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I call it summertime cilantro, because this South American herb has complex flavors similar to cilantro (although more pungent—a little goes a long way) yet it loves heat and sun. Leaves are plump and remain tender throughout the season. Annual, grows to 3’ x 2’.
Stevia leaves are known for their calorie-free super sweetness, and this polite, tender perennial is easy to grow. In our area, it dies back in winter but comes back in spring. It enjoys the same garden conditions as other herbs such as basil—good soil, good drainage, and moderate water. Try dropping 2 or 3 fresh bruised leaves into your favorite tea for a lovely fresh sweetness.
A big-leafed basil with a mild flavor, great for salads and on fresh sliced tomatoes. Easy to grow. Keep flowers pinched off to promote leafy growth.
Aromatic and beautiful Thai basil with a pronounced licorice-anise flavor and scent. Very attractive and delicious.
A versatile and hardy basil with a well balanced anise-lemon-basil flavor. Plants are slow to flower, making maintenance easy.
A must grow herb for any garden! Compact plants with wonderfully aromatic leaves and flowers have a warm, sweet clove scent and make a very calming, grounding tea. Pollinators love it too, as it blooms prolifically all season. Deadhead spent flowers to replenish the plant.
Classic middle-eastern herb that is very versatile and easy to grow. The flavor is kind of a cross between oregano, marjoram and thyme. Perennial and polite, it’s easy to keep happy.
Intensely flavored aromatic herb with a cinnamon and clove flavor. Used traditionally in Asian cooking, it’s a wonderful herb for salads too.
The classic mild anise flavored herb, best used raw as it holds its flavor better that way. Wonderful with poultry and fish, or sprinkled into salads. Perennial.
A super bloomer and absolute magnet for butterflies, hummingbirds and bees. Brilliant 2 1/2” orange flowers cover 5’-6’ tall plants in summer and fall. Thrives in heat. Annual.
A beautiful ornamental specimen and a pollinator magnet! Place this large basil where you can watch the pollinator show. It blooms non-stop all summer and fall, and while it is edible, it is quite intense and mostly used as a habitat plant. A tender perennial grown as an annual, and a sterile hybrid.
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A compact Cosmos, great for planting at the edge of the vegetable garden or at the base of taller plants. Loves sun, requires little water and blooms all summer and fall.
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Compact, bushy plants are covered in bright, double, 4”-5” blooms all summer and fall. Perfect for front-of-bed, these zinnias stay under 18” tall. Deadhead for continuous bloom. F1 Hybrid.
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These happy zinnias are smothered in 2” daisy-like brightly colored blooms all summer and fall. Great in mass plantings or front-of-bed. Stays nice and compact, 12” x 15”. F1 Hybrid. Annual.
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Low growing and super blooming, this scarlet red annual is a magnet for hummingbirds. Bushy and compact, it’s a good front-of-bed plant, or tucked into the herb garden. Reseeds. Annual.
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Aromatic scent, lacy foliage and edible! Compact plants get covered in small bright yellow blooms all summer. Thrives on neglect. Great planted at the base of tomatoes and peppers or in the herb garden.
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A truly unique flowering vine. Intoxicatingly fragrant, nautilus shaped flowers bloom on this vigorous tropical vine from mid summer through fall. Carpenter bees just can’t get enough and it’s fun to watch them work their way into the corkscrew blooms. If protected, it will overwinter like a deciduous perennial.
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Classic pesto basil. Keep flowers pinched off to promote leafy growth.