This is an aromatic annual, or short-lived perennial with upright, branched, basally woody, and hairy stems. The leaves are broadly elli...Read Moreptic, toothed and hairy, and gray-green to burgundy. about 1/2 to 1-1/4 inches long. In late summer they have spikes of tubular, 2-lipped pink or white flowers. Grows grows to 36" tall and about 24" wide. Origin India and Malaysia. Zones 9-10.
This is the best tasting of the holy basil varieties that I have grown. It is really good in a Thai dish called phad kaphraaw.
This is an aromatic annual, or short-lived perennial with upright, branched, basally woody, and hairy stems. The leaves are broadly elli...Read More