Plant Calculator
Enter the approximate length and width of the area you will be planting and click 'Calculate' to determine how many Ocimum basilicum you will need.
*Correct and successful spacing is complex and depends on project conditions.
Ocimum basilicum
Sweet Basil
- Annual herb
- Erect, bushy habit
- Bright green, glossy foliage
- Highly aromatic
- Both leaves and oils used as flavoring agents
- Grow in containers or gardens
- Category: Herbs
- Program: Early Spring
- Hardiness Zone: 9-10
- Height: 18-24 in
- Spread: 18-24 in
- Bloom Color: White
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Butterflies |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Foliage Color
| • | Dark Green |
Soil Moisture
| • | Moist, Well-Drained |
Attributes
| • | Border or Bed |
| • | Container |
| • | Cut Flower/Foliage |
| • | Dried Flower/Foliage |
| • | Edible |
| • | Fast Growing |
| • | Fragrant |
| • | Great Foliage |
| • | Heat Tolerant |
Habit
| • | Upright |