Pas connu comme étant toxique - Not known to be toxic to mammals if ingested.
Plant Names
Clinopodium vulgare
Wild Basil
Sarriette vulgaire
Synonyms
cushion calamint
dogmint
field basil
wild basil savory
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Rose
Bloom Period: Jun - Sep
Hauteur max: 2,0 feet
Max Width: 1,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Plus de 6 heures d'ensoleillement par jour
More than 2 or 3 hours but less than 6 hours of direct sun a day
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Tolère des conditions de sol sec
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Suitable for beginner gardeners
Spreads by rhizome
Facile à germer
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for ground cover
Suitable for woodland gardens
Suitable for rock gardens
Suitable for container garden
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for ground cover
Suitable for woodland gardens
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant is septic tank safe
This plant is septic tank safe
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Wild Basil has aromatic leaves and clusters of small pink to purple flowers in the summer. Despite its common name, it is not the culinary basil found in herb gardens. It grows naturally in dry meadows, open woodlands, rocky areas, and roadsides. It prefers well-drained, average to dry soil. It is drought tolerant once established. Avoid wet, poorly drained locations.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Canadensis
Thrives in Ecozones
- Cordillière montagnarde
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Clinopodium vulgare
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Clinopodium vulgare
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- Blephilia hirsuta
Hairy Wood Mint
Bléphilie hirsute - Carex sprengelii
Sprengel's Sedge
Carex de Sprengel - Persicaria pensylvanica
Pennsylvania Smartweed
Renouée de Pennsylvanie - Phryma leptostachya
American Lopseed
Phryma à épis grêles - Symphyotrichum shortii
Short's Aster
Aster de Short
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Lamium (Dead nettle)
- Ajuga reptans (Bugleweed)
- Lysimachia nummularia (Creeping Jenny)
- Myosotis sylvatica (Forget-me-not)
- Phlox subulata (Moss Phlox)
- Glechoma hederacea (Creeping Charlie)
Sowing Information
Download Seed Envelope Labels (PDF)
- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow anytime
- Stratification duration: 0 days
- Self-seeding
- Notes: Can be sown in late spring in warm soil.
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: September
- Harvesting indicator:
- Pods are brown, seeds are dark, and crisp, and little stem connecting the pod to the main stem is brown (not green)
- Harvesting:
- Put pods in food processor or blender and blend seeds, and strain seeds using a strainer
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: Half of one, 1/32 teaspoon
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- Remove non-seed material
- Harvesting video: Watch here
Toxicity Notes
Not known to be toxic to mammals if ingested.