Basil ‘Purple Basil’

One photograph of this planting, from the 2026 season.

Purple Basil cut on 29 June and laid out indoors, the stems magenta the whole way down but the blades green throughout, each pair set at right angles to the last, two of the tips already stacked with whorls of dusky purple buds.
Week of 29 JunePurple Basil cut on 29 June and laid out indoors, the stems magenta the whole way down but the blades green throughout, each pair set at right angles to the last, two of the tips already stacked with whorls of dusky purple buds.

What happened

Crop
Basil
Variety
Purple Basil
Transplanted
17 June 2026
Planted out
24 June 2026 (approximate)
Status
ended

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