They grow as perennial plants in USDA Zones 10–11. In cooler climates where frost occurs, culinary basils are grown as annual ...

So when asked about whether fresh basil plants are a perennial plant or annual herb, it really does depend on where you live. While basil is primarily an annual herb, it can exhibit some perennial ...

Fruit. Although kiwi vines generally need a colder winter than Southern California’s in order to flower and fruit, the Fuzzy ...

If I had to single out a single plant to recommend for every Southern California garden, African blue basil (Ocimum kilimandscharicum ... is an unrelated perennial whose golf ball flowers roughly ...