Herb Varieties
85 days to harvest
Sweet and aromatic
Italian heirloom
Italian Basil
Strong lemony fragrance
Used in cooking, herb vinegars and tea
Lemon Basil
65 days to harvest
Compact growing habit
Ornamental: produces beautiful purple flowers
Rosie Basil
Spicy flavor profile, similar to clove or anise
Ornamental: produces beautiful purple flowers
Sweet Thai Basil
Confused about some of the terms? Page down for clarification.
Perennial and native
Very aromatic and flavorful
Grow in container, incredible habit to spread
Mint
Perennial
Spicy, citrus, minty flavor
Grow in container, incredible habit to spread
Spearmint
45 days to harvest
Vigorous growth
Mild flavor
Triple Curled Parsley
Annual
Thrives in sun
Pollinator attractor
Versatile herb
Dill
Perennial, all season
Culinary herb
Ornamental ground cover
Part shade, plant under other taller plants
Thyme
Perennial, all season
Low growing ornamental
Part shade
Creeping Thyme
60 days to harvest
Cooking herb
Flavor similar to a peppery thyme
Summer Savory
Entire plant acts as herb
Keep out of heat of summer, some shade necessary
Short lived
Cilantro
Perennial
Appealing to hummingbirds and bees
Edible flowers
Leaves can be dried for teas and potpourris
Bergamot (Bee Balm)
Also known as Lemon Bergamot
Perennial
Pollinator attractor
Ornamental, purple flowers
Leaves act as lemony herb and tea
Lemon Bee Balm
80 days to harvest
Edible blue flowers
Leaves have a cucumber like flavor
Appealing to pollinators
Borage
Perennial
Ornamental purple flowers
Poultry seasoning
Makes a medicinal tea used as expectorant
Hyssop
Glossary of Terms:
Annual plants are those that only grow for one long season and die with the onset of frost
Disease resistant are varieties bred to have more resistance to common pepper disease that often affect the life span and viability of the plant
Heat resistant varieties hold up in the summer heat and are slow to bolt and put on flowers rather than vegetation
Heirlooms are a variety of a plant grown and maintained by gardeners and farmers for generations assuring the plant doesn’t cross with others so the flavor can be passed down for generations
Ornamental varieties have an especially appealing visual due to exuberant color of the peppers and an attractive growing habit, in addition to producing lovely edibles
Perennial plants are those that live in the soil over winters and return and regrow the following years
Pollinator attractor plants provide easily accessible pollen for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and other pollinators and are therefore, more attractive and sought after by pollinators as a dependable food source that they will continue to come back to
