It's trying to flower, and I keep picking them off.

I bought the plant over 6 weeks ago, and haven't been eating off of it
much. The leaves are a lighter green that what I see in the store, and
it tastes more like anise or fennel that what I remember basil to be like.

Has it just gotten a bit long it in the tooth? The new leaves are a
deeper green. Not the larger ones.