What it is
Holy Basil (Tulsi) (Ocimum tenuiflorum) is in the Lamiaceae (Mint) family. A revered medicinal and tea basil with a clove-pepper aroma. Bees love the flowers - let some bloom.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it moderate, and give it rich soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0-7.0. Space plants about 12 in apart. Expect roughly 60-90. Warm-season; self-sows.
How it's used
Holy Basil (Tulsi) is used: tea, fresh, medicinal.
🔎 How to identify it
- Toothed often-purple leaves
- Hairy square stems
- Purple flower spikes
Edibility
PartsLeaves and flowers
UsesTea, fresh, medicinal
CautionNone of note.
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Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.