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title: "hi! recently bought a basil plant and found this guy growing in the…"
description: "hi! recently bought a basil plant and found this guy growing in the same pot. originally thought it was thai basil since the leaves smelled like basil and it…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/2OB1JXZXRQeo4spB0EojrA/YowLDgV4QRif7yCpNk1jBQ"
community: "Plant Identification"
author: "madaleen"
published: "2024-07-20T07:17:46.251852Z"
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# hi! recently bought a basil plant and found this guy growing in the…

_Posted by madaleen on 2024-07-20_

hi! recently bought a basil plant and found this guy growing in the same pot. originally thought it was thai basil since the leaves smelled like basil and it looked similar but now that i’ve repotted it the leaves don’t smell at all. does anyone recognize it or is it just a weed lol

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/EGXza3CuBFBZStita5t179oKoQYUM_X_fyhuTe-QFno/tj6UFR6DS9mn6Go6DJA_4g.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/EGXza3CuBFBZStita5t179oKoQYUM_X_fyhuTe-QFno/9AkfzAUyQQem_TUTWwh7VQ.webp?size=large)

## 4 comments

### send\_nodes commented on 2024-07-20

I could be wrong but to me it looks like a pepper plant!

#### Chelsea Shackelford replied on 2024-07-20

Agreed! This is my sweet pepper plant.

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/ecupbNUQ8uZ43gVwjonxOyqahAQKlByiV9PHy2evOes/Tbihod2kRmmCyIjXzn6PoQ.webp?size=large)

#### madaleen replied on 2024-09-13

little update, you guys were right!! not sure exactly what type of pepper but this is it (almost) two months later

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/EGXza3CuBFBZStita5t179oKoQYUM_X_fyhuTe-QFno/_z1ypUZTSjWpm24zC4qNHA.webp?size=large)

#### send\_nodes replied on 2024-09-15

Nice!! Wow, it grew a lot!

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