On Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:37:21 -0400, Pat Kiewicz
wrote:

phorbin said:


In article -
september.org, says...


Are the stems round, or are they (at least slighty) square?

It almost looks like it could be some sort of exotic basil-ish sort
of thing, which would have square stems. But I can't convince
myself one way or the other, based on the pictures.

Juat noting that basil is easily tested for by squashing a leaf and
smelling it.

Hard to do that with a picture. 8^)

And some of the more exotic Asian/Thai basils I've tried, while very
aromatic, don't exactly look, taste, or smell like the more familiar
Italian basils.


Nothing aromatic about the plant at all. I crushed a couple of leaves
yesterday just to assure myself. It doesn't look like any other basil
I've grown or am growing, either.

As I said, the puzzle may be from a seed envelope with no picture and
only Asian lettering - or it may be some sort of amaranth. I'll let it
grow and see if it sets spikes/flowers.

Boron