Italian Large Leaf Basil

$2.00

Approximate seeds per pack: 500
Days till maturity: 78
Annual
Full Sun
Container Friendly

This variety has a powerful flavor with a hint of sweetness. A more delicate flavor and fragrance to the genovese variety. A large plant with leaves that grow up to 4″ long. Ideal for Italian recipes.

Taste Profile: Classic Italian Basil!

Appearance: Large deep green leaves, great for a caprese salad with a balsamic vinaigrette!

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    Italian Large Leaf Basil

    19 reviews for Italian Large Leaf Basil

    1. Jon –

      Not knowing what to expect, we threw a couple rows in the garden. Had more than enough to use fresh, and made a couple pounds of pesto with what we couldn’t use!

    2. Gina –

      My favorite to grow!!! Love the smell on a cool summer day.

    3. Paul Douzat –

      Best variety of basil grown yet. Leaves are MASSIVE! Sweet basil smell/flavor. High germination rate!

    4. Joe –

      An amazing variety of Basil. It produces a ton of leaves and is extremely fragrant!

    5. Michelle McGuire –

      Very productive and great for pesto!

    6. socksheil –

      I didn’t want to get carried away so I only planted 15 seeds, and every single one sprouted! Basil for days! Thank You!

    7. Darren Lind –

      This is my all time favorite basil and I am growing a ton of it for my family and also as girts in herb pots! This is the ultimate all around perfect basil and I love this variety so much!!

    8. u.kisses4u –

      Planted these heavily, but germination was like wildfire! The best seeds we have EVER purchased at MIGardener. We have made pesto to share, pizza, added to sauce, and so much more. Plants so hardy we shared with family. We did over harvest one plant, and it was resilient and flourish to massive plants. Beautiful! Will continue to purchase. Thank you!

    9. sarahhg2120 –

      All the seeds germinated and the plants are super fragrant and flavorful. I’m really excited to use the leaves to make some fresh pesto this summer.

    10. sys881218 –

      Germination on these seeds were excellent, and the growth on this basil is excellent as well. I took off a star because this basil had an insane amount of insect damage. I’m not sure what is eating the leaves, but there’s hardly any leaves that are undamaged. I have three other types of basil I grew from seed (holy basil, Thai basil and dolce fresca basil) that are damage-free or of minimal damage, yet the Italian large leaf basil seem to be very popular to whatever insect is in my garden.

    11. bouncerdjwife –

      This basil is amazing! The leaves are large and fragrant. I love it!

    12. deanjewell –

      Love this, I grow them inside and out.. they just keep coming back

    13. bouncerdjwife –

      Can’t believe how fast these germinated. They smell amazing and the leaves are huge. They are great with almost every meal. Make amazing dry basil and pesto. I always plant extra for family.

    14. jsehrhart_ –

      Outstanding. Left some go to seed for next year. Trays of pesto and sauce

    15. lyonsashley267 –

      so good! Easy to grow and harvest. Good germination

    16. evanrahaman –

      Love MIgardener Seeds!

    17. evno3000 –

      These seeds are great!

    18. ilovebugs08 –

      Germinated and grew well, unfortunately it was killed by downy mildew later in the season

    19. thehappylentil –

      I grow this Basil every year in a hanging basket, and also with my tomatoes here in Florida. It grows amazing every year, and out lives every other plant though the heat of summer. It also smells so good and has a great taste.

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    • 5

      Name : Jon

      Location : ,

      Not knowing what to expect, we threw a couple rows in the garden. Had more than enough to use fresh, and made a couple pounds of pesto with what we couldn’t use!

      06-Feb-2016

    • 5

      Name : Gina

      Location : ,

      My favorite to grow!!! Love the smell on a cool summer day.

      07-Feb-2016

    • 5

      Name : Paul Douzat

      Location : ,

      Best variety of basil grown yet. Leaves are MASSIVE! Sweet basil smell/flavor. High germination rate!

      07-Feb-2016

    • 5

      Name : Joe

      Location : ,

      An amazing variety of Basil. It produces a ton of leaves and is extremely fragrant!

      17-Aug-2016

    • 5

      Name : Michelle McGuire

      Location : ,

      Very productive and great for pesto!

      14-Dec-2017

    • 5

      Name : socksheil

      Location : ,

      I didn’t want to get carried away so I only planted 15 seeds, and every single one sprouted! Basil for days! Thank You!

      08-Mar-2018

    • 5

      Name : Darren Lind

      Location : ,

      This is my all time favorite basil and I am growing a ton of it for my family and also as girts in herb pots! This is the ultimate all around perfect basil and I love this variety so much!!

      13-May-2018

    • 5

      Name : u.kisses4u

      Location : ,

      Planted these heavily, but germination was like wildfire! The best seeds we have EVER purchased at MIGardener. We have made pesto to share, pizza, added to sauce, and so much more. Plants so hardy we shared with family. We did over harvest one plant, and it was resilient and flourish to massive plants. Beautiful! Will continue to purchase. Thank you!

      19-May-2020

    • 5

      Name : sarahhg2120

      Location : ,

      All the seeds germinated and the plants are super fragrant and flavorful. I’m really excited to use the leaves to make some fresh pesto this summer.

      09-Jun-2020

    • 4

      Name : sys881218

      Location : ,

      Germination on these seeds were excellent, and the growth on this basil is excellent as well. I took off a star because this basil had an insane amount of insect damage. I’m not sure what is eating the leaves, but there’s hardly any leaves that are undamaged. I have three other types of basil I grew from seed (holy basil, Thai basil and dolce fresca basil) that are damage-free or of minimal damage, yet the Italian large leaf basil seem to be very popular to whatever insect is in my garden.

      27-Jun-2020

    • 5

      Name : bouncerdjwife

      Location : ,

      This basil is amazing! The leaves are large and fragrant. I love it!

      27-Aug-2020

    • 5

      Name : deanjewell

      Location : ,

      Love this, I grow them inside and out.. they just keep coming back

      29-Aug-2020

    • 5

      Name : bouncerdjwife

      Location : ,

      Can’t believe how fast these germinated. They smell amazing and the leaves are huge. They are great with almost every meal. Make amazing dry basil and pesto. I always plant extra for family.

      07-Sep-2020

    • 5

      Name : jsehrhart_

      Location : ,

      Outstanding. Left some go to seed for next year. Trays of pesto and sauce

      21-Sep-2020

    • 4

      Name : lyonsashley267

      Location : ,

      so good! Easy to grow and harvest. Good germination

      25-Oct-2020

    • 5

      Name : evanrahaman

      Location : ,

      Love MIgardener Seeds!

      09-Dec-2020

    • 5

      Name : evno3000

      Location : ,

      These seeds are great!

      12-Dec-2020

    • 3

      Name : ilovebugs08

      Location : ,

      Germinated and grew well, unfortunately it was killed by downy mildew later in the season

      30-Dec-2020

    • 5

      Name : thehappylentil

      Location : ,

      I grow this Basil every year in a hanging basket, and also with my tomatoes here in Florida. It grows amazing every year, and out lives every other plant though the heat of summer. It also smells so good and has a great taste.

      02-Jan-2021