Sweet basil "Red Rubin"
Basil "Red Rubin".
Mid-season (70-75 days) variety. The plant is semi-spreading, 40-60 cm high. The leaves are bluish-green with jagged edges, the flowers are purple. Has a strong peppery aroma. Heat, light and moisture-loving. Prefers fertile, well-drained fertilized soils. In areas of unstable agriculture, it is grown under a film. For greater bushiness, the plant is pinched. Yield 2-2.4 kg/m².
Variety value: excellent taste, high yield of green mass. Contains essential oils, carotene, rutin and trace elements, and has a bactericidal effect. It is eaten fresh and dried, as a spice for fish and meat dishes, added to sauces and salads, used for canning vegetables, flavouring confectionery.
Mid-season (70-75 days) variety. The plant is semi-spreading, 40-60 cm high. The leaves are bluish-green with jagged edges, the flowers are purple. Has a strong peppery aroma. Heat, light and moisture-loving. Prefers fertile, well-drained fertilized soils. In areas of unstable agriculture, it is grown under a film. For greater bushiness, the plant is pinched. Yield 2-2.4 kg/m².
Variety value: excellent taste, high yield of green mass. Contains essential oils, carotene, rutin and trace elements, and has a bactericidal effect. It is eaten fresh and dried, as a spice for fish and meat dishes, added to sauces and salads, used for canning vegetables, flavouring confectionery.
Eng.: Basil. Suom.: Basilika. Sven.: Basilika. Bot. syn.: Ocimum americanum L.