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Ocimum kilimandscharicum
Also called Camphor Basil
Hoary basil (Ocimum kilimandscharicum), also called camphor basil, is a perennial shrubby basil from East Africa with strongly camphor-scented leaves. It is grown mainly as a warm-climate herb or ornamental and needs warmth, sun and well-drained soil.
Ocimum kilimandscharicum, also known as camphor basil, is a basil species native to Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Sudan, and Ethiopia.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
