Basil, Italian Large Leaf basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Basil, Italian Large Leaf'
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, Italian Large Leaf' (Ocimum basilicum 'Basil, Italian Large Leaf') is an herb for food gardens, containers, and borders. 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. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. It grows fast and has shiny green leaves with a sweet-spicy flavor.
Pairs well with Fernleaf dill, Buttercrunch lettuce, and Avalanche beet.