Do you dry basil flowers as an herb?

drew51 · October 6, 2015

I'm growing besides regular basil, African Blue basil and it seem to flower a lot. It is a hybrid, so you can keep flowers on it without worry of the plant dying. It's more a shrub really. I plan to overwinter it in a south window or under lights. It may be a good choice for flower harvest?
I'm growing a number of unusual herbs this year. Mexican, Mexican bush, and Cuban oregano. All are shrubs and not true oregano's. Cuban is a variegated succulent.

October 6, 2015	#8
drew51 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Sterling Heights, MI Zone 6a/5b Posts: 1,302	I'm growing besides regular basil, African Blue basil and it seem to flower a lot. It is a hybrid, so you can keep flowers on it without worry of the plant dying. It's more a shrub really. I plan to overwinter it in a south window or under lights. It may be a good choice for flower harvest? I'm growing a number of unusual herbs this year. Mexican, Mexican bush, and Cuban oregano. All are shrubs and not true oregano's. Cuban is a variegated succulent.