Basil

Sweet Marjoram

About Basil and Sweet Marjoram

Basil

Sweet Marjoram

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Herbs

1.3 Origin

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

Western Europe, Turkey

1.4 Types

Holy basil-

Aromatic herb

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Dry areas, Rocky areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

4-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-1

10-2

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

8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.20 cm

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15.20 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.20 cm

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30.50 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Pink, Lavender

White, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Bronze

Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple, Bronze

Yellow, Yellow green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple, Bronze

Yellow, Light Green, Lemon yellow

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

oblong or obovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

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

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Transplanting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Do Not over Water

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

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

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

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

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

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

Cold, Cough, Diabetes, gallstones, Liver problems, Stomach pain

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Culinary use, Traditional medicine

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, Edging, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

OCIMUM basilicum 'Napoletano'

ORIGANUM majorana 'Aureum'

7.2 Common Name

Basil

Sweet Marjoram

7.2.1 In Hindi

तुलसी

मीठा कुठरा

7.2.2 In German

Basilikum

Majoran

7.2.3 In French

basilic

marjolaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

albahaca

mejorana

7.2.5 In Greek

βασιλικός

γλυκό μαντζουράνα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

manjericão

manjerona

7.2.7 In Polish

bazylia

słodki majeranek

7.2.8 In Latin

ocimum

amaracus

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Tracheobionta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Ocimum

Origanum

8.7 Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Basil and Sweet Marjoram

Wondering what are the properties of Basil and Sweet Marjoram? We provide you with everything About Basil and Sweet Marjoram. Basil doesn't have thorns and Sweet Marjoram 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 Sweet Marjoram 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 Sweet Marjoram and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Basil and Sweet Marjoram

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

Basil and Sweet Marjoram Physical Information

Basil and Sweet Marjoram physical information is very important for comparison. Basil height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Sweet Marjoram height is 15.20 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Basil and Sweet Marjoram are as follows:

Basil flower color: White, Light Pink and Lavender
Basil leaf color: Green, Purple and Bronze
Sweet Marjoram flower color: White and Pink
Sweet Marjoram leaf color: Yellow and Yellow green

Care of Basil and Sweet Marjoram

Care of Basil and Sweet Marjoram include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Basil pruning is done Don't prune in the fall and Prune regularly and Sweet Marjoram 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 Sweet Marjoram needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.