• Sweet Basil Emerald Towers

    Basil – Emerald Towers

    $7.50

    Sweet Basil ‘Emerald Towers’ (Ocimum basilicum ‘Emerald Towers’) is a tender annual in the Lamiaceae family. It has a tall columnar habit with glossy, dark green leaves; bred for compact vertical growth. Like other basils, it prefers warm, well-draining soil; thrives in pots or garden beds with good sun.

    It has a strong, sweet basil flavour ideal for cooking; upright form makes it excellent for small spaces and continuous harvests.

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    Basil – Perennial

    $7.50

    Perennial Basil (Ocimum × kilimandscharicum) is a tender perennial herb in the Lamiaceae family. It prefers a sunny, well-drained site and is semi-hardy in warm parts of New Zealand but frost-tender elsewhere. It grows to around 80 cm–1 m tall and wide, with camphor-scented green leaves and mauve flower spikes. Mainly used as a culinary herb for aromatic infusions and vinegars, a medicinal plant for respiratory and topical uses, and a pollinator-friendly, ornamental addition to herb gardens.

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