Superbo basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Superbo'
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
- Bloom color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Superbo' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Superbo') is an herb for food gardens, containers, and borders. 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. This improved strain of standard Genovese basil is fragrant and grows fast to 24 to 30 inches tall. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with San Marzano tomato, Buttercrunch lettuce, and Anouk Spanish lavender.