Native basil
Plectranthus graveolens
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Description
Native Basil is a low-growing shrub that can reach up to 1.5m tall with a 2m spread. It produces broad, fuzzy leaves throughout the year, with slender clusters of tiny purple/blue flowers during warmer months. Although itβs a type of mint, it is a very strongly aromatic with a fragrence that resembles basil, sage and mint.
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The Australian bush basil (Plectranthus graveolens) is quite different to the more common Ocimum minimum., though both come from the mint bush family.
