Dark Opal Basil
250 Seeds
Dark Opal basil is a stunning heirloom variety that produces dark purple leaves with an amazingly sweet, slightly spicy flavor. We like to blend them with olive oil, parmesan, garlic, and toasted pine nuts to make a unique, lavender colored pesto that turns green once added to hot pasta. Plants recover well after being cut and are slow to bolt. Lavender flowers are a favorite of honeybees and look beautiful when set against the bees' golden bodies. Basil is known to repel flies and mosquitoes and makes an excellent companion plant for lettuce and tomatoes. 60 days to maturity. Each packet contains a minimum of 250 seeds.
Dark Opal basil is a stunning heirloom variety that produces dark purple leaves with an amazingly sweet, slightly spicy flavor. We like to blend them with olive oil, parmesan, garlic, and toasted pine nuts to make a unique, lavender colored pesto that turns green once added to hot pasta. Plants recover well after being cut and are slow to bolt. Lavender flowers are a favorite of honeybees and look beautiful when set against the bees' golden bodies. Basil is known to repel flies and mosquitoes and makes an excellent companion plant for lettuce and tomatoes. 60 days to maturity. Each packet contains a minimum of 250 seeds.
