Lemon Basil / Hoary Basil (Ocimum americanum) seeds

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Lemon Basil / Hoary Basil (Ocimum americanum) seeds

Asian basil variety with lemony flavour.
Contents: Approx. 200 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

2,39 €

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SKU: OCI01

GTIN: 4250601203249

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Lemon Basil (Ocimum americanum var. citriodorum), which stems from South East Asia and Australia, has a markedly noble lemon flavour with slight camphor, cinnamon, and lavender touch. It's perfectly suitable for sweet dishes and for garnishing desserts. But also as a spice for salads, for herbal sauces, or delicious pesto, it's well usable.

The large leaves grow on the near-ground end of the thick stalk while the upper part enormously shoots up later in the season and bears plenty of white or lavender-coloured blossoms. Therefore, it's also a good decorative and honey plant.

Plant description

Species:	Lamiaceae
Flower colour:	White
Lifecycle:	Perennial
Flowering months:	June July August September

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0 cm
Planting distance:	20 cm
Bad companion plants:	Savory Sage Thyme Melisse
Sunlight:	Full sun
Germination time:	1-2 weeks
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
When to sow outdoors:	April May June

Sowing indoors in pots from mid-March or directly outdoors from mid-May. Basil seeds need light to germinate. Therefore, only scatter the seeds on the moist soil and press them onto it gently.
The plant is very frost-sensitive and, therefore, only annual in our climate zone.
This variety reaches approx. 20-30cm in height.
Prefers warm, humous-rich, loose, sandy soils and sunny locations. Doesn't like windy locations.
Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)

Other names

Botanical name:	Ocimum americanum var. citriodorum, O. canum, O. brachiatum
German names:	Zitronenbasilikum, Campherbasilikum
English names:	American Basil, Hoary Basil

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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