Basil, 20 July 2026

One photograph from the 2026 season.

A Purple Petra basil on 20 July, so dark it reads black until the sun catches a pewter sheen across leaves quilted and puckered between their veins — magenta midribs running brighter than the blades, a few edged in a thin line of lime.
A Purple Petra basil on 20 July, so dark it reads black until the sun catches a pewter sheen across leaves quilted and puckered between their veins — magenta midribs running brighter than the blades, a few edged in a thin line of lime.
Crop
Basil
Variety
Purple Petra Basil
Photographed
20 July 2026

Basil ‘Purple Petra Basil’ — the whole 2026 season

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