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African Blue Basil

$8.50

Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum 'Dark Opal'

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Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum 'Dark Opal'

Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum 'Dark Opal'

  • Hardy, Florida-friendly, fragrant edible perennial herb

  • Preferably full sun in winter and light shade in summer,  3-4 ft 

  • Average, composted soil, frost protection required 

  • Easy-to-grow

  • Pollinators, especially honey bees, love this shrub

  • Grown organically

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