The most commonly grown variety of basil, taller with larger leaves, uses in salads especially with tomatoes, pasta sauces, pesto, combines well with garlic. Requires a sunny sheltered position. By removing flowering shoots the plant will produce more shoots which will increase the harvest of leaves. Excellent to grow alongside tomatoes for a companion plant. Ideal for Micro Greens & Baby Leaf Herbs and to grow indoors on a sunny windowsill. H H annual Culinary herb. Ocimum basilicum.