Ashwagandha Plants

Ashwagandha plant is an erect branching growing shrub, with a height up to 1.5 meters. Ashwagandha is a hardy and drought tolerant plant. Ashwagandha leaves are dull green color, an elliptic shape, usually up to 10 to 12 cm in length. Usually, the flowers are small, greenish yellow and bell-shaped. The ripe fruit is berry usually an orange-red color.

Common name(s): Asgandh, Nagouri Asgandh, Punir, Winter cherry, poison gooseberry, Indian ginseng.

Flower colours: Greenish yellow color.

Planting and care: Ashwagandha plant propagated by seeds in monsoon season. The seedlings of six weeks old are transplanted in the pot or main field at a spacing of 60 X 60 cm.