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Lemon Basil

Ocimum × africanum (often sold as O. basilicum 'Citriodorum')

Plant portrait: A fine-leaved basil with a fresh citrus lift woven through its familiar green spice.

Garden rhythm: Warm-season annual; sun and consistent moisture.

Garden companions: Its small flowers serve bees and other pollinators.

Worth noticing: Compare its fragrance beside lemon balm, lemon verbena, and lemon bee balm—four plants, four different versions of “lemon.”

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