Purple Basil

Purple Basil

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Purple Basil
  • Purple Basil
Purple Basil

Purple Basil

A gorgeous, deep-purple twist on classic basil with notes of sweet licorice that looks stunning on pizza, pasta, and salads. Try it in purple pesto, or pair with strawberries for a surprisingly good combo.
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Perfect for...

flavor rush

Yield

Bountiful

Care Level

Beginner

First Harvest

1-2 Months

Care and Harvest

Aphids are a common pest, but you can use our prevention and treatment tricks to keep pests at bay! Root rot and Downy Mildew are also common diseases best controlled by regular root checks and removing any leaves with brown spots as they appear.
Taste and Use

Purple Basil is a fun, colorful substitution for Italian Basil. Use it as a topping for pizza or pasta, as the main ingredient to make purple pesto, or chop and add to salads. If you’re growing strawberries, enjoy together for a complex and wonderful flavor combination. Basil’s primary flavor is anise or sweet licorice.
Origin

Purple Basil is a relatively new plant, cultivated in the last 100 years from wild basil plants. Scientists who planted the seeds selected one dark, purple basil plant that grew amongst the seedlings which was further bred and developed into the Purple Basil we love today.