New and Unusual Basil Herbs for 2007
Basil can make a wonderful specialty herb garden or home business cash crop for teas, local gourmet restaurants, making and selling a homemade pasta sauce, or sold fresh to other "foodie" customers.
Basil is a member of the large mint family. Its botanically name is Ocimum basilicum. It was used as an embalming and preserving herb, and was found in ancient Egyptian mummies. Its embalming usage may be why it was also a symbol of mourning in Greece. There, it was called basilikon phuton, which means royal or kingly herb.
There are more than 150 known varieties. These include:
Lime-flavored basil from Thailand
Red Temple Holy Basil from India
Greek Columnar Basil that grows as a true perennial in many locations
Magic Mountain Basil with extra lovely purple flowers
Green Pepper Basil discovered in Mexico with a pronounced green pepper aroma
Basil Ararat, rarely seen heirloom
Clove Basil with an obvious clove aroma
Sacred Basil, also with a clove scent
Mrs. Burns Lemon Basil, a delicious heirloom from New Mexico
Greek Basil, grows in gardens or containers to form an almost perfect compact ball
Lettuce Leaved Green Basil with larger leaves and very good basil flavor
Napoletano Bolloso Basil, has very, very large leaves with just a hint of anise flavor
Sweet Dani Lemon Basil with very strong lemon fragrance
Mexican Cinnamon Spice Basil with a special, spicy aroma
Genovese Basil, large leaves and with a flavor many prefer over any other
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