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Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) plant, organic

$8.50

Family: Legume (Fabaceae)

Hardy to Zones 4 to 10 (mulch heavily in colder zones)

(Astragalus membranaceus = Astragalus propinquus, Huang-qi)  Herbaceous perennial native to China. Traditional usage (TCM): increase vital energy and protect against illness. The plant prefers full sun and dryish soils or regular garden soil.  Plants get quite large, flowering to 6 feet, with yellow-white flowers giving way to pea-like follicles.  Space plants 2 feet apart.

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  1. Question

    popina72 (verified owner)

    Is this expected back in stock soon?
    Wondering if I should wait before placing my order!?!

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      Hello Popina,
      Thanks for writing! I think you should not wait on these. The first planting sold out and I just planted more seeds a few days back. We will most likely be listing these again for sale in june. richo

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    Rachel

    Is it a perennial plant,, and can it take the cold?

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      Richo Cech

      Hi Rachel, Thanks for writing! if you click on the picture you’ll get the monograph that descries the plant, and if perennial (which this one is) then you will get the zone recommendations. Here’s a snippet for you:

      Astragalus

      Hardy to Zones 4 to 10 (mulch heavily in colder zones)

      (Astragalus membranaceus = Astragalus propinquus, Huang-qi) Herbaceous perennial native to China. Traditional usage (TCM): increase vital energy and protect against illness. The plant prefers full sun and dryish soils or regular garden soil. Plants get quite large, flowering to 6 feet, with yellow-white flowers giving way to pea-like follicles. Space plants 2 feet apart.

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    Alice Tavassoli

    Could I grow this very easily in central-west Florida? zone 9b/10a? Do I need to add lime to the soil? How long before I could harvest a lot from one plant? Thank you!

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      Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      hello alice, thanks for writing. we do have astragalus listed up to a zone 10 and i think it would do well in the sandy soils of florida. These make their own nitrogen, and one of the ways the root gets bigger is if it has a deep soil unimpeded by rocks. You wouldn’t need to add lime to the soil. I like to use these roots fresh in soup. One 2-year-old root would probably yield enough for 4 soups. You would probably want to grow more than one plant. richo

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    Barbara Graves

    Is this a wild senna?

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    Kendra

    Does astragalus require cold stratification

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      Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      hi kendra, yes, these need everything–scarification, soaking, stratification and if possible. . . inoculation. r

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