‐ Spicy Globe Bush Basil
60 days. Rumex acetosa. Perennial. Open 70 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Small Pollinated. The plant produces good yields of compact bush type plant produces very 8" long greens used in salads, soups, and flavorful basil leaves. Plant is very slow to sauces for fish dishes. It has a lemon flavor bolt. Used in sauces, salads, and Italian and is high in Vitamin C. Used in diets for dishes. Very attractive and excellent potted scurvy. A common native species in the plant and landscaping borders. grasslands. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 27761.
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HB134‐100 ‐ Summer Savory HB32‐100 ‐ Superdukat Dill
70 days. Satureja hortensis. Annual. Open 85 days. Anethum graveolens. Annual. Open Pollinated. The plant produces a peppery Pollinated. The plant produces very flavorful flavor leaves. Excellent for flavoring leaves and seeds. This variety has more cabbage, beans, peas, and lentil dishes. It foliage than other varieties. Seeds are used often called the bean herb. Also used as a as a pickling spice and leaves are used in medicinal herb for making tea for sore omelets, fish dishes, and salads. Also used throats. as a garnish. Leaves can be dried for later use.
HB87‐100 ‐ Sweet Dani Basil HB16‐100 ‐ Sweet Thai Basil
1998 All‐America Selections Winner! 59 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Open Pollinated. The plant produces very 61 days. Ocimum basilicum. Plant produces aromatic‐spicy anise clove‐scented basil beautiful and aromatic lemon scented leaves. Used in many Thai and Vietnamese leaves. Excellent culinary variety for drying dishes. The small plant is suitable for and freezing. containers. Also known as Horapha in Thailand and Hun Que in Vietnam.
HB97‐100 ‐ Sylvetta Arugula HB184‐100 ‐ Thai Basil
45 days. Eruca vesicaria. Annual. Open 75 days. Ocimum basilicum. Annual. Open Pollinated. Plant produces excellent yields of Pollinated. The plant produces high yields of beautiful dark green arugula leaves. Used in Thai Basil. The leaves are very aromatic. salads and sandwiches. It is very flavorful The Thai Basil has a unique flavor that is with a spicy taste. Also known as Rucola unlike other traditional basil. The aroma is Selvatica. Slower to bolt than other varieties. stronger, it is sweeter, and has a peppery Heat and cold tolerant. Suitable for flavor. The Thai Basil has purple stems with hydroponic gardening. Excellent choice for green leaves. Fresh Thai Basil is added to home gardens, greenhouses, market soups and curry. Vietnamese uses Thai Basil growers, and open field production. in many of their dishes. A variety from Thailand.
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