Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
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Botanical Name
Ocimum tenuiflorum (syn. sanctum)
Considered a holy or sacred plant in India, where it graces homes and shrines, and has been used over the centuries as a medicinal, culinary and tea herb. The leaves are very aromatic, a complex spicy scent. This variety has green leaves. A perennial in the tropics, grown as an annual in cooler areas. 300 seeds.