NAME:  Patchouli

OTHER COMMON NAMES:  True Patchouli / Patchouly

SCIENTIFIC NAME:  Pogostemon Cablin

COLOR:  Pink - White

PLANT SEEDS:  At 70 - 75F

BLOOM TIME:  Late Fall Flowers

HARVEST:  Leaves can be harvested several times a year

HARDINESS ZONE:  9 - 11

PLANT HEIGHT:  24 - 36"

PLANT SPACING:  24 - 36"

LIGHT REQUIREMENTS:  Sun - Part Shade

SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES:  Average - Moist

QUANTITY:  5 Seeds

OTHER:  The Patchouli plant is a small tropical shrub native to Asia. It is the source of patchouli oil which has been used for centuries both in traditional medicine & for its fragrance. This herb is grown commercially for its oil that it is extracted from the leaves, which can be harvested several times a year. Patchouli oil is very strongly fragranced with a scent described as woody & earthy. It is used to make perfumes, incense, air fresheners, & bug repellent. Patchouli is a tender perennial, but can be grown as a houseplant. The leaves are not fragrant on the plant. (They become fragrant when they are fermented.) The flowers of the Patchouli plant are fragrant though.