Seed variety
Basil Blue Spice (am.x bas.) – Ocimum americanum
Ocimum americanum is an accepted basil species in Lamiaceae. This catalogue group also contains a Blue Spice entry labelled americanum × basilicum, so the assortment should not be described as a set of pure-species cultivars. Species identity, hybrid notation and the common name lemon basil carry different information. Basil Blue Spice (am.x bas.) is the catalogue designation for this seed entry.
At a glance
Reference BSI-H803350Variety profile
Characteristics
- Cultivar
- Basil Blue Spice (am.x bas.)
- Seeds per gram
- 1600.0
- Plant height (cm)
- 40
- Growth habit
- Bushy, Compact
- Life cycle
- annual
Botanical details
- Common names
- American Basil
- Synonyms
- household · industrial
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Lamiales
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Ocimum
- Species
- Ocimum americanum