Spicy-Sweet
Flavor and Showy Purple Stems!
Pink
flowers in summer enhance the ornamental appeal!
Basils
are loaded with volatile oils, responsible for the heady aroma and
strong flavor so essential to cooking. The composition of oils varies
greatly in different basil types, thus accounting for the wide range of
scents available. Cinnamon basil has a strong cinnamon scent. Pick the
leaves and use fresh or dried in tomato dishes, pasta sauces, vegetables
and soups. You can also use basil in the garden as a companion plant to
repel aphids, mites, and tomato hornworms.
This
Mexican cultivar grows 18 to 30 inches high and 12 to 18 inches wide.
The sturdy stems are dark purple red, with dark green , cinnamon scented
leaves growing up to 2 in long. Small terminal racemes of pink flowers
are borne in summer.
Grow
in a rich, well-drained, soil in full sun. Pinch out growing tips to
encourage bushier plants and to delay flowering.
from
Park Seed
GOOD EARTH GARDENS
