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Plants for mediterranean gardens => Annuals => Topic started by: Fermi on January 27, 2015, 04:36:21 AM

Title: Basil
Post by: Fermi on January 27, 2015, 04:36:21 AM

I know in some parts Basil is not an annual but it certainly is here - even the ones they sell as "perennial"!
This pretty one deserves to be grown in the flower border, 'Siam Queen' is a form of "Thai Basil" which has congested flower heads and it looks quite attractive and it combines well with the soft mauve of catmint,
cheers
fermi

Title: Re: Basil
Post by: Jamus on January 30, 2015, 01:30:32 AM

Yes I think Siam Queen is pretty. I grow it in the veggie garden every summer.

Fermi have you grown Perilla frutescens purpurea? In Japanese it's called Shiso. It comes up self seeded every year in my garden and I love it as an ornamental.