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Hybrid Basil seeds

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I have a few Nufar basil plants. One has a lot of flower spikes and I am about to collect seeds. But it dawned on me that Nufar basil is a hybrid. If I collected the seeds would they be any good? Would they grow like the existing plant or be lower quality? Thanks

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Good questions. :?:

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I collected some seeds now. But I don't think Nufar comes from 2 types of Basil. I am kind of confused about this Hybrid. It is a variety of Genovese Basil, but with FW bred into it. So in this case would the seeds grow as Nufar or Genovese?


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nufar_basil

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Maybe either one or maybe not exactly like either one. It's guaranteed to be basil though! :)



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