Purple Basil

An extra flavorful, rich, and sweet basil with fragrant deep violet foliage brings drama and fragrance to your garden design! This variety was bred at the University of Connecticut in the 1950s, when Professor Joseph M. Lent and his colleague John Scarchuck set out to improve the existing purple basil variety, which had inconsistent color issues. A purple-splotched variety from Turkey was selected from countless samples from across the globe. The result was this deeply purple, vigorous variety, which they named Dark Opal. This exemplary basil took home a bronze medal in the 1962 All-America's Selection award.

• 60-75 days to maturity

• 8-12 hours of full sun

• Sprouts in 6-10 days

• Seed Depth: 1/4"

• Plant Spacing: 8-12"

• Ideal Temperature: 70-85 F

• Frost Hardy: No