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Basil

Basil was probably first cultivated in India and then spread to Europe. It belongs to the mint family and both leaves and essential oils are used as flavourings. West Coast Seeds carries so many different Basil seeds because it is such a versatile herb - use for tea, pesto, salads, tomato dishes, Thai / Vietnamese cuisine, herb vinegar and herb butter.
 
Use also in aromatherapy as a stress reliever, for tension headaches, colds, and stomach upsets. Make an infusion of basil leaves with boiling water and drink as a tea 2 or 3 times a day.
 
How To Grow Basil
Cinnamon

Cinnamon

O. basilicum Cinnamon
This attractive plant with purple stems and deep pink flowers with purple bracts really ought to be in the flower garden. Its unique cinnamon taste and aroma makes it wonderful for tea and cooking or for use in decorative arrangements.
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Finissimo Verde a Palla

Finissimo Verde a Palla

O. basilicum minimum
This pretty little bush basil grows into a globe so perfect it seems pruned! Superior flavour and aroma are packed in very petite leaves. Grow carefully, water minimally.
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Genovese

Genovese

The pesto basil from Italy. Shiny, large almond-shaped leaves have a more pronounced flavour, making it the very best for pesto.
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Kitchen Basil Blend

Kitchen Basil Blend

Grow this beautiful trio for utility in the kitchen. Genovese basil has big smooth green leaves, use in pesto and pasta. Red Rubin brings distinctive colour and pungent flavour to salads and vinegars. Cinnamon basil's leaves are lovely as a garnish and choice for teas. It has smaller leaves than the Genovese and lovely pink flowers. Use the flowers in salads too!
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Lettuce Leaf

Lettuce Leaf

Lettuce Leaf produces very large, bright, very puckered green leaves with a glorious aroma. Provide excellent nutrition and a light, well-dug soil to get the largest leaves. Use these big leaves in salad mixes or to wrap savory morsels.

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Lime

Lime

O. americanum
This zesty lime-scented basil is from Thailand. Plant height: 60cm (24").
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Nufar

Nufar

Nufar is a large-leafed Genovese type basil, with some tolerance of fusarium wilt (a soil fungus that makes the whole plant wilt and die). As with other plants that are said to be fungus tolerant, it is not completely so cultural methods are still needed; be fastidious for best results.
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Purple Ruffles

Purple Ruffles

An improved purple leaf basil chosen for its deep ruffles - it really stands out in salads! Its slight clove scent makes a pungent and colourful herbal vinegar. There may be some green plants.
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Red Rubin

Red Rubin

O. basilicum purpurescens
This is slightly more vigorous and holds its dark colour better than any other purple variety. It has exceptional flavour and is very productive, with tall purple stalks and attractive lavender flowers that look great in the garden. Very few green plants.
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Siam Queen

Siam Queen

O. basilicum
This is the authentic variety for Thai cuisine, fish, spicy soups and curries. Siam Queen is a vigorous, highly ornamental plant with purple stalks and flowers that open to pink, providing a nice contrast to its dark green leaves. Pick young shoots regularly to extend the harvest.
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Spicy Globe

Spicy Globe

O. basilicum minimum
Actually a "mound," this is a pretty, compact plant that looks wonderful as a kitchen garden border. Good in containers also. Grows 20cm (8") across. Its spicy basil flavour complements any tomato dish.
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Sweet Basil

Sweet Basil

This vigorous, happy plant grows big, mid-green leaves all summer long. Keep picking the growing tips and the 2 pairs of leaves below them for the kitchen. More branches sprout more leaves. This large-leaved Italian type is glorious for pesto. Plant several times for a continuous supply until frost. Grow one on a warm and sunny windowsill through the winter!
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Sweet Basil CERTIFIED ORGANIC

Sweet Basil CERTIFIED ORGANIC

CERTIFIED ORGANIC. This vigorous, happy plant grows big, mid-green leaves all summer long. Keep picking the growing tips and the 2 pairs of leaves below them for the kitchen. More branches sprout more leaves. This large-leaved Italian type is glorious for pesto. Plant several times for a continuous supply until frost. Grow one on a warm and sunny windowsill through the winter!
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