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Plant type: evergreen sub-shrub Hardiness zones: 9-10 Sunlight: hot overhead sun Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline Tolerances: light frost |
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Origins: India-Subcontinent, Tropical Asia Other Botanical Names: Geniosporum tenuiflorum, Lumnitzera tenuiflora, Moschosma tenuiflorum, Ocimum anisodorum, O. caryophyllinum, O. hirsutum, O. inodorum, O. monachorum, O. sanctum, O. scutellarioides, O. subserratum, O. tomentosum, O. villosum, Plectranthus monachorum Other Common Names: Tulsi | ||||||||
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