1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Europe, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Asia
1.4 Types
Basil, African blue basil
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Not Available
Cultivated Beds
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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
15.20 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Burgandy, Lavender
Pink, Lavender, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
White, Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Bronze
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Bronze
Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Bronze
Dark 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
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, 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
Average Water Needs
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, Alkaline, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Don't prune in the fall, Prune regularly
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Self-fertile
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Ascochyta blight, Bacterial Blight, Powdery mildew
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
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Respiratory problems, Runny nose, Skin rash, Vomiting
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
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
Astringent, Depurative, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Febrifuge, Odontalgic, Ophthalmic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Shoots
6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used as a spice
Used as a vegetable
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Ocimum tenuiflorum
EMILIA sonchifolia
7.2 Common Name
Basil
Consumption Weed, Lilac Tasselflower, Shaving Brush
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
albahaca
Brocha de afeitar
7.2.5 In Greek
βασιλικός
Βούρτσα ξυρίσματος
7.2.6 In Portuguese
manjericão
Pincel de barba
7.2.7 In Polish
bazylia
Pędzel do golenia
7.2.8 In Latin
ocimum
Tondenti Peniculus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Asterids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Senecioneae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Asteroideae
8.10 Number of Species