Genovese Compact, Improved Multi-Seed Pellet basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese Compact, Improved Multi-Seed Pellet'
USDA zones10 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 inches tall
- 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
'Genovese Compact, Improved Multi-Seed Pellet' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese Compact, Improved Multi-Seed Pellet') 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. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Bees and butterflies visit the fragrant plants, which grow quickly and stay 2 to 3 inches tall.