Prospera Italian Large Leaf DMR basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Prospera Italian Large Leaf DMR (ILL2)'
USDA zones10 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 2.5 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Prospera Italian Large Leaf DMR basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Prospera Italian Large Leaf DMR (ILL2)') is an herb for food gardens, containers, 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. Deer and rabbits usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows fast, has large leaves, and resists downy mildew and Fusarium.
Pairs well with Bright Lights Swiss chard, Lisbon lemon, and Bloomsdale spinach.