Basil

Ocimum basilicum ·바질 (Korean)

Family / Genus

Order Lamiales · Family Lamiaceae · Genus Ocimum

Origin

India, Southeast Asia & East Africa; central to European cooking after settling in the Mediterranean. Adopted in Korea in the 1990s with the Italian-cuisine boom

Edible Parts

Leaves (main) · flowers · seeds

Korean Growing Season

Transplant in spring (Apr–May), harvest Jun–Oct. Very cold-sensitive — annual outdoors in Korea, perennial in pots indoors