Ocimum, Holy Basil, Thai Basil 'Rama Tulsi'

strong medicinal
5 leaves a day, keeps the doc away.

i had at one time 7 type basil plants
this is the only...Read More one that has reseeded itself over 5 yrs.

good to have around.
not the tastiest basil for cooking
but i use %15 tulsi, and the rest sweet basil in cooking
or salads etc...
that way i have great taste, and good medicine too.

I planted several cultivars of Tulsi last year and was surprised to find that Rama reseeded itself even after our prolonged polar vertex ...Read Morelast winter. We are considered zone 6 here. This cultivar, unfortunately ,I find to have an odor that strongly repels me. The Krishna cultivar did not reseed and smells good.Lemon basil also volunteered in the garden. Bees seem to like both equally. I cannot tolerate the smell of Rama enough to use it as tea, but kept it for plant companion purposes.