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: Peppermint

Scientific name: Mentha x piperita

Family: Labiatae

Uses: Aromatic, cosmetic, culinary, and medicinal.Fresh or dried leaves scent sachets and potpourris. They also are used in herbal water to refresh and cool skin, in facials to cleanse skin, and in lotions. Peppermint flavors candy, gum, teas, mint water, vinegars, jellies, and sauces. It is said to have some medicinal qualities.