SEED AVAILABLE:
Sow 4 weeks before last frost
Easy warm germinator 
5-10 days to germinate 
100 seeds 
PLANT PROFILE:
Zone:  Annual here (perennial in zones 10-11)
Height:  30-60cm [1-2 ft]
Spread:  30-40cm [12-15 in]
Growth:  Erect, multibranching form with square stems (mint family)
Flower:  Very small, white to light pink-lavender flowers, along vertical spikes at ends of branches
Foliage:  Rather coarse and rugose, light to medium yellow-green (stem and vein colour may become dark brown-red and hairy with age); ovate with serrated edges, arranged in pairs opposite to each other on square stems which, with age, become woody at the base.
Environment:  Well-drained average soil in a warm, sunny site
Garden locations:  Holy basil is very aromatic and can be incorporated in mid-front of beds, grown in production gardens (harvest leaves for tea and for culinary use - it has a peppery flavour), or placed in a meditative arrangment to create a calm and spiritually stimulating atmosphere.