Peach

Purple Basil

About Peach and Purple Basil

Peach

Purple Basil

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Fruit

Herbs

Origin

China

Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia

Types

Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone

Ocimum basilicum purpurascens

Number of Varieties

20003

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

gardens, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

11-1

Sunset Zone

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

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,005.84 cm60.96 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.24 cm30.48 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow

Purple, Light Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long, simple, curved and folded

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand, Well drained

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

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

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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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

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Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

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

Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

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

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

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

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

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS persica

OCIMUM basilicum var. purpurascens

Common Name

Peach

Purple Basil

In Hindi

आड़ू

बैंगनी तुलसी के पौधे

In German

Pfirsich

Lila Basilikum Pflanze

In French

pêche

plante de basilic pourpre

In Spanish

melocotón

planta de albahaca morada

In Greek

ροδάκινο

Μωβ βασιλικό φυτό

In Portuguese

pêssego

Planta da manjericão roxo

In Polish

brzoskwinia

Purpurowy bazylia roślin

In Latin

persici

Ocimum, herba Purple

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Lamiales

Family

Rosaceae

Lamiaceae

Genus

Prunus

Ocimum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Asterids

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

70150

1 27800

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Properties of Peach and Purple Basil

Wondering what are the properties of Peach and Purple Basil? We provide you with everything About Peach and Purple Basil. Peach doesn't have thorns and Purple Basil doesn't have thorns. Also Peach does not have fragrant flowers. Peach has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria and Purple Basil has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria. 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 Peach and Purple Basil and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Peach and Purple Basil

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

Peach and Purple Basil Physical Information

Peach and Purple Basil physical information is very important for comparison. Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm whereas Purple Basil height is 60.96 cm and width 30.48 cm. The color specification of Peach and Purple Basil are as follows:

Peach flower color: RedGreenLight Green and Yellow
Peach leaf color: Pink
Purple Basil flower color: Purple, Light Pink and Lavender
Purple Basil leaf color: Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy and Bronze

Care of Peach and Purple Basil

Care of Peach and Purple Basil include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. 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 and Purple Basil pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness. In summer Peach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Basil needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.