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Sweet Basil

Purple basil leaves

Ocimum basilicum

Season(s): Summer

Garden:
Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden

Type of Plant: Annual, Fragrant, Vegetable or fruit

Purple sweet basil (Osimum basilicum ‘Amethyst‘) in the Charlotte Brody Discovery Garden, by Sue Lannon.

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Purple basil leaves
Sweet Basil

Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) is an easy-to-grow, fragrant and delicious herb that’s perfect for any herb garden, cottage garden or Mediterranean-style garden.

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