Jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum) seeds

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Jiaogulan (Gynostemma pentaphyllum) seeds

The "Herb of Immortality" is prepared as tea in South China. They say: "It acts as ginseng but better as ginseng".
Contents: Approx. 20 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

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SKU: 1269

GTIN: 4250601206967

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Jiaogulan is a medicinal and vegetable plant from China. It is also called Xiancao, "herb of immortality", which hints at its rejuvenating and revitalizing effect. The herb jiaogulan contains very similar ingredients like the ginseng root but is much easier to cultivate. The leaves of the hardy plant can be used versatilely as a salad, tea or in "green smoothies".

Plant description

Species:	Cucurbitaceae
Root system:	Rhizome
Plant type:	Climber
Flower colour:	Green White
Lifecycle:	Perennial
Flowering months:	July August
Eventual height:	2-10 m

Growing advice

Sunlight:	Full shadow Shade
Sowing depth:	0.5 cm
Planting distance:	30 cm
Germination temperature:	18-24° C
When to sow outdoors:	April May

Jiaogulan is a heat-loving climber for the balcony, terrace, greenhouse, or outdoors (conditionally hardy). It can also be grown indoors as a pot plant. The seeds germinate well at warm temperatures of about 22 °C.

Other names

Botanical name:	Gynostemma pentaphyllum, Vitis pentaphylla, V. quelpaertensis, Zanonia cissoides, Pestalozzia pedata
German names:	Rankende Indigopflanze, Jiaogulan, Frauenginseng, Kraut Der Unsterblichkeit
French names:	Herbe de L'immortalité, Jiaogulan
English names:	Stranded Blue Plant, Jiaogulan
Spanish names:	Orquídea de la Vid Enroscada, Yiaogulan
Italian names:	Jiaogulan

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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