FYI, 4 years ago I grew an "Australian" basil plant. (1). That thing loved the Texas heat and at season's end, I just left it in the ground. The next year, probably 10 plants grew from the seeds that plant dropped. Now, every year I pull dozens of new plants from all over that bed and every year it reseeds itself many times over. This variety is virtually a weed, but it least it produced useable leaf (not as good as Genovese or even common sweet basil, but good as part of pesto) and it's flower is a beautiful dark purple leaf with light purple petals. All the rest of the leafs are green. If you find/plant one or more, I recommend it be in a container.
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