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Mehndi, Mehandi - Seeds

Mehndi, Mehandi - Seeds

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  • Source of natural mehndi (henna) dye for skin and hair
  • Extremely drought and heat tolerant once established
  • Makes a fragrant, dense living hedge
  • Low-maintenance and long-lived
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Mehndi, Mehandi - Seeds

Specifications

Family Lythraceae
Native region North Africa and Southwest Asia
Mature height 2-6 m (kept lower as a hedge)
Growth rate Slow to moderate

Care guide

Sunlight Full sun (6+ hours)
Watering Low; water moderately while young, then drought tolerant
Soil / mix Well-drained sandy or loamy soil; tolerates poor, alkaline soils
Fertilizer Light feed of compost once or twice a year
Difficulty Easy

Uses

<p>Dried, powdered leaves are the source of natural mehndi used to dye hands, hair and beards a rich red-orange. The plant works as a fragrant hedge, and its leaves are valued in traditional medicine for cooling and skin uses.</p>

Growing tips

<p>Henna seeds are slow and hard to start, so <strong>soak them in warm water for 1-2 days</strong> before sowing. Sow 0.5-1 cm deep in warm, sandy soil; germination is uneven and takes <strong>14-30&#43; days</strong> at 25-30 C. Raise in seed trays and transplant seedlings spaced 60-100 cm apart once 10-15 cm tall. Leaves can be harvested for dye from the second year onward.</p>

Frequently asked questions

When should I sow henna seeds in India?
Sow in spring to early summer (February to May) when temperatures are warm, around 25-30 C, which gives the best germination. Soak the seeds for a day or two first, as fresh-sown dry seed germinates poorly.
How long before I can harvest henna leaves for mehndi?
Henna grows slowly. Seedlings establish in the first year, and you can usually begin harvesting leaves for dye from the second year, with stronger yields as the shrub matures.

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