basil 'Mrs Burns' Lemon'
Ocimum basilicum Mrs Burns' Lemon basil
An aromatic and lemon-scented, upright perennial often grown as an annual, with a neat habit and fine mid-green...
approx 250 seeds
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Plant description
An aromatic and lemon-scented, upright perennial often grown as an annual, with a neat habit and fine mid-green leaves. Great for salads, pesto, and other cooked dishes, 'Mrs Burns' Lemon' shines with pretty white flowers held on spikes in summer that attract bees and other pollinating insects. Sow successively indoors for a year-round harvest or grow it outdoors in the herb garden or in pots through the summer months.
Eventual height & spread
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness
Frost tender
How to care for Ocimum basilicum Mrs Burns' Lemon:
Pick plants over regularly and remove any developing flowerheads immediately to prevent bolting (running to seed) and to encourage lots of fresh young leaves.
Sowing instructions:
Sow seeds into pots of free-draining seed compost on a warm, sunny windowsill or in a greenhouse from late spring. Protect seedlings from slugs and cold and keep well-watered as they grow. Plant out into the herb garden or into roomy pots or troughs from early summer, after all threat of frost has passed, allowing 15-20cm between plants.
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