Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Fruit
Origin
Europe, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
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Types
Basil, African blue basil
Vitis vinifera 'Albino', Vitis vinifera 'White Pearl'
Number of Varieties
60-
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40000
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Habitat
-
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
11-1
9-5
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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Burgandy, Lavender
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
White, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Bronze
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Bronze
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Bronze
Yellow, Red, Gray Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Cordate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
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
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Runners
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Grasshoppers
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting
conjunctivitis, Gastric disturbances, Sweating
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Cramps, Digestive disorders, Insomnia, Skin Disorders, Vomiting
anti inflammatory, Sunburns, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used as a spice
Sometimes used for making wine, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Vine
Botanical Name
Ocimum tenuiflorum
VITIS 'Cayuga White'
Common Name
Basil
White Grape
In Hindi
तुलसी
White Grape
In German
Basilikum
Weiße Traube
In French
basilic
Raisin blanc
In Spanish
albahaca
uva blanca
In Greek
βασιλικός
λευκό Σταφύλι
In Portuguese
manjericão
uva Branca
In Polish
bazylia
Biały winogron
In Latin
ocimum
uva alba:
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Vitales
Family
Lamiaceae
Vitaceae
Genus
Ocimum
Vitis
Clade
Asterids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
6060
1
27800
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