Plants will ship early June 🙂
Ashitaba, (Angelica keiskei koidzumi), potted plant, organic
$8.50 – $21.95
Family:Â Carrot (Apiaceae)
Hardy to Zone 7Â to 12.
(HACHIJO-SOU, Tomorrow’s Leaf) Biennial native to Hachijojima Island in Japan. This is the standard type with green leaves and stems. High chlorophyll plant with yellow sap, unique among Angelicas due to its edibility and the presence of both B 12 and the flavonoids known as “chalcones.” Mature size is about 4 feet wide and flowering to about 5 feet tall. The plant requires warm temperatures for optimal growth–75 to 85 degrees F. They need at least 6 hours sunlight daily to thrive! It is often best to greenhouse them, although coastal climates (such as San Francisco area) seem to work pretty well for outdoor cultivation, and zone 8 growers may find that these plants do fine in regular open garden conditions.  For best results, plant into a large container of compost. Space plants 3 feet apart.
Potted plant certified organically grown
John (verified owner) –
I can’t find anywhere how much sun is ideal for Ashitaba. Only it needs a minimum of 6 hours of sunlight. But what is optimal, I live in Southern California and the plant can get way more than 6 hours. I have the Ashitabas in pots, but want to plant them in the ground too.
What is the optimal amount of sunlight for Southern California by the Ocean Zone 10B?
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Jaclyn (verified owner) –
Zone 10A. This is planted last year from a seedling I purchased from your site. The mature plant is about 5 ft tall, with loads of bees and swallowtail butterfly made a nursery here for the caterpillar. Beautiful plant!
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Kate Boyington (verified owner) –
This is a great tea plant. I keep it indoors for winter here in Minnesota and it’s a very easy plant to care for. The tea has a very fresh taste.
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Lizzie (verified owner) –
I’m successfully growing ashitaba in raised beds in the mission district of San Francisco. The plants probably get about 5-6 hours of dappled sun daily. They like moisture, so planting them in full sun here wasn’t as successful. I love these plants!
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Jessica Powell (verified owner) –
My plants arrived 2 days after shipping. They were very healthy. It’s been 2 days since they’ve arrived, been repotted, and have perked up nicely. I’m very pleased with my order and look forward to ordering more soon!
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Michelle Warren (verified owner) –
I love this plant. It grows well for me in Texas. Just discovered that it is a host plant for black swallowtail butterflies. The caterpillars love it too!
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Tammy Williams (verified owner) –
Great growing, looks wonderful and taste great have been taking little nibbles here and there. 🙂
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Susie (verified owner) –
The quality of Strictly Medicinal’s shipped plants were above expectation, they come with a shipping tracking number to watch carefully so they can be rescued in their time of disruption as soon as possible, they arrived in 48 hours of shipment. Upon reading careful instructions and pulling each plant out, surprisingly they came out nearly glowing, with a few crinkles and bends on only their leaves, they sat upright immediately welcoming their new home. The careful packaging was not limited to keeping them safe from battening, but with wishes of luck, love and health. Kind regards and much gratitude!
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