| Basil - Lemon
(Ocimum xcitriodorum) - Type: annual
- Planting time: spring, after the last frost
- Features: gray-green foliage with lemon scent
- Height: 12 inches
- Light: full sun
- Soil: light, well drained, pH 6 to 7
- Spacing: 18 inches
- Garden use: great for containers
- Culinary use: leaves fresh or dried for citrus-like flavor
This basil has a wonderful, clean, fresh citrus scent. It is a different scent from other basils because of the concentration of citral, the same compound that gives a lemony fragrance to lemon thyme and lemon balm. Other basils have more of a clove-anise, or cinnamon-like fragrance and flavor. Add lemon basil to a collection of basils that include Sweet Basil, Thai Basil, and Cinnamon Basil for variety of seasoning options. Lemon Basil is great with grilled fish, shrimp salad, and pasta dishes. |
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