Common Name: Basil, Cardinal
Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum ‘Cardinal’
• Type: Annual
• Height: 20 – 30 in.
• Width: 12 – 18 in.
• Habit: Upright
• Flower: Scarlet
• Bloom Season: Mid to late summer
• Foliage: Deep green
• Flavor: Very flavorful classic basil
• Fragrance: Sweet
• Sun: Full to partial shade
• Soil: Warm soil with a bit of compost
• Water: Average to slightly moist
• Tolerant: Deer
• Resistant:
• Attracts: Butterflies, bees, birds
• Uses: Great in containers, cut foliage, fragrance garden, ornamental, use in salad, on sandwiches, in dressings, & hearty soup, red bracts can be used over a salad or a cream soup
• Harvesting: Frequent pruning, including removal of flflower stalks, encourages new leaf growth, more branching & discourages flowering.
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