Basil, Genovese basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Basil, Genovese'
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
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Basil, Genovese' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Basil, Genovese') is an herb for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Its shiny green leaves have a traditional basil flavor, and bees and butterflies visit the fragrant plant. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with Buttercrunch lettuce, Fernleaf dill, and Avalanche beet.