Basil- Liquorice
Ocimum basilicum
- Dark green leaves with purple accents
- Strong aniseed flavour
Annual growing to 60cm. Tall open variety featuring dark green leaves with purple accents and purple stems. Strong aniseed liquorice flavour. Produces spikes of pale purple flowers on purple stems. Can be grown in containers. Can be used fresh or dried. Popular in Vietnamese & Thai cooking. Harvest leaves as required.
How to sow and grow:
Method: | Raise seedlings |
Sowing Depth: | 3mm |
When: | Spring and summer |
Germination: | 5-10 days @ 18-35°C |
Hardiness / Life Cycle: | Frost tender Annual |
Plant Spacing: | 50cm |
Plant Height: | 60cm |
Position: | Part or full sun, moist well drained soil |
Days to Maturity/Flowering: | 60 days to maturity |
(Product number: D5-02)
Seeds per gram: 700 seeds
SKU | D5-02 |
Shipping Weight | 0.0006kg |
Botanical name: | Ocimum basilicum |
Packet type: | Standard seed packet |
Packet quantity: | 100 seeds |
Seeds per gram: | 700 |
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