Cinnamon Basil

Wild Snapdragon

About Cinnamon Basil and Wild Snapdragon

Cinnamon Basil

Wild Snapdragon

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Flowering Plants

Origin

Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

Types

Ocimum basilicum 'Cinnamon'

Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax

Number of Varieties

3030

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-113-9

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

11-1

9-1

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

35.50 cm61.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

25.40 cm25.40 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Lavender

Pink, Light Blue, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Oval to egg shaped

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Don't prune in the fall, Prune regularly

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

use all-purpose fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bumblebees

Allergy

Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting

Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

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

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OCIMUM basilicum 'Cinnamon'

PENSTEMON grandiflorus

Common Name

Basil, Cinnamon Basil

Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon

In Hindi

सिनेमन तुलसी

Wild Snapdragon

In German

Zimt-Basilikum

Wilde Snapdragon

In French

cannelle basilic

Snapdragon sauvage

In Spanish

Ocimum basilicum

Salvaje Snapdragon

In Greek

βασιλικός

άγρια Snapdragon

In Portuguese

Manjericão-de-folha-larga

Selvagem Snapdragon

In Polish

Bazylia pospolita

Dziki Snapdragon

In Latin

Basilius

Phlox Ferae

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Scrophulariales

Family

Lamiaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Ocimum

Penstemon

Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Scrophularioideae

Number of Species

15040

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Cinnamon Basil and Wild Snapdragon

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

Compare List of Herbs » More

Cinnamon Basil and Sweet Marjoram

Cinnamon Basil and Italian Oregano

Cinnamon Basil and Curly Parsley

» More Compare List of Herbs

Season and Care of Cinnamon Basil and Wild Snapdragon

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

Cinnamon Basil and Wild Snapdragon Physical Information

Cinnamon Basil and Wild Snapdragon physical information is very important for comparison. Cinnamon Basil height is 35.50 cm and width 25.40 cm whereas Wild Snapdragon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Cinnamon Basil and Wild Snapdragon are as follows:

Cinnamon Basil flower color: Pink and Lavender
Cinnamon Basil leaf color: Green
Wild Snapdragon flower color: Pink, Light Blue and Lavender
Wild Snapdragon leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Cinnamon Basil and Wild Snapdragon

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