1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbs
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Europe, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
South America
1.4 Types
Basil, African blue basil
Pamianthe cardenasii , Pamianthe parviflora , Pamianthe peruviana
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Not Available
All sorts of environments
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
21,22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm61.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
15.20 cm61.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Bronze
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Bronze
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Bronze
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Don't prune in the fall, Prune regularly
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Requires little pruning
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High phosphorus
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf spot, Mosaic viruses
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Bees, Birds, Bumblebees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, pollinators
5.12 Allergy
Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting
Unknown
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cough, Cramps, Digestive disorders, Insomnia, Skin Disorders, Vomiting
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used as a spice
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Ocimum tenuiflorum
HYMENOCALLIS longipetala
7.2 Common Name
Basil
Peruvian Daffodil, Spiderlily
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Basilikum
peruvian daffodil
7.2.3 In French
basilic
peruvian daffodil
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
βασιλικός
peruvian daffodil
7.2.6 In Portuguese
manjericão
peruvian daffodil
7.2.7 In Polish
bazylia
peruvian daffodil
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Asterids
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Clinantheae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Amaryllidoideae
8.10 Number of Species