Basil- Lettuce Leaf
Ocimum basilicum
Rated 5/5 based on 2 reviews.Standard seed packet, 115 seeds
$1.25
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Basil- Lettuce Leaf
Ocimum basilicum
- Annual 40cm
- Culinary herb
- Large leaves to 12cm
Aromatic annual growing to 40cm. Large green slightly crinkled leaves up to 12cm long and almost as wide. Similar flavour to Sweet basil but a little milder. Good for tossing in salads or wrapping up fish or chicken.
How to sow and grow:
| Method: | Raise seedlings |
| Sowing Depth: | 2mm |
| When: | Spring and summer |
| Germination: | 5-10 days @ 18-35°C |
| Hardiness / Life Cycle: | Frost tender Annual |
| Plant Spacing: | 30cm |
| Plant Height: | 40cm |
| Position: | Full sun, moist well drained soil |
| Days to Maturity/Flowering: | 80-90 days |
(Product number: C3-08)
Seeds per gram: 590 seeds
| SKU | C3-08 |
| Shipping Weight | 0.0006kg |
| Botanical name: | Ocimum basilicum |
| Packet type: | Standard seed packet |
| Packet quantity: | 115 seeds |
| Seeds per gram: | 590 |
| Photo credits: | Photo by F. D. Richards / CC BY-SA 2.0 Photo by Ben White |
Nice big tasty leaves
26 March 2018Lovely strong flavour, easy to grow and very large leaves produced
(5)
Grows quickly and well
By: customer review from 25/09/2013 on 21 March 2016Great plant to have in the garden. I had it last season and we picked the leaves as they grew and ate them.
(5)
