Ocimum × africanum

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Botanical name
Ocimum × africanum
Family
Lamiaceae
Genus
Ocimum
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Ocimum × africanum

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.

Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Ocimum × africanum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Ocimum americanum var. pilosum Ocimum basilicum var. anisatum Ocimum basilicum var. pilosum Ocimum citriodorum Ocimum graveolens Ocimum petitianum Ocimum pilosum Ocimum pilosum

Others in Ocimum

Ocimum albostellatum
Ocimum americanum
Hoary Basil
Ocimum amicorum
Ocimum basilicum
Sweet Basil
Ocimum basilicum var. basilicum
Ocimum basilicum var. minimum
Ocimum burchellianum
Ocimum angustifolium

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