Sweet Thai basil
Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet Thai'
USDA zones10 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size16 to 20 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Ascending
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Purple, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sweet Thai' basil (Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet Thai') is an herb for food gardens, containers, and borders. 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, sandy or loamy soil. It grows fast, gives authentic Thai basil flavor, and draws bees and butterflies. It sits low on the menu for deer and rabbits.
Pairs well with Patchouli, Avalanche beet, and Lisbon lemon.