Name: Basil, African Blue

Botanical Name: Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum pupureum

Exposure: Full sun

Soil: Normal, loamy

Bloom Time and Color: Pink with dark purple.

Description: Makes a great container plant. Culinary and Ornamental. Very easily grown. The scent and flavor is more clove scented than Sweet Basil. Grows 4 ft. Does not need to be pinched, African Blue Basil will not go to seed.

Care: Grow in rich, well-drained, soil in full sun.