Helios Lemon basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Helios Lemon'
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
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Helios Lemon' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Helios Lemon') is an herb for containers, food gardens, 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 usually look elsewhere for a meal. This fragrant herb grows fast and attracts butterflies and bees.
Pairs well with Parris Island lettuce, Bright Lights Swiss chard, and Fernleaf dill.