1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Herbs
Flowering Plants, Herbaceous Perennial
1.3 Origin
Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia
Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Bowl of Beauty, Laura Dessert
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Wet lands
Dappled Shade, Woodland Garden
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
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.96 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.48 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Purple, Light Pink, Lavender
White, Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Red, Dark Green, Bronze
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy, Bronze
Green, Dark Green, Bronze
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
Loam, Sand, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
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
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting, Seedlings, Stem Planting
Root Division, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Water Deeply
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
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5-10-10 fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Leaf Blotch, Ringspot virus, Stem rot, Tip blight, Verticillium Wilt
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
Ants, Butterflies, Not Available
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
Cut Flowers, 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
Alterative, Analgesic, Anodyne, anti inflammatory, Antibacterial, Antiseptic, Hypotensive, Tonic
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
Eaten in a broth, Powdered and mixed with tea
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
OCIMUM basilicum var. purpurascens
PAEONIA lactiflora 'Shirley Temple'
7.2 Common Name
Purple Basil
Double Pink Peony, Garden Peony
7.2.1 In Hindi
बैंगनी तुलसी के पौधे
Double Pink Peony
7.2.2 In German
Lila Basilikum Pflanze
Doppelte rosa Pfingstrosen
7.2.3 In French
plante de basilic pourpre
Double Rose pivoine
7.2.4 In Spanish
planta de albahaca morada
Doble Pink Peony
7.2.5 In Greek
Μωβ βασιλικό φυτό
Διπλό Ροζ Παιωνία
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Planta da manjericão roxo
Duplo Pink Peony
7.2.7 In Polish
Purpurowy bazylia roślin
Podwójne Pink Peony
7.2.8 In Latin
Ocimum, herba Purple
Geminus Pink AGLAOPHOTIS
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, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species