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Allium schoenoprasum 
Perennial Chives  
        

ZONE 4-8, HT 12-18", FULL/PT SUN          This great perennial will add spring color to your garden and the foliage can be added to soups and salads for the entire season! Purple clover-like flowers appear in mid April and May. Tubular dark green foliage grows in a dense clump.


Allium senescens var glaucum   
Curly Chives    

ZONE 4-8, HT 8", SUN         
Light pink flowers appear in mid to late summer over very interesting, blue-green, flattened leaves that grow in a twisted spiral fashion. Adds a unique look to your garden.


Artemisia dracunculus 'Sativa'  
French Tarragon       
  

ZONE 4-8, HT 24-36", SUN 
Very flavorful herb that is indispensable in French cooking. Propagated by roots only.


Basil 'Amethyst'           
Purple Basil

Ht. 16-20", Sun           
Nice, thick, turned down leaves are almost black. The darkest purple basil you have ever seen.


 
Basil 'Cinnamon', Mexican spice
Ocimum basilicum (Annual Herb)
HT 24", FULL SUN
This basil has a wonderful fragrance and a distinct cinnamon flavor. One of the finest tea basils, used in Mediterranean and mid-eastern cooking. (75-90 days)

Basil 'Nufar' (Annual)   
Ocimum basilicum      

HT 12-24", SUN        
Sweet Genovese-type basil with broader leaves and stronger flavor than regular basil. Fusarium resistant as well.


Basil, Large Leaf Italian           
(Annual Herb) 

HT 12-18", FULL SUN          
Classic basil, perfect for pesto and other Italian cuisines. Pinch to maintain bushy growth. Likes good garden soil. Do not allow to blossom.


Basil, Thai
Ocimum basilicum (Annual Herb)
HT 18", SP 18-24", FULL SUN
From Thailand, an attractive ornamental as well as a culinary basil with an intensely sweet, anise-like fragrance. Lower leaves are green, more purple towards the top. (75-80 days)

Burnet (Perennial herb)
Poterium sanguisorba 

ZONE 4-8, HT 12-24", SUN          
A very attractive plant with small, round leaves that have a distinct, cucumber flavor. Add leaves to salads, or infuse in vinegar.


Coriander /Cilantro 'Delfino'   
(Annual Herb)    

Ht. 18-20", Sun           
Fine, fern like foliage improved over the large, coarse leaved varieties. Slow to bolt, making it useful in mixed containers with other edible herbs.


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