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Cinnamon Basil

Ocimum basilicum
Also known as Vietnamese basil (en) Saigon basil (en)

A variety of basil

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Cinnamon basil facts

Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less

Growing cinnamon basils

  1. Sow seeds indoors 6 weeks before planting out
  2. Harden off the seedlings 1 week before planting out
  3. Water regularly at planting out every week
  4. Pinch out the growing tips 3 weeks after planting out every 2 weeks
  5. Pick leaves regularly at first harvest every week
  6. Pinch off flower buds 8 weeks after planting out every 2 weeks
  7. Pull out finished plants 12 weeks after first harvest

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Ecological requirements

Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Ocimum basilicum L.

Family / Taxonomy Magnoliopsida
Asteridae
Lamiales
Labiatae
Optimal temperature 18 - 27 °C
Absolute temperature 7 - 36 °C
Optimal rainfall 1000 - 1600 mm/year
Absolute rainfall 600 - 4300 mm/year
Optimal soil pH 6.0 - 7.0
Absolute soil pH 4.3 - 8.2
Crop cycle 80 - 270 days
Life form herb
Life span annual
Habit erect
Optimal soil depth shallow (20-50 cm)
Optimal soil texture medium
Optimal soil fertility high
Optimal soil drainage well (dry spells)
Optimal soil salinity low (<4 dS/m)
Photoperiod short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Optimal light very bright

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) ECOCROP, the crop ecological requirements database. Version 1. https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/ecocrop. Accessed through the CGIAR Climate Action Data Hub, https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/catalog/ecocrop_1/.

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