Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Herbs
Aquatics
Origin
Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
World/Pandemic
Types
Ocimum basilicum 'Cinnamon'
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
30220
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-1
-
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
35.50 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Lavender
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Don't prune in the fall, Prune regularly
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Cramps, Digestive disorders, Insomnia, Skin Disorders, Vomiting
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used as a spice
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
OCIMUM basilicum 'Cinnamon'
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Basil, Cinnamon Basil
Bladderwort
In Hindi
सिनेमन तुलसी
Bladderwort plant
In German
Zimt-Basilikum
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
cannelle basilic
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
Ocimum basilicum
planta bladderwort
In Greek
βασιλικός
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Manjericão-de-folha-larga
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Bazylia pospolita
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Basilius
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Scrophulariales
Family
Lamiaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Ocimum
Utricularia
Clade
Asterids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
150220
1
27800
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