Withania Somnifera seed

Description:

NAME: Indian ginseng

OTHER COMMON NAMES: Withania Somnifera

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ashwaganda

COLOR: Red Berries & White Flowers

PLANT SEEDS: Fall / Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost

BLOOM TIME: Late Spring – Early Summer

HARDINESS ZONE: N/A

PLANT HEIGHT: 24 – 48″

PLANT SPACING: 24 – 36″

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun – Part Shade

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average

OTHER: Ginseng has many herbal & medicinal uses. Both the roots & leaves of the plant are utilized. It is used in the treatment of diabetes, erectile dysfunction, increased energy, & an enhanced immune system. It also attracts bees, butterflies, and birds. Ginseng can easily be grown in containers.