Fino Verde Bush Basil is a quite low growing basil, up to 25cm high. Small green leaves with a sweet-ish, spicy basil-flavour. Best used fresh, but can also be dried or frozen for later use. Perfect to grow in pots. Ocimum basilicum v. minimum. Around 100seeds/pack
Italiano Classico Basil is a larger kind, plants grow up to 40cm high. Large, green, shiny leaves with the classical basil flavour. Best used fresh. Ocimum basilicum. Around 100-150seeds/pack
Beautiful, dark-purple mid-sized basil leaves. Plants grow to about 30cm wide and 30-40cm high. Very decorative. Flavourful, use for pasta, pots and stews, etc. 100seeds/pack
Black Mustard has been grown in the Mediterranean area for thousands of years. The plants grow to about 60cm in height. Flowers with yellow small flowers on long stalks. After flowering comes the elongated seedpods, containing the black, round seeds. The seeds are used for Dijon mustard. Stronger in flavor than White Mustard. The plant has also traditionally been used as a medicinal herb for rheumatic disorders and respiratory infections. Brassica nigra. Around 500seeds/pack
Brown Mustard is also called Indian mustard or Chinese mustard. Native to the Himalayas. The plants grow to about 60-80cm in height. Flowers with yellow small flowers on long stalks. After flowering follows the elongated seedpods, containing the brown, round seeds. The seeds are used for many French-type paste mustards. Stronger in flavor than White Mustard. The whole plant is edible and is used as greens. Brassica juncea. Around 500seeds/pack
Celery is a flavourful herd. Use both the leaves and the stalks. Use fresh in salads etc. or cooked in pot or stews or in smoothies or herb salt. Can also be frozen and stored for later use. Apium graveolens var. graveolens. Around 500seeds/pack
Common Chervil, or Danish Chervil, is a herb with aroma of aniseed and parsley. Around 40cm high. Fine, delicate foliage. Use fresh in mayonnaise, for potatoes, pasta, or salads. Anthriscus cerefolium. 75seeds/pack
Coriander, a traditional herb where both the dry seeds and the fresh leaves are used. Fresh leaves are mainly used in Asian cuisine. Dry seeds are often used for baking, for ginger cookies, liquor, and more. Grows to about 60cm in height. Coriandrum sativum. Around 100seeds/pack
Dill is a traditional herb. 'Comune' is a regular variety that grows to about 40-60cm in height. Easy to grow, both for leaves and for crowns. Strong scent. Can be sown successively for access throughout the season. Anethum graveolens. Around 700seeds/pack
Fennel is an herb with a delicious licorice aroma. The leaves are used as an herb in salads and cooking. The seeds are dried and used in bread, liqueur, meat, and more. Foeniculum vulgare. Around 200seeds/pack
Garden Myrrh, also known as cicely or Sweet Chervil or Spanish Chervil, is a bushy plant up to 100cm high. Decorative, fine foliage and white flowers. Use fresh or dried in soups, pots etc. Aromatic with a hint of liquorish. Myrrhis odorata. 10seeds/pack
Lemon Balm is a traditional herb with the scent of lemon. Fresh, green foliage. Becomes perennial where the climate allows it. Normally grows to about 50cm high during the season, but can also reach up to 100cm. Use for fish, chicken, or tea. Flowers with white flowers that attracts bees. Thus its name “Melissa” means “honey bee” in Greek. Melissa officinalis. Around 250seeds/pack
Oregano Rhodope is a wild oregano from the Rhodope region in Northeast Greece. Very aromatic herb with small leaves. The plants grow to about30-40cm in height. Origanum vulgare. Around 300seeds/pack
Peppermint is a traditional, very aromatic herb with a strong mint aroma. Plants grow to about 50cm in height. Spreads width-wise. Shiny, greens leaves, flowers with small white-pink flowers. Used to make peppermint oil for candy, sauces, liquor, etc. Also good to use as tea. Mentha piperita. Around 300seeds/pack
Plain Leaved Parsley produces plants around 30-40cm high. Large, flat, edged leaves with a strong parsley flavor. Use fresh, can also be frozen and stored for later use. Petroselinum crispum.Around 1500seeds/pack
Gigante d'Italia is a plain leaved parsley with extra-large, smooth, dark-green leaves. Delicious parsley-flavor. The plants grow to about 50cm in height. Good to freeze for later use. 80D. Petroselinum crispum. Around 600seeds/pack
Rosemary is an old, traditional herb from the areas around the Mediterranean. Can be grown as an annual, then grows to about 40cm in height. Becomes a perennial half-shrub where the climate allows it, then grows to about 100-120cm in height. Can be stored in a frost-free place if the winters are too cold. Use fresh or dried as an herb for cooking or as tea. Rosmarinus officinalis. 30seeds/pack
Sage is a traditional herb used for fish, pork, or tea. Silver-green, slightly woolly foliage with an aromatic scent. Flowers with blue-violet flowers. Can be used fresh or dried. Grows to about 50cm in height. Becomes a perennial half-shrub where the climate allows it. Can also be stored frost-free if the winters are too cold. Salvia officinalis. 20seeds/pack
Spearmint is an old, traditional herb. Also known as garden mint or common mint. The dry leaves are used for sauces and meat dishes. Also good to use for tea. Can be grown in pots. Becomes perennial where the climate allows it. Plants grow to about 30-40cm in height, sometimes also higher. Mentha spicata. Around 300-350seeds/pack
Summer Savory is an annual plant, but otherwise similar to the perennial Winter Savory. Summer Savory is more commonly used when the Winter Savory has a slightly more bitter flavor. Use as an herb in soups, for sausage or chicken, etc. Can be used fresh or dried for later use. The plants grow to about 30-60cm in height. Slender branches with green-bronze leaves, white-purple flowers. Satureja hortensis. Around 200seeds/pack