Basil
The following plants are available to buy from Arne Herbs Nursery. Please contact us or call +44 (0) 1275 333 399 to confirm stock availability.
| Acinos alpinus Mountain Basil thyme
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| The closest you will ever get to a blue flowered thyme, not only pretty g.c. plant but delicious with game |
| Clinopodium vulgare Wild basil
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| Apart from belonging to the same family, this English native is not even remotely similar to Basil though eaten by the adventurous (or desperate)
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| Ocimum basilicum Sweet Basil
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| The one for Pesto, sprinkling on tomatoes etc |
| Ocimum basilicum var horapha Thai Basil
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| Not your familiar Genovese, this one has a taste all of its own which makes it indispensible in Thai dishes |
| Ocimum basilicum var neapolitanum Lettuce leaf Basil
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| Enormous lvs with a hint of licorice and much preferred by some people. New strains are more fungus resistant than in the past. |
| Ocimum basilicum var purpurea Purple basil
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| Amazingly decorative leaves to enhance your Mediterranean salads |
| Ocimum basilicum var purpurea X African Blue Basil
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| The nearest you will ever come to a per Basil but strictly for indoors. Makes a small shrub with usual Basil scent and flavour. Purple lvs |
| Ocimum citriodorum Lemon Basil, Kermanjee
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| Slightly more fragile than the others, but really does have lemon scent making it ideal with fish. The flowers are quite pleasant too |
| Ocimum minimum Greek Basil
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| A Basil with very small leaves, very tasty and a definite ornament on the kitchen window sill |
| Ocimum sanctum Holy Basil
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| Supposedly used in Buddhist rituals or may be just eaten by the monks, not dissimilar to Horapha but without the latter's reddish tinge |
