Basil Eleonora Seeds

Grow Basil Eleonora for bold, slightly spicy leaves and a longer picking season. The upright, slow-bolting plants have cupped, serrated leaves and intermediate resistance to basil downy mildew, which can help reduce disease pressure in warm, humid gardens but does not make them immune.

Ready to grow your basil? Follow our step-by-step Basil Grow Guide for sowing, germination and care advice tailored to Eleonora.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Tender annual culinary herb.
• Seed Form: Raw seed. Treatment status is not confirmed; do not eat seed.
• Scientific Name: Ocimum basilicum
• Common Name: Eleonora basil.
• General Sowing Time: Sow from spring to autumn while conditions are warm. In frost-prone areas, plant out only after frost risk has passed.
• Position: Full sun.
• Sow Depth: 0.5 cm (5 mm); cover lightly.
• Spacing: 40 cm apart. Keep good airflow around the plants in humid gardens.
• Germination: Allow 7-14 days around 20-23°C in home conditions.
• Growth Form and Size: Upright, slow-bolting basil; about 45-60 cm high.
• Harvest: Allow about 60-90 days and begin picking once plants are well leafed.
• Disease Resistance: Intermediate resistance to basil downy mildew. This may reduce disease pressure, but plants are not immune.
• Available Pack Sizes: 250 and 5,000 raw seed.

Why Grow Basil Eleonora?

• Bold, slightly spicy leaves add flavour to fresh dishes and home cooking.
• Slow bolting helps extend the useful leaf-picking period.
• Intermediate downy-mildew resistance can be useful in humid gardens when combined with good airflow and careful watering.
• Upright plants suit sunny herb beds and roomy containers.

Garden Uses

Grow Eleonora in a sunny herb bed or roomy pot near the kitchen. Pick young tips regularly for salads, sauces and other fresh dishes.

Growing Notes

• Sow in warm conditions and transplant after frost risk has passed.
• Keep the soil evenly moist but never waterlogged.
• Pinch growing tips above a pair of leaves to encourage branching, and remove flower spikes if leaf harvest is the priority.
• In humid districts, water at soil level in the morning and keep the 40 cm spacing open for airflow.
• In hot, dry districts, mulch after the soil has warmed and water deeply at the root before plants wilt.
• Follow the instructions on the packet you receive if they differ.

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