Also known as Honey Plant. Fragrant flowers are borne on spikes. Licorice scented gray green leaves with purple overtones. Used as a culinary herb, for teas and desserts. Native American Indians used this tea for respiratory problems.
Birds enjoy eating the seeds in the fall.
Grow in any well drained soil. Will even grow in cracks. Grow in full sun to partial shade. Basils are tender perennials, heat loving and frost shy. They are usually grown as annuals, but can be kept alive for years grown in containers that are kept frost free.