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Triss
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Lost the tag so I have no idea what variety this one is. The flowers are a light pink on deep burgundy heads.

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:wavey:Hi Triss,
looks like cinnamon basil.A sure way to tell is pinching and sniffing.

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Triss
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Nope, not cinnamon. It is a very strong basil smell. In fact it is all over me now cuz I was just out weeding in that area and the fumes actually gave me a bit of a headache.

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RugbyHukr
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maybe Ocimum basilicum 'sweet basil'

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Triss
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The only thing is that my sweet basil is a very light green whereas this one is a much deeper shade. But those flowers look similar only mine are more compact

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If there is a sweet anise-licorice aroma, it could be OCIMUM basilicum "Anise".

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Triss
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The only aroma is the basil. Waaahhh

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