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Basil Osmin
Striking Purple Foliage and Scrumptious Spicy Flavor!

Basil Osmin

Item # 00301-PK-P1
$1.00
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Pink flowers in summer enhance the appeal!

The ideal edible ornamental!
Basil Osmin is a beautiful addition to any herb garden with its dark purple foliage and pink flowers. Its also loaded with volatile oils, responsible for the heady aroma and strong flavor so essential to cooking. Pick the leaves and use fresh or dried in tomato dishes, pasta sauces, vegetables, and soups.You can also use basil in the garden as a companion plant to repel aphids, mites, and tomato hornworms.

This highly ornamental cultivar grows 12 to 16 inches high and 8 to 10 inches wide. The dark purple leaves grow 2 to 3 inches long. Small terminal racemes of pink flowers are borne in summer.

Grow in a rich, well-drained, soil in full sun. Pinch out growing tips to encourage bushier plants and to delay flowering.Pkt is 100 seeds.

Genus Ocimum
Species basilicum
Variety Osmin
Bloom Season Early Summer - Late Summer
Habit Upright
Seeds Per Pack 100
Plant Height 12 in - 16 in
Plant Width 8 in - 10 in
Item Form Seeds
Additional Characteristics Edible, Flower, Fragrance, Herbs, Indoor Growing
Bloom Color Pink
Bloom Season Summer
Foliage Color Purple
Light Requirements Full Sun
Moisture Requirements Moist,  well-drained
Soil Tolerance Normal,  loamy
Uses Beds, Containers, Cuisine, Ornamental

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