I've sifted through just a dozen varieties of basil, and have settled on one from Territorial Seeds called "Swiss Sunset", a dark purple variety with a very intense flavor.
I grow it in containers on the west side of the house where it gets very sunny and hot in the summer. Most basil I've tried will flower quickly, and is very difficult to keep trimmed of the seeds and keeping the green growth. Not this one. It flowers, and still grows good leaves. One planting will last all summer.
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