4" Basil Herb
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This classic culinary herb is loved for its fragrant leaves and versatile flavour, making it an essential for pesto, pasta, salads, sauces and summer cooking.
Basil is easy to grow in sunny locations and is perfect for herb gardens, patio containers and kitchen gardens. With regular harvesting, plants can provide an abundant supply of fresh leaves throughout the growing season.
Why You'll Like It
Fresh culinary flavour — Add delicious, aromatic basil flavour to pesto, pasta, salads, sauces and countless summer dishes.
Fragrant foliage — Freshly picked leaves release the classic sweet, aromatic scent of basil.
Easy to harvest — Regularly harvesting the leaves encourages fresh, bushy growth throughout the season.
Perfect for containers — A convenient size for patio pots, herb planters and kitchen gardens.
Fast-growing — Basil grows quickly in warm, sunny conditions, providing fresh leaves throughout the summer.
Pollinator friendly — Allowing plants to flower can provide nectar for bees and other beneficial pollinators.
Basil Varieties
Basil 'Bonsi' — A compact basil variety with a naturally bushy growth habit and fragrant green leaves. Its smaller size makes it especially well suited to containers and kitchen gardens, while its classic basil flavour is perfect for fresh cooking.
Basil 'Dolce Fresca' — A popular sweet basil variety producing abundant, glossy green leaves with a classic, fresh basil flavour. Its vigorous growth and excellent branching make it ideal for pesto, salads, pasta and summer recipes.
Plant Details
Leaf Colour: Green
Pot Size: 4"
Plant Type: Culinary Herb
Growth Habit: Compact to Bushy
Season: Spring to Fall
Fragrance: Yes — Aromatic
Hardiness: Tender annual — protect from frost
Growing Information
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil rich in organic matter
Water: Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged
Planting: Plant outdoors once the risk of frost has passed and temperatures are consistently warm
Spacing: Allow adequate room for plants to develop their full, bushy form
Great For
Herb Gardens • Kitchen Gardens • Containers • Patio Planters • Edible Gardens • Pesto • Summer Cooking
Enjoy fresh, fragrant flavour all summer long with easy-to-grow Basil from your own garden.
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4" Basil Herb
This classic culinary herb is loved for its fragrant leaves and versatile flavour, making it an essential for pesto, pasta, salads, sauces and summer cooking.
Basil is easy to grow in sunny locations and is perfect for herb gardens, patio containers and kitchen gardens. With regular harvesting, plants can provide an abundant supply of fresh leaves throughout the growing season.
Why You'll Like It
Fresh culinary flavour — Add delicious, aromatic basil flavour to pesto, pasta, salads, sauces and countless summer dishes.
Fragrant foliage — Freshly picked leaves release the classic sweet, aromatic scent of basil.
Easy to harvest — Regularly harvesting the leaves encourages fresh, bushy growth throughout the season.
Perfect for containers — A convenient size for patio pots, herb planters and kitchen gardens.
Fast-growing — Basil grows quickly in warm, sunny conditions, providing fresh leaves throughout the summer.
Pollinator friendly — Allowing plants to flower can provide nectar for bees and other beneficial pollinators.
Basil Varieties
Basil 'Bonsi' — A compact basil variety with a naturally bushy growth habit and fragrant green leaves. Its smaller size makes it especially well suited to containers and kitchen gardens, while its classic basil flavour is perfect for fresh cooking.
Basil 'Dolce Fresca' — A popular sweet basil variety producing abundant, glossy green leaves with a classic, fresh basil flavour. Its vigorous growth and excellent branching make it ideal for pesto, salads, pasta and summer recipes.
Plant Details
Leaf Colour: Green
Pot Size: 4"
Plant Type: Culinary Herb
Growth Habit: Compact to Bushy
Season: Spring to Fall
Fragrance: Yes — Aromatic
Hardiness: Tender annual — protect from frost
Growing Information
Sun: Full Sun
Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil rich in organic matter
Water: Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged
Planting: Plant outdoors once the risk of frost has passed and temperatures are consistently warm
Spacing: Allow adequate room for plants to develop their full, bushy form
Great For
Herb Gardens • Kitchen Gardens • Containers • Patio Planters • Edible Gardens • Pesto • Summer Cooking
Enjoy fresh, fragrant flavour all summer long with easy-to-grow Basil from your own garden.
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Plant details
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Optimal Temperature
Frost Tolerant
No
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Mature Spread
Deer Resistant
No
Edible
Pet Friendly
Toxic