Prospera Red DMR basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Prospera Red DMR'
USDA zones10 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size18 to 24 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, purple, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Prospera Red DMR' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Prospera Red DMR') is an herb for containers, borders, and the food garden. 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. It has intermediate resistance to downy mildew and Fusarium. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. The fragrant leaves grow on plants that reach 18 to 24 inches tall, and bees and butterflies visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Tabasco pepper, Cilantro, and Bouquet dill.