Lemon Basil

Common Spindle

About Lemon Basil and Common Spindle

Lemon Basil

Common Spindle

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Shrub

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Types

Ocimum americanum

Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

2015

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-114-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

7-1

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, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

Habit

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm900.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Fusarium wilt, Gray mold, Japanese Beetles

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

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

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes

Birds

Allergy

Hives, Itchiness, Rash, Swelling

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Low calories, Manganese, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin K

Part of Plant Used

Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Added to salads, Powdered and mixed with tea, Used in tea, wine and sweet dishes, Used to flavour soups

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, 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

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OCIMUM x citriodorum

EUONYMUS europaeus

Common Name

Lemon Basil

European spindle

In Hindi

नींबू तुलसी

आम धुरी

In German

Limonenbasilikum

gemeinsamen Spindel

In French

citron basilic

axe commun

In Spanish

Ocimum × citriodorum

husillo Común

In Greek

λεμόνι βασιλικός

κοινή άξονα

In Portuguese

manjericão limão

eixo comum

In Polish

Bazylia cytrynowa

wspólna wrzeciona

In Latin

lemon Basilius

commune fusum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Celastrales

Family

Lamiaceae

Celastraceae

Genus

Ocimum

Euonymus

Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

16930

1 27800

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Properties of Lemon Basil and Common Spindle

Wondering what are the properties of Lemon Basil and Common Spindle? We provide you with everything About Lemon Basil and Common Spindle. Lemon Basil doesn't have thorns and Common Spindle doesn't have thorns. Also Lemon Basil does not have fragrant flowers. Lemon Basil has allergic reactions like Hives, Itchiness, Rash and Swelling and Common Spindle has allergic reactions like Hives, Itchiness, Rash and Swelling. 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 Lemon Basil and Common Spindle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Lemon Basil and Common Spindle

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

Lemon Basil and Common Spindle Physical Information

Lemon Basil and Common Spindle physical information is very important for comparison. Lemon Basil height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm. The color specification of Lemon Basil and Common Spindle are as follows:

Lemon Basil flower color: White
Lemon Basil leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green

Care of Lemon Basil and Common Spindle

Care of Lemon Basil and Common Spindle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lemon Basil pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Lemon Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.