Plants ordered today will begin shipping in June of 2024
Jiao-gu-lan, Japanese (Gynostemma pentaphyllum) potted vine, organic
$8.50 – $21.95
Family: Cucurbit (Cucurbitaceae)
Hardy to zone 7 to 12, commonly grown as a potted plant and brought in for the winter.
(Immortality, Amachazu, Jiao-gu-lan) Herbaceous or perennial dioecious vine native to China, Tibet, Japan and Southeast Asia, the blue-green leaves of this perennial vine are commonly made into tea. Does well in pots and is commonly kept in a light window. Outdoors, a thick mulch will assist these beauties in surviving harsh winters, or you can overwinter them indoors (they grow!) or in a cold greenhouse to add some protection. Trellis. Traditional usage: adaptogen and life extension. To explain one of the gallery images–it is a specialized jiao-gu-lan bed in a greenhouse, with deep, rich soil surrounded by rocks. You can see the jiao-gu-lan roots planted to the perimeter of the bed. The vines (male and female) will drape over the sides and fruit in season. r
Potted Plant Certified Organically Grown
james.magnus.bacon (verified owner) –
Learning a lot about this plant – I’m on the front range in Colorado (5b-6a) – It’s a zone 7-11 plant so when it gets down to 10degrees will the plant die outright? Im planning on mulching it and keeping my fingers crossed it will come back for the second year. And it didn’t get very big this first year but it was happy to spread and climb my 6′ trellis about a foot. I harvested some leafy vines today – careful not to take any outta the ground that may have started rooting but I am wondering – before I chop them up and put some on my drying rack or in a tincture jar – should I try to propagate them with cuttings so I can see if I can get it going inside? Any tips? Also, do you know why isn’t this plant more commonly available commerically? It seems like a big winner for people who enjoy drinking tea and apparently the therapeutic properties are legion… Regardless of its medicinal value, it’s an intrinsically special plant. Thank you for the plants Richo!
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Katie Chang –
vigorous plants. Started with 3. This picture is from season 3.
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Samantha –
Loved my Jiao gu lan for several years…but sadly through my own neglect, she is no more. I hope to see these offered in live plant form again soon! I miss my invigorating tea! Green Blessings to you beautiful folk at Strictly! ?
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Tally Cats –
Since planted it has doubled in size in less than a month. I can literally watch this amazing plant grow! Its delicious in tea and a great Cilantro alternative.
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Mary –
This healthy plant arrived with others. I live in northern MN (zone 3) with lots of deer, voles, slugs…so didn’t even think of planting it outside. It makes an incredibly beautiful potted plant, growing up a trellis. I need to regularly harvest and use the foliage in tea to keep it from taking over the world. It seems to overwinter well inside, too. Richo always delivers great plants!
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adamjeanchristopher (verified owner) –
Ordered this lil’ guy a few weeks back(along with two other plants) and was incredibly surprised at the spectacular packaging!!
Having never ordered any live plants before, part of me expected to receive a wilted and sun-deprived little thing, hahaha!
But the plants were packed amazingly well, i was truly surprised to find un-smunched and perky plants! They are now established in their new home and growing happily!
Thank you guys!
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Bud –
Last year I ordered 3 jiaogulan with 3 ashitaba. Upon opening the package I saw the jiaogulan had wrapped tendrils around the ashitaba– for support during the ride, I’m sure! 😉
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Julie Wawirka –
This has overwintered well in my unheated greenhouse. Last year was cold enough to kill the Hill’s Hardy rosemary there, around -15F, but this plant was fine. It is increasing and spreading by rooting. I had plants overwinter with snow cover outside, but the voles were quite fond of it. ( The chickens love it as a green too!)
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M Warren (verified owner) –
I ordered 3 of these at the end of spring. They are in a hanging pot, mostly shaded, and have grown about 4-5 feet. Best of all, they survived and thrived throughout our hot Texas summer (many days 100+ degrees) with only minimal wilting! I’ll be ordering more…
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