Q: In your book, "Golden Gate Gardening," you talk about using African blue basil in pesto. I didn't think it was edible. What's the deal? A: One parent of African blue basil is Ocimum ...

African blue basil’s myriad flowers, in bloom for months, guarantee a flurry of constant and diverse pollinator activity from morning until twilight, and from early summer until frost.

It's this year's garden sensation on our foggy San Francisco block! Description: The variety is African blue basil. It is a decorative plant, which, if allowed to bloom, is covered with long ...