Ocimum 'Spicy Globe'
Ocimum basilicum (Annual)
A mounded, compact bush basil with small leaves and a very spicy flavor. Maintains flavor when dried.
Height
6-8 in
Spread
6-12 in
Homeowner Growing and Maintenance Tips
Best in rich, well-drained soil with at least 6 hours of sunlight.
Good Companions
Heirloom Tomato (Tomato ), Heirloom Pepper (Pepper ), Thyme, Lemon (Perennial) (Thymus citriodorus), Common Chives/Allium schoenoprasum (Perennial) (Chives, Common ), Pineapple Sage/Salvia elegans (Tender Perennial) (Sage, Pineapple ), Lemon Grass/Cymbopogon citratus (Annual) (Lemon Grass )Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes & Uses
| • | Dried Flowers |
| • | Containers |
| • | Fragrant |
| • | Culinary |
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Summer |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Summer |
| • | Fall |
| • | Spring |
Soil Moisture Preference
| • | Rich |
| • | Well-drained |
