Family: lamiaceae
Common name(s): basil
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 5~10b - 10~11
General resources
Links for Ocimum basilicum
- All Things Plants - Community-assembled plant profile (25 varieties in database)
(17 photos)
- BBC Gardening - Plant profile with horticultural details and garden uses.
(1 photo)
- Central Texas Gardener - Plant of the week profile with photo and cultural information.
(1 photo)
- Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments.
(17 photos)
- Denver Botanic Gardens - Description, native range, and cultural requirements. (additional pages for other varieties)
(1 photo)
- Floridata - Illustrated informative profile page with notes on culture, usage, and noteworthy features. (zone 5-11)
(3 photos)
- Missouri Botanical Garden - Plantfinder page for one of the plants growing at the garden, with usually one or more photos, horticultural information, and noteworthy characteristics.
(11 photos)
- Missouri Plants - Description and photographs of botanical features, with notes about habitat and native status.
(3 photos)
- North Carolina State University factsheet - Plant profile with horticultural details and comments (zone 10b-10a)
(11 photos)
- Ontario Rock Garden Society - Germination information
- Paghat's Garden: Ocimum basilicum 'Genovese' - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations.
(2 photos)
- Rob's Plants: Ocimum basilicum 'Osmin' - Plant profile with basic horticultural information and often personal observations. Also seed germination records.
(2 photos)
Links
Links
Links
- Paghat's Garden - Illustrated articles by a gardener in the Pacific Northwest, with background and personal observations.
(5 photos)
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