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Basil Thai Large Leaf

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    Basil 'Thai Large Leaf' Seeds

    Enjoy the vibrant flavours of Southeast Asia to your kitchen garden with 'Thai Large Leaf' Basil. Distinctly different from Italian basil, this variety boasts beautiful green leaves with striking purple stems and flowers, releasing a wonderful spicy, anise-clove fragrance. It's the essential ingredient for authentic Thai green curries, pho, and spicy stir-fries.

    Quantity of Seeds 300 Seeds
    Type Half-Hardy Annual
    Genus Ocimum Basillicum
    Sow Seeds

    Sow seeds 0.5cm deep into small trays of seed compost, and cover them with a sprinkling of seed compost/vermiculite.  Keep at a temperature of 15-25℃.  Alternatively, sow outside from late May to early July.  Prick out seedlings into individual pots when large enough.  Do not overwater. Basil hates sitting in wet compost
    Plant Out When all risk of frost has passed. Basil does not like wet soil. 
    Flowers All Year Round
    Height & Spread 40cm high x 30cm spread

     

    A &
    Fresh Thai Basil leaves used as a garnish on a curry.
    Basil leaves on a textured surface with gold spoons
    Basil leaves and limes on a textured blue surface
    Close-up of a basil plant with green leaves and purple flowers.
    Close-up of green basil leaves with a blurred background
    Purple flowers with green leaves on a light gray background
    Basil Thai Large Leaf

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