Gotu Kola

Botanical Name: Centella asiatica
Common Names: Gotu Kola, Asiatic Pennywort, Indian Pennywort

Gotu Kola is a hardy creeping groundcover herb that grows amazingly well in Perth. It features fan-shaped green leaves on delicate stems and loves damp, sheltered spots. It is a brilliant addition to backyard food forests, grown around pond margins or kept in shallow pots on the patio.

Features:

Ideal prune height range: 0.1-0.3m

pH growing conditions: 6.0 to 7.0

Shade or full sun: Prefers shade or partial shade in Perth Metro

Minimum pot year 5: 20L pot

Time to fruit age: 2-3 months (harvest leaves)

Gotu Kola spreads quickly across damp soil using creeping runners that take root as they go. It works brilliant as a living mulch under established fruit trees, helping hold ground moisture. Keep the soil constantly damp and give it shade from harsh summer heat, and it will churn out fresh green leaves year round.

Interesting Notes:
Gotu Kola is famous in traditional medicine as a brain tonic used to support memory, focus, and circulation.

The entire leaf is edible and can be eaten fresh in salads, blended into juices, or brewed into herbal tea.

Pickup from Parkwood, WA. Delivery to Perth Metro only.

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