Ocimum tenuiflorum
Annual below usda zone 10-12
Spread 2-4 ft, space 2 ft apart
Full sun
Deer Resistant
Most common type grown in India- typically as a perennial.
Can yield good medicinal harvest off of single growing season. This type has a more pungent clove flavor vs temperate Kapoor Tulsi.
Medicinal parts used: leaves, blooms harvest aerial parts as flowers are forming multiple times in growing season. Can be grown in container to bring inside for winter
Traditional usage (Ayurveda) stress, anxiety, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, and dementia. Highly aromatic plant, testing high in both eugenol and rosmarinic acid.
Ocimum tenuiflorum
Annual below usda zone 10-12
Spread 2-4 ft, space 2 ft apart
Full sun
Deer Resistant
Most common type grown in India- typically as a perennial.
Can yield good medicinal harvest off of single growing season. This type has a more pungent clove flavor vs temperate Kapoor Tulsi.
Medicinal parts used: leaves, blooms harvest aerial parts as flowers are forming multiple times in growing season. Can be grown in container to bring inside for winter
Traditional usage (Ayurveda) stress, anxiety, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, and dementia. Highly aromatic plant, testing high in both eugenol and rosmarinic acid.
