About Cardinal

Ornamental enough for your flower garden, and tasty. Burgundy stems and showy deep red-purple bracts. Thicker leaves make it more disease-resistant, recommended for cooking over fresh eating.

About Basil, Thai

DESCRIPTION. Anise flavor. Cooking uses. Remove flowers for best-tasting leaves, or keep them to feed the bees and butterflies. These non-hardy perennials are native to sunny, warm climates and will not withstand frost. Water regularly and provide good drainage. Don’t plant outdoors until late May. It is a good idea to vary where you plant your basil each year. Basil is suscep­tible to fungal ­diseases that ­accumulate in soil over time. Rotate your crops!

Pot Size & Price
3.5-in. pot
$4.00
Height
24"–30"
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun Partial Sun
Catalog
H022
Plant Traits
Bees
Butterflies
Cold Sensitive
Culinary
Edible Flowers
Medicinal
Stock Notes
Restocks On Saturday

Other varieties of Basil, Thai

Basil 'Thai Magic', green leaves and dark purple bracts
Photo from Evergreen Seeds

Thai Magic

Catalog
H021
Basil Thai Sweet, green leaves with lavender flowers, purple stems
Photo from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Thai Sweet

Catalog
H019
Thai basil with dark purple flowers and stems
Photo from the Wikimedia Commons by Risacher

Thai, organic

Catalog
H023
Thai Basil, green leave, dark stems
Photo from Green Earth Growers

Siam Queen

Catalog
H020