Basil ‘Wild Magic’ is a beautiful ornamental basil with purple-black foliage, upright violet blooms, and a compact habit that holds its good looks all season. Growing about 18" tall and 24" wide, it adds rich color to garden edges, containers, herb gardens, pollinator beds, and sunny mixed plantings.

This flowering basil is loved for its dense form and steady display of blooms, which are always buzzing with bees. Because the flowers are sterile, the leaves do not turn bitter the way many basils do after flowering, making it both ornamental and useful. Its dark foliage and violet flower spikes pair beautifully with calendula, zinnias, salvias, peppers, tomatoes, and other edible or ornamental garden favorites.

Plant Basil ‘Wild Magic’ in full sun with well-drained, compost-enriched soil and regular water. It is excellent in containers of 3 gallons or larger, where its color and fragrance can be enjoyed up close. Handsome, bee-friendly, and wonderfully long-lasting, this ornamental basil brings edible garden charm with serious style. Explore more practical beauties in our Edible & Useful collection.