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Purple Basil

Ocimum basilicum ‘Purpurascens’

Purple basil’s spicy, anise flavor and frilly, deep purple leaves bring good taste and color to the summer garden.

Plant in well-drained soil in full sun to part sun. When harvesting, pinch at a leaf union and leave at least six inches of the plant for recovery and new growth.

Getting as tall as 18”, consider it a summer annual.

Although it needs extra water in dry summers, avoid watering the leaves or giving the soil soggy conditions.

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