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Tulsi, Rama–Rama Tulsi, Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) potted plant, organic

$8.50

Family:  Mint (Lamiaceae)

Hardy to Zones 10 to 12, otherwise grown as a summer annual 60 days to harvest, or a potted plant brought in for the winter

(Rama Tulsi*, Tulasi, Holy Basil) Perennial bush basil from India–the main type grown there. Purple stemmed with green leaves, sometimes tinted in purple, open form to 4 feet, flowers reddish purple. Highly aromatic plant, testing high in both eugenol and rosmarinic acid.  Traditional usage (Ayurveda): stress, anxiety, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, and dementia.  Drinking tulsi tea in the morning is a fantastic way to get started.  Plant prefers warm, rich soil in sunny garden.  Space 2 feet apart.

Potted plant, Certified Organically Grown

Please note:  We performed chromatographic analysis of the Amrita and the Rama cultivar and found them to be virtually identical.  This plant and its seeds are now sold by us under the adage “Rama Tulsi.”

 

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  1. Question

    Susan

    When can I expect the Tulsi, Rama (Ocimum tenuiflorum)? I would like to get this started inside, and transition to my medicinal outside garden in March. Zone 9. I’m on the waitlist.

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi Susan,
      Thanks for contacting and reminding us to enable the rama tulsi plants. You may now order these for spring shipment. Richo

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    Sherry

    I’m a newbie to herbs trying to build up an apothecary with the most needed herbs for Health preventative care and for sickness. I need some good herbal medicine books as well. What would be your recommendations for herbs. Also read a little on holy basil Tulsi but it didn’t say which variety is the best.would like to add the plant to my garden but I’m in zone 7b

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      Richo Cech

      Hi Sherry, Thanks for contacting. A zone 7b is pretty mellow. One of the good things about building up an apothecary is the long shelf life of herbal tinctures, compact storage, ease of use. I recommend “making plant medicine.” Check our various seed collections like “first time” and “Glorious Garden.” These are going to cover the majority of needs. As for tulsi, the easiest is to grow temperate tulsi but the most potent is krishna tulsi. too late in the year to start tulsi, you’re looking at next year at this point, richo

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    PAUL THAYIL

    Can I pre order this plant or when can I order as soon as it is in stock.
    Tulsi, Rama–Rama Tulsi, Holy Basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) potted plant, organic

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      I wish I could get you some of the gallon potted ones I’m watering every morning, but it really isn’t the season for selling tulasi. You can hit “waitlist” on the rama tulsi plant and we’ll e-mail you when these come in stock once again. Best to get started in the spring. r

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    • Tricia Marcek

      I’m also hoping for tulsi rama. Will this be available this spring? I don’t see a “waitlist” as you suggested, only a wishlist. I assume they’re the same? If they don’t come available, Is there a second variety you would suggest?

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hi Tricia, Sorry, hit “choose a quantity” and waitlist green button will appear. I am going to fulfill existing orders, reassess stock and re-enable sales. Too many orders too early and plants too small. I have a lot coming on strong. Stay tuned. Richo

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    • deanna jayne

      Hi Richo,
      We will be ordering Rama plants very soon… just need to get quantities from everyone. We are Pumpkin Brook Organic Gardening. Would you like us to open a tax exempt account with you?
      Thanks!

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hello Deanna and everyone, You’re buying goods from Oregon where there is not sales tax. We don’t charge tax! Richo

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  4. Question

    sam

    Hi want to make sure it is rama tulsi The first picture it is not clear

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    • Richo Cech

      Admin Richo Cech

      Yes, the original seed was purchased from India and labeled “rama tulsi.”

      For a discussion of morphological variability of tulsi in India, see the research article by Malay, Pandey, Bhatt, Krishnan and Bisht “Morphological variability in holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum) from India,” Genet Resour Crop Evol (2015) 62:1245-1256. Cluster analysis techniques were applied to identify three main types (green type Rama, Intermediate type (Amrita) and Black type Shyama (Krishna)). You can find the comparative photos on page 1251.

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    Admin Richo Cech

    Analysis of Tulsi cultivars: In the late summer of 2014 we undertook a sampling of 5 cultivars of tulsi in order to quantify the relative concentration of two of the main active compounds that are found in the plant. We picked the herbs in early flowering stage and carefully cleaned the samples of stem, then subjected them to analysis for content of Eugenol (responsible for the characteristic “clove” scent of good Tulsi) and Rosmarinic Acid (a caffeic acid ester that is partially responsible for the antioxidant and anxiolytic activity of good Tulsi). This was a “snapshot” analysis, because good scientific method would call for repeating the test throughout the growth cycle of the plants, but we did not have the resources to repeat the test. The eugenol content of Tulsi tends to be higher before flowering, and the rosmarinic acid content tends to be higher when the plant is in full flower to seed stage. This is why we were careful to balance the sampling so that all the types were in the same early flowering stage at sampling. Both Eugenol and Rosmarinic acid are expressed as dried wt in mg/g. Here are the results:

    Krishna Tulsi: 4.90 Eugenol, 10.47 Rosmarinic Acid

    Rama Tulsi: 5.60 Eugenol, 5.15 Rosmarinic Acid

    Amrita Tulsi: 0.42 Eugenol, 11.27 Rosmarinic Acid

    VanaTulsi: 8.89 Eugenol, 3.51 Rosmarinic Acid

    Temperate Tulsi: 0.74 Eugenol, 5.53 Rosmarinic Acid

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    • Shivani

      Hello, I bought your Vana, Krishna, and Temperate Tulsi seeds. I am thinking forward to where to place them in the garden. I have a sun filled spot that may get hot (one week of 90 degrees) in the summer, and another spot that is dappled sun, some straight sun but only for an hour or two in the afternoon. Which spot would you plant them in ? I have heard Tulsi can be very finicky with heat, moisture, humidity, etc.. Thank you !

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hello Shivani, My experience with the tropical tulsis is that they take full sun once planted in the garden, and it gets hot here, too. As long as the root zone is kept cool with worm castings and daily watering, they become very productive. if you’re growing 3 packets worth, you’ll have enough plants to try both locations. r

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