Henna

12 years ago

In the posts for "Flowers for Afternoon Sun in Tampa???" Julie in West Palm Beach mentioned success with henna. Tell us more! (Searching GW for "henna" produced only 2 threads, and those are not focused on henna.) Are there more fans of this plant?

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trini1trini
12 years ago
I'm a fan of Henna. It is easy to grow, has a lovely fragrance and is drought tolerant. I grown it similar to almond verbena.
katkin_gw
12 years ago
Hmmm, that henna looks very pretty, and if it's fragrant I'd love to grow it too. Does it grow from seed?
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Hi guys!! I came on to see if there was any suggestions for trimming and legginess. I know this thread is old but I wanted to offer my experience with the henna plants. I live in Miami, Florida and have 6 mature trees that I planted about 7 years ago. They are all healthy and grow robustly. They DO in fact offer a wonderful fragrance when in bloom. The flowers emit a delicious and mesmerizing fragrance. The scent is more potent when 1) right after they receive water, whether by me or mother nature and 2) as the evening is arriving....like at sunset. I know some on here say that only the leaves offer fragrance and that may be the experience they have had with whichever strand they own. My experience is the total opposite from these comments. My home sits on a corner and the neighbors walk past my home when walking their pets just to grab a whiff from my garden. They constantly tell me that I have the "best smelling corner in the neighborhood" ;) My trees bloom year round! I do not fertilize them directly, ever. The only time they get any type of "help" is when the run off water from my other plants around them that I do fertilize, reaches them. In my experience, the less you do for them, the prettier and healthier they perform,....mine offer me full, flower packed blooms all year. My only chore with them is trimming them back so they do not become leggy. I have some in direct, full blazing sun and a few in partial sun (30% direct sun from sunrise til about 11 am) The ones in full sun are much less leggy than the others. I am certain this occurs because they are searching for the sun so the tops grow more rapidly in that direction. In the past, I have trimmed the trees and planted the cuttings directly into the soil around the existing tree. Some have taken, others have not. I also take the little pods (balls) that develop (which are packed with seeds) when they turn brown and crush between my fingers to spread the seeds around the existing plants. I do not "bury" them into the soil, I just simply let the drop on the soil bed. I have had growth from these little buddies many times. This is most definitely one of my favorite fragrant plants and they have performed wonderfully in my garden. I will add some pictures for you all to review as soon as I snap some. Hope this info helps a bit ;) Love & light to all!!
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I did a quick search (maybe you did, too?) and came up with nothing. I think your best bet is to sit down with a list of nurseries and start making calls. If all else fails, I'm sure you can find these plants online.
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Hi, I'm interested in any but mostly medicinal herbs: Mint- chocolate, spearmint, peppermint Angelica archangelic Comfrey Ginger Horseradish Stevia Calea dream Saffron/crocus sativus Henna Myrrh Chamomile Anything medicinal Please look at my trade list. T hank you
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It may not have enough roots yet and so I will wait till it grows a bit more. What I will do is set the entire pot inside another slightly larger pot with a similar mix of soil and keep it in warm well lighted location. In a month or two you may see some roots poking out from the bottom. You can then take it out and put it in a larger pot of its own. Like most plants Henna will like well-aerated soil and you can choose to do so when repotting.
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fl_southpaw
12 years ago
Trini!!!!! I love, love, love henna! Your picture is lovely!

I have seeds if you want them, Katkin. I grew this one from seeds. Trini is right; the fragrance is sheer heaven and they are very drought tolerant.

Julie in WPB
ariel73
12 years ago
I had a Henna plant a few years ago and loved it. It smelled fantastic. I don't know what happened to it:-(
Irma_StPete
Original Author
12 years ago
Thanks. Hmmm... all henna growers in Zone 10 except Ariel in 9 whose henna disappeared. Should I assume henna is too sensitive to Zone 9 winters? Also, web search shows 3 types/colors. Any info on that re obtaining/growing in Florida?
whgille
12 years ago
Trini & Julie - Beautiful henna plants!

Irma - Here is the info for you

Silvia

Here is a link that might be useful: henna
trini1trini
12 years ago
Thanks Julie & Silvia. Irma, it grows quite easily from seed. I don't know about the hardiness of it except what's in the article that Silvia posted. I can send you seeds if you want. Some people on the Fragrant Forum grow it and you can check with them about the hardiness of it but being that it grows easily from seeds, I think you should try it.
CorpsmanCooper
12 years ago
I would love to get my hands on some of this! I am just starting my garden in my very first house and I think this might be a nice addition! I'm in the pan handle of Florida, originally from Michigan and still learning the ropes! I'm so happy I found this place! I could use all the help I can get!
fl_southpaw
12 years ago
Welcome, Corpsman Cooper! There are wonderful, helpful gardeners on this forum.
The info I had about henna is it is hardy in zones 9-12. You can grow it in pots and it does just fine. If you have clay soil you should make sure you provide good drainage because I have read that henna doesn't like wet feet. There was a local nursery in SW Florida that used to have the pink/red flowering kind but not anymore. I've only ever grown the cream flowered type. I got my first plant over 20 years ago at the Mounts Botanical Gardens Spring Fling from a local herb society. They can get tall but take well to pruning. If anyone would like seeds, just email me your address. My email is anglatina at aol dot com.

Julie in WPB
saldut
12 years ago
Hi Julie--- I would love to have some Henna seeds, I am glad to send you a stamped envelope SASE, and will E-mail you to get your address.... thank you so very much for the kind offer, sally
fl_southpaw
12 years ago
My pleasure, Sally. It feels good to give back. I've gotten so much good advice and plants from these folk on this forum.

Julie in WPB

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