Dolly basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Dolly'
USDA zones10 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size18 to 20 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Bush
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Dolly' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Dolly') is an herb for containers, food gardens, 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. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. It grows fast into a fragrant bush about 18 to 20 inches tall, and bees and butterflies visit it.
Pairs well with Big Beef tomato, Tabasco pepper, and Dittany of crete.