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Holy Basil
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- corvi Dining Room containers · salt spring island
- corvi seed trays · salt spring island
- corvi barrel planter · salt spring island
- Sandgraal Garden
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Ecological requirements
Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Ocimum tenuiflorum Linn.
| Family / Taxonomy | Magnoliopsida Asteridae Lamiales Labiatae |
|---|---|
| Optimal temperature | 20 - 28 °C |
| Absolute temperature | 15 - 35 °C |
| Killing temperature | growth: -1 °C, rest: -1 °C |
| Optimal rainfall | 1000 - 3000 mm/year |
| Absolute rainfall | 700 - 7600 mm/year |
| Optimal soil pH | 6.0 - 7.5 |
| Absolute soil pH | 5.0 - 9.0 |
| Crop cycle | 40 - 300 days |
| Max altitude | 1000 m |
| Life form | herb, sub-shrub |
| Life span | annual |
| Habit | erect |
| Optimal soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) |
| Optimal soil texture | medium, organic |
| Optimal soil fertility | high |
| Optimal soil drainage | well (dry spells) |
| Optimal soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Optimal light | clear skies to very bright |
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