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Ocimum basilicum 'Sweet Genovese' (Basil 'Sweet Genovese')

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Variety or Cultivar
'Sweet Genovese' is a tender, upright, bushy, aromatic, short-lived perennial, often grown as an annual, with edible, rounded to broadly ovate, bright green leaves and long spikes of whorled, tubular, white flowers in summer.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.6 m 0.4 m 1-2 years
1 ft 1 ft 1-2 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Plant as an annual in light, well-drained, fertile soil in a sheltered position in full sun. Ideally grown in a container or pot. Water freely in summer. Can be grown as a short-lived subshrub if overwintered indoors.

Suggested uses

Containers/Patio, City, Flavouring food and drinks, Drying, Add to salads, Foliage only

UK hardiness

H1c

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

H2, H1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Upright, Bushy

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Pinch out flower heads as they appear to ensure continued leaf growth. If left to flower, cut back after flowering.

Propagation methods

Seed, Stem tip cuttings

Propagation

Flowers are sterile so do not produce seed.

Pests

Aphids

Leafhoppers

Diseases

Powdery mildew

Plant container grown plants in deep fertile, well-drained soil

Cut back after flowering in early autumn (optional)

Take softwood cuttings

Water regularly through dry periods

If growing for food, pinch out tips to prevent flowering and encourage leaf growth

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Remove annuals at end of flowering season (optional)

Bring tender indoors if container grown (in cold areas)

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