Pogostemon cablin | Patchouli | Flower
Pogostemon cablin belongs to the plant family LAMIACEĈ and Genus Pogostemon This Flower prefers Moist soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to light shade
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Pogostemon cablin does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Pogostemon cablin so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Pogostemon cablin patchouli is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
This somewhat tender plant can only survive cold winter nights that dip to 30° Fahrenheit. Pogostemon cablin needs summer days with high heat. Patchouli likes soils that are rich. This plant likes full sun to light shade. It needs soil that is moist.
Pogostemon cablin will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Pogostemon cablin is a perennial. Leaves: Patchouli has 5" triangular hairy leaves with scalloped edges. Flowers: This plant has flowers in spikes. Blossoms appear in September and continue through November. The flowers are most often a white color, with an accent in violet.
Pogostemon cablin | Patchouli is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is white. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … violet. Secondary color or not the flower is described as: flowers in spikes
Leaves of the plant Pogostemon cablin have a smell of minty, cedar like dried leaves and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … |
In the Northern Hemisphere Pogostemon cablin starts to bloom around 09,01 blooming stops about 11,30
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 4' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
Pogostemon cablin has too many possible beneficial herbal uses to fully enumerate. A few of its uses include: as an aphrodisiac, as an antidepressant, as an antiseptic and as a phlebitic remedy. See the medicinal properties section for the full list. The leaves together with the shoots and the essential oil are considered to be the valuable parts by the herbalist. Do not take essential oil internally.
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"The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants", Andrew Chevallier, DK Publishing, New York, 1996.