Sweet Basil
Now for my foreign readers, this picture above is the basil you will be used to. In a previous post I said how a friend of mine gave me some seeds which sweet basil was part of. I didn’t plant it till some weeks back and this is it blooming right now and I noticed it was different from my own specie of Basil which we locally call Efinrin.
Efinrin at its baby stages.
A much bigger one.
Differences
- My local Efinrin has larger leaves and it doesn’t have the shiny look the sweet basil has.
- Efinrin has a stronger scent than the sweet basil which is more subtle.
for now while the sweet basil is still growing, that is all the differences I can make out.
Love and Greens
‘Loba
Interesting. Never heard of Efinrin.
It is the native name of Basil where I come from. New word added to your vocabulary
Thanks for the new vocab and congratutions on your pretty basil plants! I just planted some today!
Haven’t heard of Efinrin but have grown basil many times. I found your site from Blooming Blogs. Nice to meet you.
so nice to meet you too, and I’m glad I get to add to your vocabulary.
This is fascinating and it looks very different ‘Loba. Can you find out what the Latin name for Efinrin is? That would help curious people like me to understand the relationship with our sweet basil.
Enjoying your different viewpoint on gardening!
yaay me! I finally found the Latin name. it is called Ocimum gratissimum, clove Basil or African Basil.
I like learning new things. So thanks for this information, much appreciated!!!