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Sweet Basil (2 Pack)

This herb is known around the world for its wonderful fragrance and flavor. The key ingredient in classic Italian pesto, Sweet Basil has big leaves that are fast and easy to grow so that you can make your own pesto to freeze for year-round use. It loves hot weather, so always wait until all danger of frost is past before planting in the garden in the spring, then harvest before the weather starts to cool down in fall. Great for containers, but be sure to keep watered. If you were to grow only one herb, this should probably be it. Dried basil just doesn’t have the aromatic quality of the fresh leaves, which are often added at the last minute to many Asian dishes. Organic varieties are only available at retailers.

Thai Basil (2 Pack)

Bonnie Plants® brings you culinary inspiration and delicious flavors and textures to create mouthwatering meals made from ingredients you grow yourself. Bonnie Plants® Thai Basil is especially popular in dishes from Thailand and Southeast Asia. Its bright green leaves and purple stems make it a beautiful addition to sandwiches and vegetable trays. The hint of licorice and subtle kick of pepper also make it great in meat dishes, salads, spring rolls, and stir-fries, whether you dry your Thai basil leaves or use them fresh from your garden. Plant Thai basil in containers, raised beds, or in-ground gardens, in rich, well-draining soil that is evenly moist. Thai basil needs full sun, 24 to 36 inches of space between plants, and grows up to 24 to 36 inches tall. You can start enjoying your Thai basil immediately. For more than 100 years, Bonnie Plants® has been delivering outstanding live plant varieties to help you grow success in your garden.

Bonnie Plants® and Miracle-Gro® Indoor Herb Bundle with 2 Basil Plants

Bring fresh flavor to your home with this Bonnie Plants Herb Bundle featuring Sweet Basil. Whether displayed on a sunny windowsill or enjoyed outdoors, this herb collection pairs a kitchen favorite with a 10-inch windowsill planter, Miracle-Gro® Potting Mix, and Miracle-Gro® Pour & Feed Singles Ready-to-Use Plant Food. The included potting mix and plant food help simplify planting and feeding. Designed to bring the enjoyment of growing herbs closer to home, this bundle combines flavorful herb varieties with essential growing supplies in one complete kit.

Bonnie Plants® and Miracle-Gro® Indoor Herb Bundle with Rosemary and Basil

Bring fresh flavor to your home with this Bonnie Plants Herb Bundle featuring Rosemary and Sweet Basil. Whether displayed on a sunny windowsill or enjoyed outdoors, this herb collection pairs two kitchen favorites with a 10-inch windowsill planter, Miracle-Gro® Potting Mix, and Miracle-Gro® Pour & Feed Singles Ready-to-Use Plant Food. The included potting mix and plant food help simplify planting and feeding. Designed to bring the enjoyment of growing herbs closer to home, this bundle combines flavorful herb varieties with essential growing supplies in one complete kit.

Italian Flat Parsley (2 Pack)

This Italian flat-leafed parsley has, of course, flat leaves, which distinguish it from the better-known curly-leafed parsley. At first the foliage might be easily confused with cilantro. However, its flavor is distinctly parsley, and it is favored for its deep flavor, which some say holds up better in cooking than curly parsley. It is popular in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. Easy to chop, the nutritious flat leaves are high in iron and in vitamins A, C, and E. A high chlorophyll content makes it a natural breath sweetener, too. This is a great plant for containers, especially for fall and winter in zone 7 and south. Of course, you can also use it in vegetable and herb beds. In a flower bed it makes a nice, green leafy companion to small flowers such as pansies. It is also more tolerant of hot weather than curly parsley (which can struggle during the peak of summer) and is frost tolerant. Organic varieties are only available at retailers.

Sweet Green Bell Pepper (2 Pack)

Bonnie's best hybrid sweet bell pepper! A heavy yielder of large fruits. A good all-round pepper for slicing, stuffing, and freezing. This bell produces lots of fresh bell peppers gradually over the growing season. Plants in our Alabama garden produce from June through October, yielding 30 or more peppers from each plant. (Your results will vary based on care and the length of your growing season.) This is a good-sized plant, so be prepared to stake if needed. Organic varieties are only available at retailers.

Banana Hot Pepper (2 Pack)

If you like a hint of heat with your peppers, give hot banana pepper a try. The 6-inch-long, banana-shaped fruit provides a bit of a kick—without frightening less-adventurous eaters. Pickled, fried, or roasted, it adds terrific flavor to your favorite dishes. Plus, the fruit creates a pretty pop of color in the garden and on the plate, maturing from pale green to yellow to orange to red. You’ll appreciate its resilience in summer, too, as the plant produces well even in hot weather. Performs well in containers. Hybrid. Add a cage or stake to your pepper when planting to support stems heavy with fruit. Place in full sun, and feed regularly. Be sure to label plants if you’re also growing sweet banana peppers. Scoville heat units: 5,000 to 10,000. Matures in 75 days.

Tami G Grape Tomato (2 Pack)

Gardeners who have grown Tami G grape tomatoes appreciate her hybrid qualities, both in the garden and at the table. These firm, sweet, dark-red grape tomatoes grow 1 1/4 inch long x 3/4 inch wide, perfect for a healthy snack or salad. Tami G grape tomatoes grow into a vigorous vine that can reach 8 to 9 feet tall in a season, easily growing over the top of the cage and back down again. Because this variety is disease resistant, you will enjoy an extended harvest. This makes an absolutely beautiful branch of grape tomatoes that you can lay out on a table and let folks pick their own from the stem (like grapes). It's a crowd pleaser. Resistant to fusarium wilt (F), alterneria stem canker (ASC), gray leaf spot (St), and bacterial spec race 0.

Bonnie Plants® Penguin Hand-Painted Waxed White Candle Amaryllis Bulb

Brighten your home this holiday season with Bonnie Plants Amaryllis Bulbs! Known for producing multiple vibrant flowers, it’s an ideal low-maintenance option that requires no water. Amaryllis bulbs grow between 21 and 28 days, starting slow in early season and speeding up as the season progresses—just in time for a beautiful holiday display. Reaching heights of 16" to 28", depending on light levels, it’s a festive way to add natural beauty to your space without any fragrance. 

Bonnie Plants® Santa Hand-Painted Waxed White Candle Amaryllis Bulb

Brighten your home this holiday season with Bonnie Plants Amaryllis Bulbs! Known for producing multiple vibrant flowers, it’s an ideal low-maintenance option that requires no water. Amaryllis bulbs grow between 21 and 28 days, starting slow in early season and speeding up as the season progresses—just in time for a beautiful holiday display. Reaching heights of 16" to 28", depending on light levels, it’s a festive way to add natural beauty to your space without any fragrance.   

Bonnie Plants® Pink Waxed Cherry Blossom Amaryllis Bulb

Brighten your home this holiday season with Bonnie Plants Amaryllis Bulbs! Known for producing multiple vibrant flowers, it’s an ideal low-maintenance option that requires no water. Amaryllis bulbs grow between 21 and 28 days, starting slow in early season and speeding up as the season progresses—just in time for a beautiful holiday display. Reaching heights of 16" to 28", depending on light levels, it’s a festive way to add natural beauty to your space without any fragrance. 

Bonnie Plants® White Waxed Minerva Amaryllis Bulb

Brighten your home this holiday season with Bonnie Plants Amaryllis Bulbs! Known for producing multiple vibrant flowers, it’s an ideal low-maintenance option that requires no water. Amaryllis bulbs grow between 21 and 28 days, starting slow in early season and speeding up as the season progresses—just in time for a beautiful holiday display. Reaching heights of 16" to 28", depending on light levels, it’s a festive way to add natural beauty to your space without any fragrance. 

2.32 qt. Sweet Basil

Famous for its signature flavor and fragrance, Sweet Basil has big green leaves that are just what you need to make classic pesto. Plants grow fast and are easy to care for. Harvest often to promote bushiness and plant growth, and be sure to pinch blooms as soon as you see them to keep the plant from going to seed. Plant Sweet Basil after the last spring frost. Grows well in containers as long as it’s watered regularly.

Bonsai Basil (2 Pack)

If you're craving simple summertime meals, like bruschetta or caprese salad, you'll love easy-to-grow, ready-to-harvest Bonnie Plants® Bonsai Basil. With the delicious flavor of Greek basil, this adorable, compact plant with highly fragrant, fine leaves is the perfect quick addition to your favorite Italian-inspired meals: just strip the petite leaves from the stem--no chopping required! It's a great fresh ingredient for your favorite summer recipes, or use it to create classic pesto--an ideal way to preserve a taste of summer to enjoy on cold winter days. The pretty, compact, mounding plant is ready for immediate harvest and grows beautifully in containers, raised beds, or in-ground gardens. Bonsai Basil prefers full sun and warm temperatures for best performance. Move the plant indoors before frost and place it in a sunny spot. Bonsai Basil grows 6 to 12 inches tall. Be sure to water your plant when the top inch of soil feels dry to the touch, and feed it regularly with Miracle-Gro® plant food. Bonnie Plants® easy-to-grow varieties create culinary inspiration, adding delicious flavors, textures, and colors to your garden-to-table meals.

Bonnie Plants® Sweet Basil Plugs (3 Pack)

Is there a more classic summer flavor than fresh basil? With Bonnie Plants® Sweet Basil Plugs, you'll enjoy a terrific harvest of basil all summer long. A plant plug is a seedling that was started and grown in an individual cell filled with potting soil. These strong, healthy young plants get your garden growing fast: they're ready to plant in pots, raised beds, or in ground gardens as soon as all danger of frost has passed. You'll enjoy nurturing your garden from its infancy, without waiting anxiously for seeds to germinate. Instead, you'll receive three young sweet basil plants, ready to get your garden season off to a great start! If you're looking to grow a large garden to feed a big family or want to preserve food for a taste of summer during chilly winter days, a garden filled with plugs is a cost-effective choice. Plus, you'll better control what goes into and onto your plants--raising young plants lets you choose how they'll grow, which is especially important if you prefer growing sustainably. Caring for young plants that turn into garden-to-table meals provides a great feeling of satisfaction. With Bonnie Plants® Sweet Basil Plugs, you'll be ready to create delicious garden-to-table culinary treats. Whether you love sweet basil for caprese salad or prefer to preserve it for a taste of summer during winter days, it's the perfect, delicious addition to your garden. With large, fragrant leaves and a sweet, slightly peppery flavor, sweet basil tastes great in salads, drinks, and classic Italian and Asian dishes. Whip up a batch of pesto for an easy summertime meal. Add it to basil risotto, pizza margherita, tomato salad,flatbread caprese, or basil-strawberry tea. Bonnie Plants® Sweet Basil Plugs grow into large plants that produce a great harvest. Check out our How to Grow and Care for Plugs article in our Growing Guides for tips to give your plugs a great start.

Holy Basil (2 Pack)

Holy Basil brings a touch of elegance and taste to your homegrown herbs and part of the Bonnie® Reserve Collection. This compact plant thrives in well-lit, small spaces, producing lush, 1 1/2" long green leaves with purple stems. Known for its use in Hindu culture and Ayurveda, Holy Basil, also known as Tulsi, is a common ingredient in Thai cuisine and teas. The plant reaches a height of 16–22 inches, requiring no supports and fitting perfectly in containers or garden beds. Place in full sun and water regularly. *Image Credit: Holy Basil Seed © Johnny Seed

Organic Green Basil (2 Pack)

This herb is known around the world for its wonderful fragrance and flavor. The key ingredient in classic Italian pesto, Sweet Basil has big leaves that are fast and easy to grow so that you can make your own pesto to freeze for year-round use. It loves hot weather, so always wait until all danger of frost is past before planting in the garden in the spring, then harvest before the weather starts to cool down in fall. Great for containers, but be sure to keep watered. If you were to grow only one herb, this should probably be it. Dried basil just doesn’t have the aromatic quality of the fresh leaves, which are often added at the last minute to many Asian dishes.

Simply Rooted Garden Kit

The Simply Rooted Garden™ is a complete kitchen garden designed for easy success. Each kit includes a seasonal vegetable paired with three companion herbs, plus everything needed to grow on a patio or balcony. Fully rooted plants arrive ready to grow, so you can start harvesting quickly. Includes 1 veggie plant plus 3 companion herb plants. Grow bag, soil, and Miracle-Gro® plant food included. Companion planting designed for flavor and easy growth.

Well Bloomed Garden Kit

The Well Bloomed Garden™ is a complete flower garden kit designed for instant patio color. Each kit includes four fully rooted flowering plants, premium soil, a reusable grow bag, nutrients, and expert Grow Pro guidance. Simply place, water, and enjoy a thriving container garden designed for easy success. Includes 4 ready-to-grow flowering plants. Grow bag, soil, and Miracle-Gro® plant food included. Designed for patios, balconies, and small spaces.

Catnip (2 Pack)

Your favorite feline will purr-fectly adore fresh catnip. Add it to your garden bed or plant it in a container for inside kitties, and watch them go wild! A member of the mint family, catnip creates a comical response in most cats, with lots of purring, rubbing, and rolling on the plant. This easy-to-grow, hardy herb produces pretty clusters of white flowers with purple dots in the summer, adding beauty to your garden. And, if your feline friend will share, catnip leaves make a lovely tea for humans. Dry the leaves to create homemade cat toys stuffed with catnip for more cat antics! Plant in full sun to part shade. Perennial (zones 4 to 10).

Organic Flat Parsley (2 Pack)

This Italian flat-leafed parsley has, of course, flat leaves, which distinguish it from the better-known curly-leafed parsley. At first the foliage might be easily confused with cilantro. However, its flavor is distinctly parsley, and it is favored for its deep flavor, which some say holds up better in cooking than curly parsley. It is popular in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine. Easy to chop, the nutritious flat leaves are high in iron and in vitamins A, C, and E. A high chlorophyll content makes it a natural breath sweetener, too. This is a great plant for containers, especially for fall and winter in zone 7 and south. Of course, you can also use it in vegetable and herb beds. In a flower bed it makes a nice, green leafy companion to small flowers such as pansies. It is also more tolerant of hot weather than curly parsley (which can struggle during the peak of summer) and is frost tolerant.

Organic Roma Tomato (2 Pack)

Prized for its use in tomato paste and sauces, Roma produces a large harvest of thick-walled, meaty, bright red, egg-shaped tomatoes about 3 Inches Long and with few seeds. This tomato is not juicy. This is not a slicing tomato. Instead, the flesh is thick and drier so that it will cook down into a thick sauce. Cooking intensifies flavor, too. If you can tomatoes, make your own spaghetti sauce, or like to chop a tomato into an omelet, this is a great choice. It's not too juicy in the pan compared to slicing tomatoes. The fruit freezes well for later cooking, too. The compact, determinate vines are resistant to verticillium wilt (V) and fusarium wilt (F) and widely adapted throughout the US.