Herb Basil Purple Ruffles
Herb Basil Purple Ruffles won the coveted AAS award for its unusual look. This unique cultivar grows 18 to 24 inches high and wide, remaining quite bushy in habit. The large, shiny, purple-black leaves are fringed and crinkled around the edges.
Pick the leaves and use fresh or dried in tomato dishes, pasta sauces, vegetables and soups. You can also use basil in the garden as a companion plant to repel aphids and mites.
Cultivation Advice Herb Basil Purple Ruffles
- Sow April in trays, pots, etc. of good seed compost in a warm place to maintain an ideal temperature of 55-60F.
- Sow in well-drained compost, just covering the seed with compost,
- but do not exclude light, which is beneficial to germination.
- Germination usually takes 14-30 days.
- Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle.
- Harden off and plant out 30cm (12in) apart when all risk of frost has passed.
- Prefers a well-drained soil and a sheltered sunny site.
- Can also be grown on a sunny windowsill.
- (Approx. 20% of this variety may revert to its green form, remove these seedling’s when large enough to handle)
