Holy Basil

Peach

About Holy Basil and Peach

Holy Basil

Peach

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Herbs

Fruit

Origin

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

China

Types

Basil, African blue basil

Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone

Number of Varieties

602000

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-9

0 99

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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

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm1,005.84 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm15.24 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Burgandy, Lavender

Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Purple, Bronze

Pink

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Purple, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Purple, Bronze

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Long, simple, curved and folded

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Transplanting

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Don't prune in the fall, Prune regularly

Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 10-10-10 amount

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

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

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting

Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

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

For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Container, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ocimum tenuiflorum

PRUNUS persica

Common Name

Basil

Peach

In Hindi

तुलसी

आड़ू

In German

Basilikum

Pfirsich

In French

basilic

pêche

In Spanish

albahaca

melocotón

In Greek

βασιλικός

ροδάκινο

In Portuguese

manjericão

pêssego

In Polish

bazylia

brzoskwinia

In Latin

ocimum

persici

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Rosales

Family

Lamiaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Ocimum

Prunus

Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

6070

1 27800

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Properties of Holy Basil and Peach

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

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Season and Care of Holy Basil and Peach

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

Holy Basil and Peach Physical Information

Holy Basil and Peach physical information is very important for comparison. Holy Basil height is 15.20 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm. The color specification of Holy Basil and Peach are as follows:

Holy Basil flower color: Burgandy and Lavender
Holy Basil leaf color: Green, Purple and Bronze
Peach flower color: RedGreenLight Green and Yellow
Peach leaf color: Pink

Care of Holy Basil and Peach

Care of Holy Basil and Peach include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Holy Basil pruning is done Don't prune in the fall and Prune regularly and Peach pruning is done Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches. In summer Holy Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Peach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.