Nearly Natural 6 ft. Artificial Silk Bamboo Tree 5190 The Home Depot What has happened to my Basil plant? First pic is September when I brought it in from outside for the winter. Second pic is today. It has all but died. I'm Sapphire Showers Duranta, Zone 5 8 What's Up with Desalination? United States Department of State Like they say, when a flower doesn't bloom, you change the environment, not the flower. But I see the whole picture now: because inevitably, the flower changes when you change the environment.