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Osmin purple basil

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Basil Osmin Purple
SpeciesOcimum basilicum
CultivarOsmin Purple

Osmin purple basil is a cultivar of Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil) with dark purple leaves. It is distinguished from other purple basil varieties by smaller, darker.[citation needed] It has the darkest leaves of any purple basil variety.[1] The plant averages a height of 50 centimetres (20 in) and is grown in sunny or partially sunny environments.[1][2]

It is a flower.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Herb Plant Portrait: Osmin Purple Basil". The Gardener's Resource. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
  2. ^ "Basil Purple Osmin". Cook With Herbs, LLC. Retrieved 2011-04-08.