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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 48 inches
Plant Spread: 36 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Green
White
Other: Pale green
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: frost tender
Start indoors
Pollinators: Self

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera).

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Common names
  • Ashwagandha
  • Indian Ginseng
  • Poison Gooseberry
  • Winter Cherry

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Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Plant Events from our members
dave On March 23, 2024 Potted up
Divided them up and they are now in 5 different 4" pots. Strong looking, but still relatively small.
dave On February 23, 2024 Seeds germinated
We're doing a germination test on these and this morning I potted up some of the sprouted seeds into 3 4" pots. Put 2 to 3 sprouts per pot.
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