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Old 29-04-2004, 03:08 PM
Nick Maclaren
 
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Default Where *does* basil come from?


In article ,
Lazarus Cooke writes:
| Someone pointed out recently that Basil isn't Mediterranean in origin,
| but tropical. This explains a lot - especially about why it's pretty
| hard to grow outdoors here.
|
| I'm just curious - from what country does it originate?

Dunno. Tropical asia, somewhere, but it has been cultivated for
so long that quite likely nobody knows. There are lots of plants
like that.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.