Ocimum albostellatum
Hoary Basil
Ocimum americanum
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- Botanical name
- Ocimum americanum
- Also known as
- Hoary Basil
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Genus
- Ocimum
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Hoary Basil
We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Ocimum americanum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Becium obovatum var. glabrior
Ocimum album
Ocimum brachiatum
Ocimum canum
Ocimum canum var. integrifolium
Ocimum dichotomum
Ocimum dinteri
Ocimum fluminense
Ocimum fruticulosum
Ocimum hispidulum
Ocimum incanescens
Ocimum serpyllifolium var. glabrius
Ocimum stamineum
Ocimum thymoides
Others in Ocimum
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