Lemon Basil

Spanish Lavender

About Lemon Basil and Spanish Lavender

Lemon Basil

Spanish Lavender

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Herbs

Perennial

Origin

Mediterranean

Types

Ocimum americanum

Lavandula stoechas

Number of Varieties

2020

0 40000

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Habitat

Mediterranean region

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-118-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

9-8

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

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Purple, Blue Violet, Plum

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Long Narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Cuttings, Seedlings

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs

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, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Grasshoppers

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Hives, Itchiness, Rash, Swelling

Headache

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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

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

Cold, Nausia, Treating fever, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Leaf Stalks, Leaves

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Air freshner, Used as an insecticide

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Herb, Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OCIMUM x citriodorum

Lavandula Stoechas

Common Name

Lemon Basil

Topped Lavender, Spanish Lavender

In Hindi

नींबू तुलसी

Spanish Lavender

In German

Limonenbasilikum

Spanish Lavender

In French

citron basilic

Spanish Lavender

In Spanish

Ocimum × citriodorum

Spanish Lavender

In Greek

λεμόνι βασιλικός

Ισπανικά Λεβάντα

In Portuguese

manjericão limão

Spanish Lavender

In Polish

Bazylia cytrynowa

Spanish Lavender

In Latin

lemon Basilius

Spanish Lavender

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Family

Lamiaceae

Genus

Ocimum

Lavandula

Clade

Asterids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Lavanduleae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

16939

1 27800

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Properties of Lemon Basil and Spanish Lavender

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

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Season and Care of Lemon Basil and Spanish Lavender

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

Lemon Basil and Spanish Lavender Physical Information

Lemon Basil and Spanish Lavender physical information is very important for comparison. Lemon Basil height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Spanish Lavender height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Lemon Basil and Spanish Lavender are as follows:

Lemon Basil flower color: White
Lemon Basil leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Spanish Lavender flower color: Purple, Blue Violet and Plum
Spanish Lavender leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green

Care of Lemon Basil and Spanish Lavender

Care of Lemon Basil and Spanish Lavender include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Lemon Basil pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Spanish Lavender pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Lemon Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Spanish Lavender needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.