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'Cinnamon' Basil |
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18- to 28-inch plants with violet stems bearing 1-inch, green leaves with prominent veins and flower bracts and lavender flowers.
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| Seed Sources: |
Lake Valley Seed - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.6 Stars)
Taste: (3.1 Stars)
Yield: (2.9 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.2 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 8
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 10/30/2012 by
Chautauqua CCE
- An experienced gardener
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Chautauqua, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Smelled great early on but didn\'t get a chance to taste test it because it got overtaken by tomatoes in our 3\' bed. |
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Reviewed on 10/22/2012 by
CCE Oneida County
- An intermediate gardener
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Oneida, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Grew well despite being overtaken by tomatoes and borage. |
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Reviewed on 10/19/2012 by
CCE Seneca County
- An intermediate gardener
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Seneca, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Early in its growth, before the borage and tomatoes overtook it, it had a great cinnamony fragrance. |
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Reviewed on 10/17/2012 by
Debbie L
- An experienced gardener
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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| The basil did not do well in the required plaot with the 3 tomatoes, 2 borage and 2 other basil varieties. It was quickly overtaken by the tomatoes and died. |
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Reviewed on 11/17/2006 by
Doc Doofus
- A novice gardener
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I love this cinnamon basil! I just don't know what to do with it. First, it does not taste like basil. Two, it does not taste like cinnamon. It has a different taste, something like Calvin Klein perfume. As a kitchen seasoning, it cannot be used in food in place of genovese basil. God knows, we all tried! Better to put a sprig in your pocket before a hot date.
Wonderful smell, not very good for food. Cinnamon basil grows very easily. It seems to prefer partial shade, growing extremely well when co-planted with my tomato plants. |
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Reviewed on 02/04/2006 by
plainsman
- An experienced gardener
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Washington, Nebraska, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This grew well even in hot plains weather. |
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Reviewed on 01/20/2006 by
rochester roots
- An experienced gardener
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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| makes one of the best aromatic crops I've come across. AND makes one heck of a tomato sauce according to my samplers! |
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Reviewed on 08/31/2005 by
Nancy B
- An intermediate gardener
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Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Tall, lush. lovely, a bit purplish and truly tastes "cinnamon"-y. |
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