African Blue Basil

Texas Bluebonnet

About African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet

African Blue Basil

Texas Bluebonnet

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Texas

1.4 Types

Not available

Ornamental Plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Grassland, Hillside, meadows

Roadsides, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-113-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

45.70 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.50 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pink, Lavender

White, Blue, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Purple

Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple

Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Bedding, Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Planting

Cuttings, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Medium

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Prune regularly, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

constipation, Diarrhea, Headache, Kidney problems, Stomach pain

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance

Animal Feed, Culinary use, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Hanging Basket

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OCIMUM 'African Blue'

LUPINUS subcarnosus

7.2 Common Name

African Blue Basil, Hybrid Basil

Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी ब्लू तुलसी

texas bluebonnet

7.2.2 In German

African Blue Basilikum

texas Blaue Lupine

7.2.3 In French

Bleu basilic africaine

texas bluebonnet

7.2.4 In Spanish

Albahaca azul africana

texas Bluebonnet

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικής Μπλε βασιλικό

texas bluebonnet

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Africano manjericão azul

texas bluebonnet

7.2.7 In Polish

Afrykański Niebieski bazylią

texas bluebonnet

7.2.8 In Latin

अफ्रीकी ब्लू तुलसी

Texas lory

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Ocimum

Lupinus

8.7 Clade

Basal Tricolpates

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Genisteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet

Wondering what are the properties of African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet? We provide you with everything About African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet. African Blue Basil doesn't have thorns and Texas Bluebonnet doesn't have thorns. Also African Blue Basil does not have fragrant flowers. African Blue Basil has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Texas Bluebonnet has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet

Season and care of African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet is important to know. While considering everything about African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet Care, growing season is an essential factor. African Blue Basil season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Texas Bluebonnet season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for African Blue Basil is Loam, Sand and for Texas Bluebonnet is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for African Blue Basil is Neutral and for Texas Bluebonnet is Neutral, Alkaline.

African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet Physical Information

African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet physical information is very important for comparison. African Blue Basil height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Texas Bluebonnet height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet are as follows:

African Blue Basil flower color: Pink and Lavender
African Blue Basil leaf color: Purple
Texas Bluebonnet flower color: White, Blue and Purple
Texas Bluebonnet leaf color: Green and Sea Green

Care of African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet

Care of African Blue Basil and Texas Bluebonnet include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. African Blue Basil pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Prune regularly, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads and Texas Bluebonnet pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer African Blue Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Texas Bluebonnet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.