Sweet Basil basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet Basil'
USDA zones10 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sweet Basil' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet Basil') 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. It grows fast, smells fragrant, and attracts bees and butterflies. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with Lemon, Bull's Blood beet, and Cilantro.