Thai Basil Live Plant Bare Root Starter | Ocimum basilicum culinary herb

About This Plant

Thai Basil is a fast-growing culinary herb with aromatic green foliage and purple stems. It has a sweet-spicy, anise-like flavor and is commonly used in Thai and Southeast Asian dishes. This starter plant is a young, bare-root Thai Basil with upright, bushy growth and purple to reddish-purple stems. It is best grown in full sun to partial shade in fertile, well-draining soil, and is suitable for culinary gardens, herb beds, raised beds, edible landscapes, and containers.

What You Will Receive

1 live Thai Basil starter plant, healthy established bare-root plant shipped without a pot, ready for transplanting. Includes secure packaging for safe arrival.

Growing Information

Common Name: Thai Basil
Botanical Name: Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora
Plant Type: Tender annual culinary herb (may be perennial in frost-free climates)
Growth Stage: Young bare-root starter plant
Sun Requirements: Full sun to partial shade
Soil: Fertile, organic-rich, well-draining soil
Watering: Moderate; keep consistently moist during establishment without waterlogging
Mature Height: Approximately 1–2 feet
Growth Habit: Upright, bushy, and branching
Foliage: Aromatic green leaves with sweet, spicy, anise-like flavor
Stem Color: Purple to reddish-purple
Growth Rate: Fast
Flowering: Produces flower spikes that can support pollinators
Garden Use: Culinary gardens, herb beds, raised beds, edible landscapes, and pollinator gardens
USDA Zones: Best grown as an annual in frost-prone regions; perennial in warm frost-free conditions
Container Friendly: Yes

Care Tip: Plant your bare-root Thai Basil promptly after arrival in fertile, well-draining soil and water thoroughly to help the roots settle. Keep the soil consistently moist while the plant establishes, but avoid soggy conditions. Once new growth develops, regularly pinch or harvest stems just above a pair of leaves to encourage a fuller plant. Remove flower buds for continued leaf production, or allow some flowers to develop to support pollinators. Protect Thai Basil from frost and freezing temperatures.

Live Plant Notice

Live plants naturally vary in size, shape, foliage, and appearance. Depending on the season and shipping conditions, plants may arrive dormant, leafless, pruned, bare root, or show minor shipping stress such as wilting or leaf loss.

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