- 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.