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Beginner
skill rating |
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0.5m
max. spread |
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0.5m
max. height |
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1-2 years
to maturity |
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1 hour care
per year |
Botanical name: Ocimum minimum
Other names: Bush basil
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Genus: Ocimum
Species: O. minimum - O. minimum is an aromatic herb with small, pointed, bright green, delicate leaves, with a scent of cloves, and spikes of small, tubular white or pink-tinged flowers in late summer.
Ocimum minimum is: Deciduous
Flower: White, Pink, Insignificant or absent in Summer
Foliage: Bright-green in Summer
Fragrance: The foliage has aromatic leaves
Habit: Clump-forming, Erect
Ocimum minimum (Bush basil) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
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Suggested uses: Add to salads, City, Containers, Drying, Flavouring food and drinks, Foliage only
Cultivation: Plant as an annual in light, well-drained, fertile soil in a sheltered position in full sun. Ideally grown in a container or pot . Water freely in summer.
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Loamy, Sandy |
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Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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| Aspect: |
South, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) |
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