Ocimum basilicum
Varieties:
Plant Height: 18-36"
Spacing: 6-12"
Sun Preference: Full Sun
Italian Large Leaf: This large-leaved heirloom Genovese type basil is particularly good for pesto and any dish that calls for fresh basil leaves. Basil has so many uses! It is wonderful in Italian foods, flavored vinegars, wih fish, poultry, rice, and vegetables. It is also easy to grow these 18”-24” tall plants outdoors in containers or in the garden. In a warm, south-facing window, you can even grow it inside during winter! (Harvest often to keep plants compact and encourage new leaf production.) source
Siam Queen: It has a delicious, spicy sweet flavor with a licorice basil aroma. A compact plant with green leaves and beautiful pink & purple flowers on red-purple stems, it is a very attractive container variety and can be used as an accent in the flower garden. Thai basil is known to the Vietnamese as ""Hung Que"" (and eaten raw with noodle soup in the morning) and in Thailand as ""Horapha"". A distinct improvement over older varieties of Thai Basils, Siam Queen's yields are impressive, because the leaves are twice the size. (3"-4"" long and 1.5""-2"" wide). source
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