Kitchen Basil basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Kitchen Basil'
USDA zones10 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Vine
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Kitchen Basil' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Kitchen Basil') is an herb for borders, containers, food gardens, and low maintenance planting. 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 rarely make it their first choice. It grows rapidly and attracts bees and butterflies.
Pairs well with Sun Gold tomato, Carolina Reaper pepper, and Dittany of crete.