Basil Queen of Sheba
Ocimum basilicum Queen of Sheba
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These purple blooms crowd along 4- to 5-inch spikes that keep coming all summer.
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The Best for Bedding -- As Floriferous as Salvia!
Great for cooking, too, with a mild flavor.
Gardeners have wondered when it was coming, and now that it's here, our herb gardens will never be the same again! Queen of Sheba is the first Basil grown expressly for bedding, with fragrant, mild-flavored leaves topped by giant flowerspikes of dark purple all summer long! It's the best of both worlds -- a useful culinary herb, and also an ornamental bedding plant as long-blooming and easy to care for as Salvia! This Basil reaches about 10 to 12 inches high and 10 inches wide, topped for months on end by fat, flower-packed 4- to 5-inch stems. Very showy, they point straight up, filling the sunny garden with bright color that brings in butterflies and bees. Ideal for containers, as edging, in the annual flowerbed, and more! Queen of Sheba likes plenty of sun and very good soil drainage, and let it dry out a bit between waterings. Pick the leaves as you need them, and enjoy these lovely blooms all summer! Pkt is 50 seeds.
Seeds Item # 0314
Basil Queen of Sheba
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Saturday, November 22
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0314
Basil Queen of Sheba
Botanical Name:
Ocimum
basilicum
Queen of Sheba
Shipping:
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Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Soil Moisture:
Moist, well-drained
Soil Types/Tolerance:
Normal, loamy
Ship Form:
Seeds
Product Category:
Annuals
Herbs
Seeds
Bloom Color:
Dark Purple
Bloom Size:
4 in -
5 in
Bloom Season:
Early Summer
to Late Summer
Foliage Color:
Medium Green
Plant Habit:
Upright
Uses:
Cuisine
Ornamental
Foliage Interest
Beds
Border
Containers
Additional Features:
Tomato aids
Hummingbird Lovers
Long Bloomers
Easy Care Plants
Butterfly Lovers
Free Bloomer
Herbs
Season Extenders
Fragrance
Seasons of Interest:
Summer
Plant Width:
10 in
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12 in
Plant Height:
10 in
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