Locally Flowered
Wild Sweet Basil
Wild Sweet Basil
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- Annual with showy purple flowers. Foliage is aromic when crushed. Can be eaten with taste similar to cultivated sweet basil or lime basil.
- Listed as endangered by the state of Florida.
- Used in wildflower gardens and natural landscapes. Reseeds.
- 3-4 ft tall by 3-4 ft wide.
- Suitable to grow in: 10A, 10B, 11B
- Blooms all year in southern Florida.
- Best planted in full sun, part shade.
- Needs moist well drained soil.
- Many birds eat the fruit.
- Larval host for spring azure butterflies and clearwing moths.
- Ocimum campechianum
- 1 gallon
Care Instructions
Care Instructions
Be kind to your plant!
Unpack and water immediately.
Place your plant in a protected outside location for some fresh air and sun.
Don't procrastinate and plant it as soon as possible in a location that will help it thrive. See FNPS website for specific plant information.
