NAME: Licorice Basil OTHER COMMON NAMES: Anise Basil SCIENTIFIC NAME: COLOR: Light purple Flower PLANT SEEDS: In Spring after danger of frost. HARVEST: Late Fall PLANT HEIGHT: Up to 12 inches ZONE: 3-10 LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Full Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average QUANTITY: 500 Seeds OTHER: Licorice basil, a Western strain of Thai basil, is also known as anise basil as it has distinctive anise flavored qualities and aromatics. It is a lanky plant with pointed green leaves and signature burgundy tinted spiked flowers. Both the leaves and flowers are edible. Unlike sweet basil, it is far more pungent making it one of the more intensely flavored and perfumed basil vartities.