Amethyst Improved basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Amethyst Improved'
USDA zones10 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, purple
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Amethyst Improved' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Amethyst Improved') is an herb for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. This Genovese-type purple basil is fragrant and attracts bees and butterflies.
Pairs well with San Marzano tomato, Tabasco pepper, and Dittany of crete.