Spicy globe basil

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Spicy globe basil is a cultivar of Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil). Unlike some better known basils, it grows in the form of a tidy, compact bush, more suitable for gardens and small pots than most varieties. [1] The small, densely growing leaves are used in the same way as the leaves of other sweet basil varieties.

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References

  1. "Spicy Globe Basil". iVillage. Archived from the original on 2007-05-19. Retrieved 2006-12-31.