i am totally new to gardening so bear with me please. i have a small basil plant (about 20 inches high) in a 8 inch pot outside. i am in san diego. the recent freezing temperatures that killed 3/4 of the oranges in the state appears to have killed my basil plant. all the leaves turned dark brown/black and drooped. i have put it outside in the sun and left it inside during the cold but it hasnt changed, in fact it looks worse.
is my plant dead forever? or is it hibernating or something? do plants survive being frozen and then come back to life at some point?
the stems are woody, if that means anything