Basil, Lemon basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Basil, Lemon'
USDA zones10 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Green
Garden uses
Notes
'Basil, Lemon' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Basil, Lemon') is an herb for containers, food gardens, and indoor growing. 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 soil. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Its green leaves have a spicy lemon flavor and a fragrant scent.
Pairs well with Sweet Million tomato, Carolina Reaper pepper, and Anouk Spanish lavender.