Basil, Red Rubin basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Basil, Red Rubin'
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
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Basil, Red Rubin' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Basil, Red Rubin') is an herb grown for its sweet-spicy flavor, and it suits 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. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Its leaves are fragrant, and its purple blooms attract butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Buttercrunch lettuce, Avalanche beet, and Lisbon lemon.