Basil Varieties

African Blue Basil

Not only is this basil plant beautiful, it attracts beneficial insects to the garden.  However, you won’t see seeds for this hybrid : (

Best Features:

1) It is a bee magnet!

2) The leaves start out green and as they mature the veins become purple.

3) The stems are dark purple.

 

Come on bees!

4) The light purple blooms are so pretty.

5) It is a hybrid between camphor basil and dark opal basil.

6) Since it is an annual and a hybrid, it is my favorite plant to purchase! Although you can propagate it by rooting it in water.

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