Basil - Aromatto (150 seeds)

Basil - Aromatto

Ocimum basilicum

Basil Aromatto is a striking ornamental and culinary basil producing beautiful bicolour foliage with vivid purple stems, purple-green leaves, and dark purple flower bracts that are as impressive in a fresh-cut bouquet as they are in the kitchen. The flavour is spicy-sweet with distinctive cinnamon notes, making it a genuinely unique and versatile herb that works beautifully as a garnish, in salads, and in gourmet dishes. The edible flowers add further colour and flavour, excellent scattered over plates, cocktails, and desserts.

Heat-loving and easy to grow once the weather has warmed, Aromatto thrives in full sun and responds beautifully to regular pinching from 20 cm tall, producing generous, bushy stems all season long with a vase life of 7-10 days after cutting. A genuine dual-purpose plant for both the kitchen garden and the cutting garden.

Planting Season: Spring, Summer
Sow: Indoors 6 weeks before last frost; transplant after frost risk passes
Spacing: 20-30 cm apart
Height: 50-60 cm; bushy and upright
Germination: 5-10 days at 21-24°C
Harvest: 75-80 days; pinch regularly from 20 cm for bushy growth
Flavour: Spicy-sweet with cinnamon notes; edible flowers also excellent

150 seeds