Ocimum gratissimum

Common name(s): Tulsi Vana, wild basil, tree basil, clove basil

Description: perennial (requires protection from frost); a species widespread throughout South Asia and parts of Africa where it is commonly used in traditional medicine. Most popularly known as Tulsi Vana and marketed as an herbal tea. 

Height: to 4 ft. Spread: to 2 ft.

Position: full sun and moist, well-draining soil

Uses: medicine, culinary- herbal tea.