Hot and Spicy Basil is a bush basil that grows in a low wide, compact mounds. Also called Greek Basil it is a popular variety in Europe because of its size, flavor, and tender stems. It is great for any garden, but especially a small one, and is ideal for containers. Despite its size you use the leaves of this basil to flavor all the foods that you would flavor with the larger Sweet Basil. It’s a time saver because the leaves are tiny, you won’t need to slice or dice if the recipe calls for chopping. The stems stay tender, too, so it is easy to use pinches compared to most basil varieties whose stems can get woody fast. Basil is used in a vast amount of cuisines and recipes from breads and seasoned butters to meats stews soups and casserole dishes. The Spicy Globe Basil because of its compact round shape is also used as a garden border or edging making it an ornamental herb plant. Place plants 12-18 inches apart in a full to part sun location in rich well draining soil. These plants require regular watering to thrive and grow. As with all other basil types, remove the flower spikes daily to encourage more leaf production. Once the plants have flowered, the leaves will not be as aromatic or tasty