Common Name: Basil, Sweet Thai
Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum ‘Sweet Thai’
• Type: Annual
• Height: 12 – 18 in.
• Width: 12 – 18 in.
• Habit: Mounding
• Flower: Purple
• Bloom Season: Mid – late summer
• Foliage: 2 in. Long, green leaves
• Flavor: Spicy anise-clove
• Fragrance: Sweet, anise scent
• Sun: Full to partial shade
• Soil: Warm soil with a bit of compost
• Water: Average to slightly moist
• Tolerant: Deer
• Resistant: Resist going to seed
• Attracts: Butterflies, bees
• Uses: Containers, cut foliage, fragrance gardens, garnish, bouquets, dried arrangements, hearty soups
• Harvesting: Frequent pruning, including removal of flower stalks, encourages new leaf growth, more branching & discourages flowering.
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