Common name: Purple Basil

Scientific name: Ocimum basilicum purpurescens

Family: Lamiaceae

Common name: Pineapple Sage

Scientific name: Salvia elegans (rutilans)

Family: Lamiaceae

Uses: Decorative, culinary.Attractive flowers. Use in herbal wreaths & nosegays. For culinary use. Pineapple flavored leaves. For herbal butter. Use for drying (leaves are highly aromatic & pungent). Use for fragrance and pot-pourris. Use in containers. Popular with bees.
History: From the Latin

Common name: Pennyroyal (European)

Scientific name: Mentha pulegium

Family: Lamiaceae

Uses: Culinary, decorative, medicinal.Attractive flowers. For culinary use. Use for flavoring. Use in vinegars. Use for containers. Use for tea. Use for drying. Do not use in large doses when pregnant. Rubbing the oil from freshly crushed leaves on your skin is said to repel flies, gnats, chiggers, ticks and misquotes. Pennyroyal is reported to have some medicinal uses.