Magical Michael basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Magical Michael'
AAS Winner 2002
USDA zones10 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Summer
Garden uses
Notes
'Magical Michael' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Magical Michael') is an herb for containers and food gardens. 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 soil. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits. It has a fragrant, ascending habit and blooms from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Big Beef tomato, Tabasco pepper, and Dittany of crete.