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urbandogsgarden's 132 Basil 'Red Rubin' x 15

Plant: Basil (Ocimum basilicum) | Variety: Red Rubin | Day 227 | 0 | Neutral

(78 days) More vigorous than Purple Ruffles. Highly ornamental dark purplish-bronze foliage. The green leaf throwbacks have been mostly bred out of this improved strain. From Denmark.

Image and description from seller’s website.

I didn’t have much luck with Purple Ruffles basil last year which is I why I’m going to try this variety.

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Planting Data

Plant: Basil (1705)
Variety: Red Rubin (25)

Source

Sown from my Basil 'Red Rubin' Seeds on 10 Apr 09

Milestones

Day 15

25 Apr 09 Sprouting

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Available to Swap / Buy

Plants and seeds available to swap or to buy:

Basil: 97 for swap 199 to buy
Basil 'Red Rubin': 1 for swap 8 to buy

Location

Grow Please! Winter Sowing garden

Garden Type: Propagator
Sun: Partial Sun
Soil: Potting Mix

Chicago

United States 5b