Withania thrives best in full sunlight and requires well-drained soil to avoid waterlogging. Special care points include monitoring for root rot and ensuring a warm climate, ideally above 60°F. Occasional fertilization during the growing season can also promote healthy growth.
Watering schedule: Every 2-3 weeks
Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
| Care Difficulty | Easy |
| Lifespan | Perennial |
| Watering Schedule | Every 2-3 weeks |
| Sunlight Requirements | Full sun |
| Soil pH | 5.5-7.5 |
| Hardiness Zones |
10-12
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Ashwagandha is a bush-forming plant that produces orange-red fruit similar to small-sized tomatillos. Although it's occasionally grown as a garden plant, it should be treated carefully; it does live up to its common name of "poisonous gooseberry." The specific epithet somnifera in its Latin name means "sleep-inducing."
Withania heterophylla was first discovered by an English botanist, William Botting Hemsley (1843-1924). Its name, heterophylla, describes the plant's varying leaf shapes. Hetero means "different" and phylla means "leaves".
It is a shrub that can reach up to three meters high although it usually reaches a meter and a half. It blooms from spring to summer and loses the leaves when summer arrives. The berries are greenish and measure between 7 and 8 mm in diameter.
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