Thai Basil Flower
by Michelle Meenawong
Title
Thai Basil Flower
Artist
Michelle Meenawong
Medium
Photograph - Metal Print
Description
Thai basil is a type of basil native to Southeast Asia that has been cultivated to provide distinctive traits. Widely used throughout Southeast Asia, its flavor, described as anise- and licorice-like and slightly spicy, is more stable under high or extended cooking temperatures than that of sweet basil. Thai basil has small, narrow leaves, purple stems, and pink-purple flowers.
Thai basil is sturdy and compact, growing up to 45 cm (1.48 ft), and has shiny green, slightly serrated, narrow leaves with a sweet, anise-like scent and hints of licorice, along with a slight spiciness lacking in sweet basil. Thai basil has a purple stem, and like other plants in the mint family, the stem is square. Its leaves are opposite and decussate. As implied by its scientific name, Thai basil flowers in the form of a thyrse. The inflorescence is purple, and the flowers when open are pink.
A very grateful thank you to the following groups for featuring this picture
Global Flowers Photography
03/17/2018
FINE ART AMERICA FLOWERS PHOTOGRAPHY
06/04/2022
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March 17th, 2018
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