Common Name: Basil, Christmas
Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum ‘Christmas’
• Type: Annual
• Height: 12 – 18 in.
• Width: 10 – 12 in.
• Habit: Upright
• Flower: Deep purple
• Bloom Season: Mid to late summer
• Foliage: Large, glossy, green
• Flavor: Sweet/fruity
• Fragrance: Sultry mulled wine scent with a hint of pine
• Sun: Full to partial shade
• Soil: Warm soil with a bit of compost
• Water: Average to slightly moist
• Tolerant: Deer, cold
• Resistant:
• Attracts: Butterflies, bees
• Uses: Ornamental, fragrance garden, Christmas wedding bouquets, savory pesto without pine nuts, salad
• Harvesting: Frequent pruning, including removal of flower stalks, encourages new leaf growth, more branching & discourages flowering.
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