Someone wants to give me some african blue basil, has anyone ever seen it and how does it grow, is it invasive does anyone have a picture of it? well I guess that is three questions LOL.
JoAnn
African Blue Basil
I grew it in a planter box several years ago, and it was gorgeous, but boy did it get big! The little plant just kept branching out and got over 2 feet tall, as I recall. Lovely flowers that I think were blue-lavender, and the foliage had some purple in it. If you let it go to seed, I suppose it could reseed itself the following year, but I've never heard of any basil being a nuissance.... deadheading would take care of it. The flavor was a little strong for my taste, so for me it was an ornamental rather than a cooking basil.
BTW, PlantFiles is a good source of this sort of info too.... check http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1148/index.html
Definitely take your "someone" up on their offer!
it's a perennial here. might be in your zome, too. it does NOT seed. roots in water. can grow indoors. looks pretty next to mexican mint marigold, which is also a perennial.
I think I might try this plant sounds interesting thanks for the info.
Thanks -- couldn't remember anything about the seeds, so makes sense that there weren't any! It *would* make a pretty indoor plant. Rooting in water is one of the things I love about other basils, mints, etc!