Basil Dark Opal Herb Seeds

Basil Dark Opal Herb | x 200 seeds

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  • WA Permitted: Yes

Common Name: Basil Dark Opal

Scientific Name: Ocimum basilicum

Life Cycle: Annual

Remarks: Attractive plant with dark purple crinkled foliage and pink flowers.

The perfumed scent and mild flavour goes well with rice dishes.

The purple colour remains not entirely true from seed, may  have  some green through plants.

Pick regularly to encourage prolific growth.

Plant Height: 70cm

Season: Spring + Summer

Sowing Depth + Method: 2mm, sow direct or raise seedlings

Spacing: 30cm

Position: Full Sun

Days until Germination: 7 - 14 days @  18-35°C

Seed to Harvest: 80- 100 days 

Approx. Number of Seeds: 200

Note: Orders to Western Australia are sent weekly as they require quarantine inspections upon arrival to WA



When to Sow in your climate

The below is a guide on which months to sow based on your climate

Cool: January, February, September, October, November, and December
Temperate: September, October, November, and December
Sub-tropical: January, February, August, September, October, November, and December
Tropical: January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December
Arid: January, February, September, October, November, and December

FREE Postage (excludes WA, Floret Originals and accessories)

Orders over $100 - FREE Parcel Post 

NSW, VIC, SA, QLD, NT, ACT & TAS Shipping Info
(See WA at the bottom of the page)

Australia Post Postage Costs

Letter Post Priority: $3.50 (No Tracking)

Parcel Post: $8.90 (Parcels that contain a large item accessories like trugs, herb dryers and large books are charged $15.95) 

Express Post: $14.90 (Parcels that contain a large item accessories like trugs, herb dryers and large books are charged $19.95) 

TUBERS are Express Post Only as they are perishable. Price calculated on checkout as they weigh up to 400g each postage will vary.

Postage Time Frames:

Parcel Post estimated 3-8 business days
Express estimated 2-4 business days 
Regular Letter Priority estimated 4-10 business days 
Dispatch is usually 1-3 days 

WA Shipping Information


Please Note:

  • Orders are sent weekly on a Wednesday morning, as they require a quarantine inspection on arrival.
  • Order cut off is midnight Tuesday night as long as payment is finalised. Sometimes paypal payments can take 24-48hrs to go through. This is rare. If this is the case the order will go into the following week's dispatch.
  • Please note not all seeds can be sent to WA. Seeds that cannot be sent are marked on the thumbnail or below the price on the product page. These seeds are NOT permitted to WA.
  • Unfortunately due the way our orders get to WA Quarantine we cannot send large items like accessories, books etc.
  • Unfortunately we don't offer Express Post to WA as the parcels are sent weekly and defeats the purpose of Express post. You can however choose parcel post.


Postage Costs (inc quarantine inspection fees)

Letter Post: $7.50 (No Tracking) this includes the cost of quarantine inspection.

Parcel Post: $13.90 this includes quarantine inspection fees (Parcels that contain large item accessories like trugs, herb dryers and large books are charged $16.95)

Tracking for parcel post will kick in after it has been inspected at WA quarantine and enters the mail stream. There is no tracking on letters.

Sorry we cannot offer free post to WA due to the cost of quarantine inspection fees.

Click here for all WA permitted seeds.


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