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'Anise' Basil

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Description:	Tall, bushy, slow-bolting plants produce mulberry-tinted leaves with anise fragrance.
Days To Maturity:	NA
Seed Sources:	Lake Valley Seed - updated in 2011

Rating Summary

Overall: (5.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 05/17/2009 by Fran L - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Onondaga, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Deep delicious fragrance; productive, if not as productive as larger leafed sweet basil. Wonderful in sauces. Use generously. Burgundy colored leaves.Keep cutting to prevent flowering. Easy and satisfactory to dry.

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