■ Basil Thai Siam Queen has a leaf with delicious spicy, aromatic flavour and sits between cinnamon and aniseed.
■ Only add to a dish at the last minute.
■ The top leaves turn from green to red.
■ Sow in a greenhouse, do not cover seeds, press lightly and keep moist.
■ When the plants are sufficiently large, transplant to pots and containers or to a warm spot in the open ground.
■ Also very attractive as an ornamental plant in pots.