How to grow Patchouli plant growing and care:
Moist
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Vegetative Reproduction
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Can cause skin problems
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Nematode, fungal
Pruning season:
Autumn – winter
How to prune:
For design
Size of the plant?
0.5-1 m, 20-40 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Medium growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Autumn
General information about the flower
Fragrant flowers in color pink-purple the flowers small and grow on spike in inflorescence
Uses of Patchouli plant flower:
Oil, fragrant, soap
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season:
All year
How to harvest the leaves?
After the plant established can trim freely
Information about leaves:
Green in elliptic shape the edge serrated
Uses of Patchouli plant leaves:
Beverage, salad
Scientific name:
Pogostemon cablin
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting, Summer planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Tropics Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Average growing plants
Plant life-form: Evergreen, Herbaceous, Perennial plant, Shrub
Plant Uses: Edible plants, Fragrance, Ornamental plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones:
Ornamental parts: Ornamental flower, Ornamental leaves, Ornamental plant
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Autumn flowers
Flower colors: Pink flower, Purple flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible leaves
Culinary uses: Beverage, Cooked, Salad