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Arnica chamissonis Open pollinated. 20" perennial yields well with multiple stalks with yellow flowers blooming for most of the early season.

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Red Shiso

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Perilla frutescens var. crispa (85 days) Open pollinated. Japanese heirloom. Ornamental and edible purplish-red anise-scented leaves. Used in sushi, sauces, garnishes, pickles, stir-fries, and to color umeboshi plums red.

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Astragalus -

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Astragalus membranaceus Open pollinated. Small yellow pea-like flowers on upright stems with vetch-like leaves. 1½-4' perennial.

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Anise Basil

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Ocimum basilicum Open pollinated. Vigorous mulberry-tinted basil with anise fragrance makes a highly decorative tall bushy plant. Slow to bolt.

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Dolce Fresca Basil

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Ocimum basilicum (70 days) Open pollinated. Impressive yields from shapely plants well suited to pots or the field. Classic sweet Genovese flavor and a marvelously potent aroma. Resists powdery mildew.

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Flowering Thai Basil -

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Ocimum basilicum (60 days) Open pollinated. Purple stems and flowers of standard Thai, but displayed upon a strong bushy umbrella form with wide and beautifully ample flowers.

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Genovese Basil

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Ocimum basilicum (70 days) Open pollinated. The choice of many connoisseurs for making pesto. Leaves are slightly smaller and finer than Sweet Basil with more aroma and potency.

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Genovese Basil -

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Ocimum basilicum (70 days) Open pollinated. The choice of many connoisseurs for making pesto. Leaves are slightly smaller and finer than Sweet Basil with more aroma and potency.

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Kapoor Tulsi Basil -

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Ocimum africanum (100 days) Open pollinated. A superior strain of Tulsi or Sacred basil, with a more compact growth habit and more pungent sweet flavor.

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Mammoth Basil

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Ocimum basilicum Open pollinated. Lettuce-leaf type has very large ruffled leaves suitable for rolling or stuffing. Flavor similar to sweet basil.

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Round Midnight Basil

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Ocimum basilicum (65 days) F-1 hybrid. Purple ruffled leaf basil with swooning aroma of allspice, nutmeg and light musk. 12-14" stature and well-branched uniform habit.

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Spicy Globe Basil

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Ocimum basilicum minimum (70 days) Open pollinated. 8" and maintains a compact mound of light green leaves and white flowers. Its leaves are small, thin and strongly scented.

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Sweet Basil

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Ocimum basilicum (70 days) Open pollinated. The heaviest-yielding variety, recommended for drying, all-around great eating, and large-scale pesto production.

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Ocimum basilicum (70 days) Open pollinated. The heaviest-yielding variety, recommended for drying, all-around great eating, and large-scale pesto production.

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Thai Basil

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Ocimum basilicum (60 days) Open pollinated. An attractive 12-18" fine-leaved plant with purple stems, seed heads and flowers. Lends its distinctly strong licorice-anise basil flavor to Thai food.

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Everleaf Lemon Basil

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Ocimum basilicum (55 days) Open pollinated. Bright, lemony and fragrant. Upright, mounded plants doesn’t get leggy. Delightful in salads, teas, desserts, marinades, lemonade and more.

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Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil

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Ocimum basilicum (64 days) Open pollinated. Heirloom. Chosen for its intense lemony fragrance. Medium-sized bright green leaves.

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Wild Bergamot Bee Balm -

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Monarda fistulosa Open pollinated. 3-4' plants bear aromatic lavender blossoms highly attractive to pollinators.

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Boneset

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Eupatorium perfoliatum Open pollinated. Perennial to Zone 3. Tiny white flowers in fuzzy clusters top the 4' plants in late summer.

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Chervil

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Anthriscus cerefolium (60 days to full maturity) Open pollinated. Flavorful lacy leaves for mesclun or microgreens. Slow-bolting.

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Chervil -

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Anthriscus cerefolium (60 days to full maturity) Open pollinated. Flavorful lacy leaves for mesclun or microgreens. Slow-bolting.

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Garlic Chives

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Allium tuberosum Open pollinated. Grows like chives, 1' tall, but has flat strap-like leaves that taste like garlic and can be used as a garlic.

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Allium schoenoprasum (80 days) Open pollinated. Hardy perennial. 1-2' dark blue-green leaves are medium-fine, long and slender. Lilac-colored flowers bloom in June and July.

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Caribe Cilantro -

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Coriandrum sativum (55 days) Open pollinated. Longstanding cilantro with great flavor.

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Leisure Cilantro -

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Coriandrum sativum (55 days) Open pollinated. A cilantro variety with excellent bolt resistance.

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Bouquet Dill

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Anethum graveolens (55 days) Open pollinated. Bouquet is usually grown for dill weed production because its leaves are sweeter and more refined than those of Mammoth.

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Bouquet Dill -

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Anethum graveolens (55 days) Open pollinated. Bouquet is usually grown for dill weed production because its leaves are sweeter and more refined than those of Mammoth.

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Fernleaf Dill

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Anethum graveolens (55 days) Open pollinated. A dwarf variety suitable for small gardens or patio containers, multi-branching plants spread 18-24".

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Mammoth Dill

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Anethum graveolens Open pollinated. Variety generally grown for its seeds. Can also be used as dill weed, but the foliage is slightly darker, coarser and stronger-tasting than that of Bouquet.

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Bronze Fennel -

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Foeniculum vulgare (65 days) Open pollinated. Slow grower with very thin stems valued for its striking feathery bronze foliage. Delicious and decorative.

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Lavender -

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Lavandula angustifolia Open pollinated. Also known as English Lavender. Not a named variety; perhaps a less-refined habit than Vincenza Blue.

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Vicenza Blue Lavender

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Lavandula angustifolia Open pollinated. More compact habit than common Lavender with deeper green leaves and a more powerful, less sweet, aroma. 1' plants have bold clustered flower spikes with deep color from mid-July to early September.

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Lemon Balm

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Melissa officinalis Open pollinated. Perennial growing to 2'. Gather its yellow-green scalloped lemony leaves before plants flower.

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Greek Oregano

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Origanum heracleoticum Open pollinated. Perennial to Zone 4, but survives some winters in Zone 3. The true culinary herb for Greek and Italian cooking. Low-growing with fragrant dull green and purple leaves and white flowers.

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Anise

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Pimpinella anisum (130 days) Open pollinated. White umbel flowers in July have delicate ornamental value. Seed ripens in August and September—wait until the tips of the fruits turn grey, and collect seeds before they turn black.

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Anise Hyssop

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Agastache foeniculum Open pollinated. Perennial can grow 3' tall, 2' wide. Vigorous self-sower. Anise-scented foliage and purple flowers delightful as a tea or culinary seasoning, or filler in mixed bouquets.

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Agastache foeniculum Open pollinated. Perennial can grow 3' tall, 2' wide. Vigorous self-sower. Anise-scented foliage and purple flowers are delightful as a tea or culinary seasoning, or filler in mixed bouquets.

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Ashwagandha -

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Withania somnifera Open pollinated. Upright shrub 2' with green-to-yellow flowers ripening to red berries. Roots are dried at the end of the growing season and used internally powdered or tinctured.

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Baikal Skullcap -

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Scutellaria baicalensis
Open pollinated.

Perennial to Zone 4. Beautiful little perennial with myriad small violet monkshood-shaped blooms on a

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Borage

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Borago officinalis (55 days) Open pollinated. Bushy 2-3' annual. Bears many small flowers that open blue, turn purple and then pink.

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Borage -

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Borago officinalis (55 days) Open pollinated. Bushy 2-3' annual. Bears many small flowers that open blue, turn purple and then pink.

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Broadleaf Sage

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Salvia officinalis Open pollinated. Grows up to 3', with fuzzy grey-green oblong leaves and blue flowers. Used fresh or dried.

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Caraway

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Carum carvi Open pollinated. Feathery-leaved 2' biennial grown primarily for its seeds to season soups, stews, breads and pastries.

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Catnip

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Nepeta cataria Open pollinated. Grows to 3' tall and wide. Lavender blooms in late summer are a favorite of honeybees.

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Catnip -

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Nepeta cataria Open pollinated. Grows to 3' tall and wide. Lavender blooms in late summer are a favorite of honeybees.

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Codonopsis -

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Codonopsis pilosula Open pollinated. Perennial to Zone 4. Used in Chinese medicine like ginseng, but considerably easier to grow than true Panax ginseng.

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Cumin

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Cuminum cyminum (100-115 days) Open pollinated. Foliage is fragrant and ferny, somewhat like dill; but unlike dill, plants grow only 1-2'. Annual, takes a long time to mature so start indoors in cold climates.

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Elecampane -

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Inula helenium Open pollinated. Large dramatic plant with 2–3" bright yellow rayed flowers is an excellent lung tonic.

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Epazote -

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Dysphania ambrosioides (55 days) Open pollinated. Culinary herb native to Central America, often added to beans to deepen flavor and to mitigate flatulence. Sharp and pungent.

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Fenugreek -

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Trigonella foenum-graecum (30 days leaf, 120 days seed) Open pollinated. Leaf and seeds are used culinarily, imparting a sweet nutty flavor reminiscent of maple syrup. If not pinched back, the plant will

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