🎨 AI-generated botanical illustration
🌿 African Blue Basil
Ocimum kilimandscharicum × basilicum
herbs
Perennial (tender)
Lamiaceae
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
9-11
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
24-36 in
📐 Height
36-48 in
🤝 Companions (2)
🤝 Basil
Aromatic companion improves vigor
🤝 Marigold
Universal companion
⚠️ Keep Apart (1)
⚠️ Walnut
Juglone sensitive
📝 Growing Notes
Sterile hybrid - never goes to seed. Bee MAGNET.
🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Botanical Interests
True Leaf Market
Burpee
Territorial Seed Company
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