Certified Organic Cardinal Basil (Ocimum Basilicum 'Cardinal')
Cardinal Basil’s fragrant blooms attract pollinators such as honeybees, bumble bees, sweat bees and beneficial insects such as syrphid flies and tiny beneficial wasps. A delicate annual with a spicy-sweet flavour. Leaves and flowers are both edible and can be used fresh or dried as a garnish, in soups, salads or curries. Pairs especially well in Mexican or Asian dishes. Seeds are open pollinated and untreated. Certified organic by Pacific Agricultural Certification Society (PACS).
Pollinator Visitors: Bees and Beneficial Insects
Bloom Time: Mid Summer (When planting a Pollinator Garden select plants with diverse bloom times)
Bloom Colour: Dark Red/Dark Purple (Select plants with diverse bloom colours to attract the widest variety of pollinators to your Pollinator Garden)
Bloom Type: Annual
Planting Instructions: Direct sow seeds ¼” - ½” deep in early Summer once the soil has warmed
Days to Germination: 5-10
Exposure: Full Sun
Zone: 4-10
Quantity: 20-25 seeds
NOTE: Planting Certified Organic Untreated Seeds and following organic gardening practices are imperative to the health and happiness of pollinators in your garden. We wish you success in your pollinator garden and hope that you are as delighted as us when a pollinator comes to visit. When you see a pollinator make sure to snap a photo and tag us @heiwahoney.
Cardinal Basil’s fragrant blooms attract pollinators such as honeybees, bumble bees, sweat bees and beneficial insects such as syrphid flies and tiny beneficial wasps. A delicate annual with a spicy-sweet flavour. Leaves and flowers are both edible and can be used fresh or dried as a garnish, in soups, salads or curries. Pairs especially well in Mexican or Asian dishes. Seeds are open pollinated and untreated. Certified organic by Pacific Agricultural Certification Society (PACS).
Pollinator Visitors: Bees and Beneficial Insects
Bloom Time: Mid Summer (When planting a Pollinator Garden select plants with diverse bloom times)
Bloom Colour: Dark Red/Dark Purple (Select plants with diverse bloom colours to attract the widest variety of pollinators to your Pollinator Garden)
Bloom Type: Annual
Planting Instructions: Direct sow seeds ¼” - ½” deep in early Summer once the soil has warmed
Days to Germination: 5-10
Exposure: Full Sun
Zone: 4-10
Quantity: 20-25 seeds
NOTE: Planting Certified Organic Untreated Seeds and following organic gardening practices are imperative to the health and happiness of pollinators in your garden. We wish you success in your pollinator garden and hope that you are as delighted as us when a pollinator comes to visit. When you see a pollinator make sure to snap a photo and tag us @heiwahoney.
Cardinal Basil’s fragrant blooms attract pollinators such as honeybees, bumble bees, sweat bees and beneficial insects such as syrphid flies and tiny beneficial wasps. A delicate annual with a spicy-sweet flavour. Leaves and flowers are both edible and can be used fresh or dried as a garnish, in soups, salads or curries. Pairs especially well in Mexican or Asian dishes. Seeds are open pollinated and untreated. Certified organic by Pacific Agricultural Certification Society (PACS).
Pollinator Visitors: Bees and Beneficial Insects
Bloom Time: Mid Summer (When planting a Pollinator Garden select plants with diverse bloom times)
Bloom Colour: Dark Red/Dark Purple (Select plants with diverse bloom colours to attract the widest variety of pollinators to your Pollinator Garden)
Bloom Type: Annual
Planting Instructions: Direct sow seeds ¼” - ½” deep in early Summer once the soil has warmed
Days to Germination: 5-10
Exposure: Full Sun
Zone: 4-10
Quantity: 20-25 seeds
NOTE: Planting Certified Organic Untreated Seeds and following organic gardening practices are imperative to the health and happiness of pollinators in your garden. We wish you success in your pollinator garden and hope that you are as delighted as us when a pollinator comes to visit. When you see a pollinator make sure to snap a photo and tag us @heiwahoney.