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This has sprouted where I tried to grow some herbs last year...is it basil??
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I know the plant and the smell, but cannot get my brain to cooperate!

HI tonya I think it is the same on I had poke weed.. Sure looks the same..

May be...I am sure I have seen it before, but we had LOTS of poke weed as a kid....

Looks like basil to me...not sweet basil, but it sure does look like my Thai basil. I wouldn't pick it yet...wait 'til you know for sure.

Can you get a side view of the stem??
Is it red???

Could be Wild Amaranth...

Could be even a sunflower.

The stem is just green. It's not a sunflower, it smells like...an herb, but I can't recall which one!! AARRGGGGG!!! I wish the pics were scratch and sniff!

Did you plant it Tonya,
or it's a volunteer????

Please keep taking pictures of it,
as it grows and forms a flower,
That way it's easier for us to identify in time..

I didn't plant it this year weezie, but I DID plant several herbs inthis area last year and they all went to seed...??

What are our choices of what you planted last year...
That may widdle it down for us alottttt!!

Basil, Oregano, mint, and dill...I think that is all.

But if it's a basil..surely if u rub da leaf a bit u'll get da unmistakably-distintive basil smell? Does it smell like basil? I've never come across pokeweed..but do its leaves have a smell?

if it smells strongly of any type of herb, then my guess is that it IS basil. if the smell is weak ,then, most likely it is not any herb. Even if you have to pick a small corner of a leave and smell it like that. Are the leaves glossy at all?

It does have a strong "herby" smell, but I don't have any dried Basil to compare it to. The leaves are smooth, but not really glossy. I'll try to get a better pic...

here ya go

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Yup, it's Basil.
(Although I've never grown Oregano, so I don't know what it looks like.)

Yup, looks like basil to me too. The smell will be strong and unmistakeable (is that a word?lol) if it is basil.

I have a basil bush (HA.. long story) and yup, it's basil.

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Is this biggest Basil bush you've ever seen? HA.. My wife had this packet of seeds that wasn't marked. Not knowing what they were I stuck them in a pot and just did my thing... Even the neighbors come over and pluck the leaves and it just keeps on growing.. I think I'm getting sick of spagetti dishes :-P

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Why can't I even get my seed to sprout? So jealous and happy for you!

Plenty of water (Not Soggy) and FULL sun. That's all I did. The next thing I know, BAM..

I'll be trimming the flowers off the tops soon. I hear that when they flower it takes away from the taste and aroma.. I'm not too sure this is true though.. My ENTIRE concrete patio smells like basil on a breezy day. Just smells fantastic.

Wow that's one gorgeous plant...
And it's in a container too, that gets a double WOW!!!