This catalog is for information only. If you don't see the price - the plant is not for sale.

This cultivar is characterized by an intensive sweet-camphoraceous fragrance; in India, it is not much used as a culinary herb (although there are scattered reports of such usage), but has a strong religious meaning, being sacred to Vishnu and symbolizing either his wife Lakshmi or the wives of his various avatars.

Similar plants:

• Ocimum basilicum (Basilie, Basil, Sweet Basil, Holy Basil, Tulsi Plant)
• Orthosiphon stamineus, Ocimum aristatum, Orthosiphon aristatus (Cat's Whiskers)