Holy Basil

Gillyflower

About Holy Basil and Gillyflower

Holy Basil

Gillyflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Herbs

Herbaceous Perennial

1.3 Origin

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

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

1.4 Types

Basil, African blue basil

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-11

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

11-1

12 - 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

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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15.20 cm

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38.10 cm

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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15.20 cm

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20.30 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Burgandy, Lavender

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple, Bronze

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple, Bronze

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Oblanceolate , Ovate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

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

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

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

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Not Applicable

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial 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

Not Available

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

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

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

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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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

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as a dye

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

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7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Ocimum tenuiflorum

Matthiola incana

7.2 Common Name

Basil

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

7.2.1 In Hindi

तुलसी

gillyflower

7.2.2 In German

Basilikum

Garten-Levkoje

7.2.3 In French

basilic

Gillyflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

albahaca

Gillyflower

7.2.5 In Greek

βασιλικός

Gillyflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

manjericão

Matthiola incana

7.2.7 In Polish

bazylia

Gillyflower

7.2.8 In Latin

ocimum

Matthiola incana

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Lamiales

Capparales

8.5 Family

Lamiaceae

Polemoniaceae

8.6 Genus

Ocimum

Gilia

8.7 Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Gilieae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Polemonioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Holy Basil and Gillyflower

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

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Season and Care of Holy Basil and Gillyflower

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

Holy Basil and Gillyflower Physical Information

Holy Basil and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Holy Basil height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Holy Basil and Gillyflower are as follows:

Holy Basil flower color: Burgandy and Lavender
Holy Basil leaf color: Green, Purple and Bronze
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Holy Basil and Gillyflower

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