Lemon Basil
We may or may not have this in store at Heeman's. Products and quantity vary by season.
| Height | 3 feet |
|---|---|
| Spread | 24 inches |
Primarily a culinary variety that produces attractive and aromatic gray-green leaves with creamy white edges; flowers insignificant, pinch back to promote leaf growth; great for mixed containers, herb gardens, and annual beds
Additional Information
| Evergreen Deciduous | Deciduous |
|---|---|
| Detail | Fragrant |
| Marking Colour | Cream |
| Markings | Edges |
| Shape | Pointy |
| Summer Colour | gray green |
| Component | Leaves |
|---|---|
| Harvest Period | From early summer to early fall |
| Taste | Zesty |
| Use | Cooking, Raw, Seasoning |
| Colour | gray green |
|---|---|
| Marking Colour | Cream |
| Markings | Edges |
| Hardiness Zone | (annual) |
|---|---|
| Sunlight | full sun |
| Moisture | average to moist |
| Plant Form | upright spreading |
| Plant Origin | hybrid |
| Landscape Application | Container, Edging, Garden, Herb, Massing |
| Maintenance | high |
| Pollution Tolerance | medium |
| Growth Rate | fast |
| Branching | herbaceous |
| Canopy | low |
| Cultivar | Perpetual Pesto |
| Family | Basil |
| Genus | Ocimum |
| Species | x citriodorum |
| Lifespan | 1 |
| Pruning | remove flowers |
| Spacing | 18 inches |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Texture | medium |
