Julia's Culinary Herbs

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Blue Spice Basil

Fragrant and beautiful ! Known for it’s unique, spicy-sweet, vanilla-clove scent, it’s lovely in tea, dessert, and summer salads!

Height: 1 to 2ft

Fino Verde Basil

A compact, small-leaved heirloom variety (Ocimum basilicum) known for its sweet, pungent, and slightly spicy flavor, making it excellent for pesto and Mediterranean dishes. It has that classic, spicy-sweet Basil taste in a compact plant with leaves that need no chopping! Perfect for containers and indoor /windowsill herb gardens.

Height: 6 to 12"

Genovese Basil

A premier, legendary aromatic Italian heirloom herb! This Italian classic has large (up to 3"), fragrant, glossy dark green leaves that are perfect for pasta, pesto, and pizza - an essential herb for the Italian kitchen.

Height: 18 to 30"

Piccolino Dwarf Greek Basil

Tiny and globe-shaped with highly aromatic, spicy, and slightly sweet, peppery flavor Mediterranean flavor. Adorable and endlessly productive. Perfect for containers and small spaces, and thrives in heat, full sun, making it ideal for windowsills.

Height: 6 to 8"

Purple Ball Basil

Forms a dense, 12” wide and tall ball of tiny, deep purple, aromatic leaves. Great addition to container gardens and window boxes! We're growing this one along the border as an attractive companion to our tomatoes to enhance their flavor and repel pests!

Height: 10 to 12"

Purple Dark Opal Basil

With deep purple foliage and intense, sweet-spicy clove flavor, great for culinary use as well as a pest-repelling ornamental for the garden. Rich in anthocyanin, great addition to salads, or infuse for magenta vinegar!

Height: 1.5 to 2 ft

Thai SWeet Basil

Distinctly spicy anise / licorice scent, with heat-stable flavor. Essential to Southeast Asian dishes like Thai green curry and Vietnamese phở. Packed with antioxidants, makes a great tea.

Height: 16-20 in

Purple Ruffles Basil

Great as both a culinary herb and a gorgeous ornamental! Makes an excellent addition to bouquets or a dramatic pesto!

Height: 1.5 to 2 ft

Curled Chervil

A fast-growing, hardy annual herb prized for its delicate, fern-like green leaves with a mild, anise-like flavor. It thrives in cool, shady, moist conditions and is a staple in French cuisine.

Height: 1 to 2 ft

huacatay

Also known as "Peruvian Black Mint". Traditional Andean herb often used for culinary purposes as well as for its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and digestive properties. Fast-growing and aromatic, essential for sauces like ocopa and aji verde. It's complex flavor is a combination of mint, basil, citrus, and tarragon. Plus - Leaves may repel squash bugs and vine borers!

Height: 3 to 7ft

Greek Oregano

The best oregano for that robust, intense, zesty flavor we love in pizza, great tomato sauce and really authentic and delicious Italian, Greek and Spanish cooking. Low-growing, hardy, mounding perennial that is reliable and easy to grow. Provides copious branches, making it easy to harvest huge bunches to use dry or fresh throughout the year!

Height: 1 to 2 ft

Broadleaf Sage

A hardy, perennial classic culinary herb known for its grey-green, fuzzy leaves, purple flowers and strong savory flavor. Drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and lovely in the landscape!

Height: 1 to 3 ft

Mexican Mint Marigold

Also known as Sweet Mace or Mexican Tarragon. Heat-tolerant tender perennial grown for its anise/licorice-flavored foliage and yellow flowers. Can be used as an ornamental, or grown for culinary use as a French tarragon substitute or in teas.

Height: 1.5 to 3 ft

Thyme

a popular, aromatic perennial culinary herb known for its grey-green, narrow leaves and sweet, savory flavor. Hardy (this year's plants have even been snowed on and are thriving!) and champ for cooking!