- Annual 40cm
- Culinary herb
- Spicy vanilla flavour
Description
'Basil- Blue Spice' seeds
Ocimum americanum
- Annual 40cm
- Culinary herb
- Spicy vanilla flavour
Annual growing to 40cm with fragrant green leaves that produces spikes of small purple flowers. Leaves have a strong and spicy vanilla-like flavour that is great used in both sweet and savory dishes; ideal for fruit salad, dips, sauces and chicken dishes. Can be grown in containers. Can be used in potpourri. Very attractive variety; is sometimes grown as an ornamental.
Seeds per gram: 1700
Product code: E2-01
Best Months to Sow
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Quick Sowing Guide
Method | Sow direct or raise seedlings |
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Sowing Depth | 2mm |
Season | Spring and summer |
Germination | 5-10 days @ 18-35°C |
Hardiness / Life Cycle | Frost tender Annual |
Plant Spacing | 40cm |
Plant Height | 40cm |
Position | Full sun, moist well drained soil |
Days Until Maturity | 70-90 days |
*Notes: Pick regularly to encourage more growth. Keep well watered. Remove flower buds as soon as they appear for continued leaf growth. Protect from aphids, slugs and snails.
How To Grow
Shipping
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Ratings & Reviews
Basil- Blue Spice
Grew quickly, and the scent is beautiful. It has a vanilla sweetness under the basil scent. This might become my favourite basil.