Basil, Bicolor basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Basil, Bicolor'
USDA zones10 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple, green, bicolor
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Bicolor basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Basil, Bicolor') is an herb for containers, borders, and food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It is not a favorite of deer or rabbits, though hungry ones will eat almost anything. Its leaves show contrasting purple and green.
Pairs well with Black Magic kale, Curly parsley, and Dittany of crete.