Dark Opal Basil has a perfumed scent and a clove-like spiciness flavor. Dark Opal Basil is good with rice and pasta and used to flavor oils and vinegars. Dark Opal Basil looks beautiful in the garden with its glossy deep purple leaves and pale purple flowers. Dark Opal Basil has a strong flavor that is well-suited to cooking. It is delicious in vinegars or as a garnish for your favorite meals. Dark Opal Basil has beautiful pale purple flowers with deep purple leaves and stems, which is ideal for adding to bouquets.

• Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum

• Life Cycle: Annual

• Light Requirement: Full Sun

• Planting Season: Spring

• Plant Type: Upright Bush with Large Purple and Green Leaves

• Features: Open Pollinated, Container Garden, Easy to Grow & Maintain, Fast Growing, Culinary

• Plant Size: 14-18 inches

• Days to Maturity: 65 Days

• Plant Spacing: 10 inches

• Planting Depth: 1/4 inch

• Sowing Method: Direct Sow, Start Indoors

• Cold Stratification: No

• Hardiness Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10