Purple basil provides a fresh twist on traditional Caprese salad.
Purple Basil
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- Type: warm season annual
- Planting time: after last spring frost
- Features: purple-bronze leaves, slight licorice taste
- Height: 18 to 24 inches, 8 to 12 inches wide
- Light: Full sun
- Soil: Prefers moist but well drained
- Spacing: 12 inches apart
- Garden use: Containers, herb, vegetable and flower beds
- Culinary use: Asian and Italian dishes
These purple basil leaves have a beautiful, coppery glow and slightly licorice flavor. Use them in salads or preserved in oils and vinegars. A pot of purple basil provides surprisingly, striking color in the garden.
Some Bonnie Plants varieties may not be available at your local stores, as we select and sell varieties best suited to the growing conditions in each region.
Customer Reviews
- i need more!!! Review by lindag
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planted it in an elegant planter, mixed with purple bi-color petunias (Posted on May 17, 2012)Taste Yield
Pros: Taste, Yield
Would you recommend this product to a friend? Definitely yes
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