Thai Basil Flowers

Nevertheless every single plant requires care and attention and our thai basil is no exception.

Thai basil flowers. When sprinkled over a salad basil flowers impart a mild basil flavor and add a decorative touch. The question is then should basil be allowed to flower and if so can you eat basil flowers. If your basil plant has flowered the question of what to do depends on what you are growing the herb for. Basil flowers are perfectly edible.

Thyrsiflora is a member of the mint family and as such has a particular sweet flavor reminiscent of anise licorice and clove. Thai basil ocimum basilicum var. Thai basil has a purple stem and like other plants in the mint family the stem is square. The leaves are extra tender and the color is very light green.

In terms of fragrance and flavor the flowers are similar if milder than the leaves. Its leaves are opposite and decussate. I have one variety of basil that hardly flowers. Thai basil is a tender perennial but is typically grown as.

Thai basil is a very resilient and easy going variety of basil. It also has a peppery but mild taste. So here i have a thai basil that started growing seeds from a short cutting that i rooted and one that takes almost two monthe to flower. Popular among the cuisines of thailand vietnam laos and cambodia growing thai basil has a pleasing aroma similar to sweet basil and is generally used fresh.

The inflorescence is purple and the flowers when open are pink. As implied by its scientific name thai basil flowers in the form of a thyrse. Sometimes flowers can be somewhat bitter so test them first. About thai basil plants.