Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora (Thai basil)
Other names: Anise basil, Licorice basil, Liquorice basil
O. basilicum var. thyrsiflora is a tender, compact, upright, short-lived, deciduous perennial, often grown as an annual, with dark purple stems bearing edible, narrowly ovate to broadly lance-shaped, dark green leave and spike-like whorls of purple-pink flowers in summer.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Ocimum basilicum purpurea (Red basil)
Other names: Purple basil
O. basilcum purpurea is an aromatic herb with purple, delicate leaves and spikes of small, tubular pink-tinged flowers in late summer.
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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 |
Ocimum basilicum 'Cinnamon' (Sweet basil 'Cinnamon')
Other names: Common basil 'Cinnamon', Cinnamon basil
'Cinnamon' is a tender, compact, short-lived perennial often grown as an annual with dark purple stems bearing elliptic, cinnamon-scented, dark green leaves and spikes of whorled, tubular, purple-pink flowers in late summer and autumn.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Ocimum basilicum 'Neapolitan' (Basil 'Neapolitan')
Other names: Lettuce-leaved basil 'Neapolitan'
'Neapolitan' is a stongly flavoured aromatic herb with large, lush, oval-shaped, slightly puckered bright green leaves and spikes of small, tubular white or pink-tinged flowers in late summer.
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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 |
Ocimum basilicum (Sweet basil)
Other names: Lemon basil, Common basil, Greek royal, Kiss-me-Nicholas, Greek basil, Sweet green basil
O. basilicum is an aromatic herb with bright green, delicate leaves and spikes of small, tubular white or pink-tinged flowers in late summer.
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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 |
Ocimum basilicum 'Magic Mountain' (Sweet basil 'Magic Mountain')
Other names: Common basil 'Magic Mountain'
'Magic Mountain' is a tender, short-lived perennial often grown as an annual with elliptic, purple-flushed, dark green leaves and spikes of whorled, tubular, purple flowers in late summer and autumn.
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0.45m max. spread |
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0.45m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Ocimum basilicum 'Magical Michael' (Sweet basil 'Magical Michael')
Other names: Greek basil 'Magical Michael', Common basil 'Magical Michael', Lemon basil 'Magical Michael'
'Magical Michael' is an ornimental mounded herb with aromatic, green, delicate leaves and spikes of small, tubular purple-tinged flowers in late summer.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Ocimum basilcum purpurea (Purple basil)
O. basilcum purpurea is an aromatic herb with purple, delicate leaves and spikes of small, tubular pink-tinged flowers in late summer.
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0.5m max. spread |
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0.75m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
Ocimum 'Lemonade' (Basil 'Lemonade')
'Lemonade' is a tender, upright, bushy, short-lived perennial, often grown as an annual, with edible, broadly lance-shaped, pointed, bright green leaves and long spikes of whorled, tubular, white flowers in summer.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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1-2 years to maturity |
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.
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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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