Common name: Orris root
Scientific name: Iris x germanica
Family: Iridaceae
Uses: Decorative, culinary, medicinal.Attractive flowers. Use for drying. Use for fragrance and pot-pourris. Use for dye (blue). It is also used to add a bitter flavor to some liqueurs, powdered root adds a refreshing scent to linen, dried root can be chewed to freshen breath and as a potpourri fixative.
Common name: Purple Basil
Scientific name: Ocimum basilicum purpurescens
Family: Lamiaceae