Ocimum basilicum
Beautiful and delicious arrangement of Genovese, Lemon, Cinnamon, Purple, and Thai Basils.
This is a beautiful mix of genovese, lemon, cinnamon, purple, and Thai basils.The diversity of basil is a good example of how food culture has influenced backyard plant breeding. Pesto is a regional dish from Genoa, Italy. Genovese gardeners selected basil for the qualities they felt made the best pesto–especially the ability to pestare, or to pound, the leaves. Thai basils, on the other hand, were bred for their strong, rich aromas that did not diminish during stir-frying. Find a purpose for every basil in this mix, which also includes lemon, cinnamon, and purple basils.
The Package
Each year, Hudson Valley Seeds commissions contemporary artists from around the United States to tell the story of a particular seed variety. That art and those seeds combine to create an Art Pack, a unique celebration of the diverse stories of seeds and their stewards.
The Artist
Artwork by Wendy Hollender. Growing a garden is like planting a sketch book. Wendy, a botanical illustrator, tore a page from her exquisite color pencil sketch book for this pack. It features the multiple hues, textures, leaf shapes, and structures of different basils.
