Herbs
Genovese Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Big cupped leaves, true pesto perfume, slow to bolt in the heat.
$3.00200 seeds
Quantity
The basil Liguria makes pesto from — large, slightly cupped leaves with a sweeter, less clove-like perfume than common sweet basil. Pinch the growing tips early and often to force branching, and take flower buds off the moment you see them; once it blooms, leaf production stops and the flavor turns sharp. Grows well in a pot on a sunny step.
Where it comes from. The traditional pesto basil of Genoa, Italy.
Growing details
- Seeds per packet
- 200 seeds
- Days to maturity
- 60-75 days
- Sun
- Full sun
- Spacing
- 10-12 in.
- Planting depth
- 1/4 in.
- Mature size
- 18-24 in.
- Botanical name
- Ocimum basilicum