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Ocimum African Blue YP

Common name: African blue basil

1 to 5°C
Good Cut Flowers
Scented
Good for Pollinators

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Young Plants
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just £4.67 each
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This exciting and nutritious newcomer is mostly grown as an ornamental herb due to the intensity of its flavour. Plants are much-prized for their showy leaves, with deep purple-red veining, and their eye-catching magenta flower spikes held on purple stems from June to August. Flowers have a strong, camphor-like aroma and leaves themselves are crisp with an earthy, musk, clove and menthol flavour. A cross between an East African camphor basil and another basil cultivar, plants are sterile so do not produce seed. As a consequence, they flower for much longer and add their bright cheery colour to any sunny spot in the garden whilst pulling in pollinators for a feast. Although all parts of the plant are edible, we recommend you use with caution due to the intensity of fragrance and flavour. Plant Ocimum African Blue in well-drained soil of any type except loam and chalk, which benefits from full sun, reaching a height and spread of 75cm. A tender perennial which is often grown as annual and needs protection in a frost-free environment over winter.
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Key Information
Latin Name Ocimum African Blue YP
Common Name African blue basil
Hardiness H2 (1 to 5°C)
Colour Purple
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 0.75
Spread in Maturity (m) 0.75
Soil Conditions Clay Sand
Aspect South-facing, West-facing
Scented Yes
Good for pots Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for cutting Yes

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