1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Europe, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
Europe, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Basil, African blue basil
Not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.2 Habitat
Not Available
Cultivated Beds
1.3 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.4 AHS Heat Zone
1.5 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
A1, A2, A3, 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
1.6 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
15.20 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.3 Minimum Width
15.20 cm20.30 cm
0.1
6350
2.5 Plant Color
2.5.1 Flower Color
Burgandy, Lavender
Red, Orange Red, Black
2.5.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.5.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Sandy Brown, Chocolate
2.5.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Bronze
Light Green, Gray Green
2.5.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Bronze
Light Green, Gray Green
2.5.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Bronze
Not Available
2.5.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.6 Shape
2.6.1 Leaf Shape
2.7 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
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
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, 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
Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Medium, Requires regular watering
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
Alkaline, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Loam, Moist but well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Don't prune in the fall, Prune regularly
No need to prune, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Adelgids, Downy mildew, Red blotch
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
Headache, Toxic if not prepared properly
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Cut Flowers, Decorating walls, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
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
Anodyne, Cancer, Emmenagogue, Emollient, Expectorant, Hypnotic, Sedative, Tonic
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used as a spice
Cake, Cut Flowers, Decoration Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making black and brown dye, Used in flavouring curries, teas, Used to flavour soups
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Cottage garden, Cutflower, Flower borders, Hanging Basket, Showy Tree
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Ocimum tenuiflorum
PAPAVER rhoeas
7.2 Common Name
Basil
Corn Poppy, Flanders Field Poppy, Shirley Poppy
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
βασιλικός
Shirley παπαρούνας
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
ocimum
Shirley, papaveris
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Asterids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Paperveroideae
8.10 Number of Species