Those pictures are lousy. The leaves look dead.
Eight varieties of basil and how to cook with them.
Credit: Todd Coleman
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Sweet BasilThe most common variety for pesto is Genoese basil, sometimes labeled basil genovese: It's what's known as a sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), prized for its delicate fragrance, which doesn't overpower the other ingredients in the sauce.See Glorious Pesto » |
Comments (5)
Well, I have African blue growing and these leaves look just like mine. Are you colorblind, by chance, tecolote? And technically the leaves ARE dead. They have been cut off of the plant.
Please correct spelling of this basil - it's GenoVese; the "V" has been left out. Thanks!
There is a typo in the description of Thai basil in the word "doesn't"
The "Mixed Bloom" photo looks exactly like my plant that was labeled "Thai" basil...hmmmm
