Description
Includes 6 varieties (2 each) of any cook’s “Essential Herbs” to add wonderful fresh flavor to your summer meals.
Perfect for your veggie garden or 1 large pot.
Includes:
2x Basil – Sal’s Italian
2x Parsley – Sal’s Italian Large Leaf
2x Rosemary – Hill Hardy
2x Chives
2x Greek Oregano
2x French Tarragon
Sal’s Italian Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Large-leafed variety
Height: 20” Full sun
Sal’s Italian Parsley
Petroselinum crispum
Attracts butterflies
Full sun, rich moist soil, high nitrogen fertilizer
Rosemary Hill’s Hardy
Rosmarinus officinalis
Zone: 6-10
Not deer resistant, rabbit resistant
Attracts bees
Full sun
36-40” tall
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Add to dishes at the very end of the cooking process because their mild flavor is destroyed by heat. The purple flowers of onion chives, which are also edible, float beautifully in soup.
Zones: 3-10
Full sun
Height: 12-18”
Greek Oregano
Origanum vulgare var. hirtum
If you want to plant “true” oregano, Greek oregano is the one to plant.
Hardy: Zones: 5-9
Full sun to part shade
Height: 8-24”
Dry, well-drained soil
Low humidity
Leaves are most flavorful when just about to flower
French Tarragon
Artemisia dracanculus sativa
Tarragon adds flavor and depth to sauces, salads, eggs, soups, fish and poultry dishes.
Flavors similar to anise, licorice, and fennel
Full sun
Zones: 4-7
Height: 18-24”
Dry, well-drained soil
Deer resistant