Photo: Ocimum tenuiflorum 6.
Flower spike and leaf. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
Flower spike and leaf. Bergianska trädgården, Stockholm, Sweden. Planted. 2011-07-13.
Flowers and leaf. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2010-09-17.
Flowering plants. Botanical garden Kumpula, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2010-09-17.
Cultivars, top row: 'Purple Ruffles', 'Spicy Globe', 'Genovese', 'Mammoth', Greek, Thai, holy basil. Bottom row: 'Red Rubin', red, cinnamon, lime, lemon, Thai, Lemon and vanilla. Some of these are tenuiflorum, minimum and americanum. Helsinki, Finland. Picked. 2006-09-18.
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