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  • NASS > Herbs

    Herbs give distinctive flavors to regional dishes, and many have important healing properties. They can be grown in containers as well as gardens.  Packet sizes vary.
    1. Calypso Cilantro
    2. Chinese Grocery Cilantro
    3. Chives: Delicious, fresh, delicate-onion flavor. Handsome, edible, pink flower globes provide a source of long-lasting cut flowers. 12" tall.
    4. Garlic Chives
    5. Genovese Basil
    6. Thymus vulgaris. Thyme is one of the most popular culinary herbs. Aromatic leaves and small, pink flower spikes on a short, creeping plant. Thyme has a long history of medicinal use: thyme oil is antiseptic, thyme tea is mineral-rich, anti-spasmodic.  Not from our seed bank collection, but your purchase supports our conservation mission.  6-12' tall. Organically grown.  Approx. 0.1g/100 seeds per packet.
    7. Guarijio Conivari
    8. Italian Large Leaf Basil
    9. Magdalena Cilantro
    10. Mammoth Dill
    11. Mayo Cilantro
    12. Anethum graveolens. Hinojo. Dill from a Mayo garden in Piedras Verdes, Sonora, Mexico. Used medicinally for stomach aches. The feathery leaves have a mild dill flavor. The seeds have a stronger dill flavor and would be good for pickling. From our Seed Bank Collection.  Origin: low desert, 656' elevation 3-5' tall. Plant in the cool season in the low desert.  A great plant to have in your garden to attract beneficial insects.  Approx. 0.25g/100 seeds per packet.
    13. Mrs Burns' Famous Lemon Basil
    14. Origanum vulgare hirtum. Taste the best strain of any oregano we have found- deep, genuine, oregano flavor! Pinkish-white flowers decorate this herb that doubles as a perfect ground cover. The plant has soft gray-green leaves, and the branches tend to spread rather than remain upright.  Not from our seed bank collection, but your purchase supports our conservation mission.  12-18" tall. Approx. 0.1g/200 seeds per packet.
    15. Tucson Desert Chia