Basil

Spring Starflower

About Basil and Spring Starflower

Basil

Spring Starflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Europe, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

South America, Argentina

1.4 Types

Holy basil-

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

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Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-1

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.20 cm

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10.20 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.20 cm

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5.10 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink, Lavender

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Bronze

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple, Bronze

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple, Bronze

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Transplanting

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Don't prune in the fall, Prune regularly

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Slugs, Snails

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

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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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

Not Available

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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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

Cough, Cramps, Digestive disorders, Insomnia, Skin Disorders, Vomiting

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used as a spice

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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

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OCIMUM basilicum 'Napoletano'

Ipheion uniflorum

7.2 Common Name

Basil

Spring Starflower, Springstar

7.2.1 In Hindi

तुलसी

Spring Starflower

7.2.2 In German

Basilikum

Frühling Borretsch

7.2.3 In French

basilic

Spring Starflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

albahaca

primavera Flor de estrella

7.2.5 In Greek

βασιλικός

άνοιξη starflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

manjericão

primavera Starflower

7.2.7 In Polish

bazylia

Wiosna Starflower

7.2.8 In Latin

ocimum

Spring Starflower

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Ocimum

Ipheion

8.7 Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

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Gilliesieae

8.9 Subfamily

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Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Basil and Spring Starflower

Wondering what are the properties of Basil and Spring Starflower? We provide you with everything About Basil and Spring Starflower. Basil doesn't have thorns and Spring Starflower doesn't have thorns. Also Basil does not have fragrant flowers. Basil has allergic reactions like Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash and Vomiting and Spring Starflower has allergic reactions like Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash and Vomiting. 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 Basil and Spring Starflower and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Basil and Spring Starflower

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

Basil and Spring Starflower Physical Information

Basil and Spring Starflower physical information is very important for comparison. Basil height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Basil and Spring Starflower are as follows:

Basil flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Basil leaf color: Green, Purple and Bronze
Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Basil and Spring Starflower

Care of Basil and Spring Starflower include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Basil pruning is done Don't prune in the fall and Prune regularly and Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.