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Cobertura limitada
Albahaca genovesa
Ocimum basilicum
Una hierba culinaria tierna de temporada cálida, nativa del África tropical y Asia; se cultiva como anual en la mayoría de los climas de EE. UU. por sus fragantes hojas comestibles y como elemento básico del huerto de cocina. La albahaca dulce es la especie que está detrás de la genovesa, la tailandesa y la mayoría de las albahacas ornamentales moradas.
Climate fit: narrow (10/100)
Edible
Container
Filler
Light
Full sun / Part sun
Water
Consistent moisture
Mature size
18-30" tall · 12" apart
Hardy in zones
10a-10b (perennial); annual elsewhere
mild winters
AHS heat range
6-11
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
Una hierba culinaria fundamental — las hojas frescas se consumen crudas y cocinadas en cocinas mediterránea, italiana, tailandesa, vietnamita y del sur de Asia.
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Won't grow here
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
✕
Out of range today and still out of range in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 17 ecoregions — 11 climate-resilient through 2070 · 6 newly possible by 2070. Best matches first.
Appears in collections
Colección · 3 plantas
Kitchen patio planters
A compact edible collection for containers, patios, and near-door harvesting.
Sources & citations
Cite this page
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Albahaca genovesa (Ocimum basilicum). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/ocimum-basilicum
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
University extension service
Backs 17 fields
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