I'm a fan of Henna. It is easy to grow, has a lovely fragrance and is drought tolerant. I grown it similar to almond verbena.

Hmmm, that henna looks very pretty, and if it's fragrant I'd love to grow it too. Does it grow from seed?

Trini!!!!! I love, love, love henna! Your picture is lovely!

I have seeds if you want them, Katkin. I grew this one from seeds. Trini is right; the fragrance is sheer heaven and they are very drought tolerant.

Julie in WPB

I had a Henna plant a few years ago and loved it. It smelled fantastic. I don't know what happened to it:-(

Thanks. Hmmm... all henna growers in Zone 10 except Ariel in 9 whose henna disappeared. Should I assume henna is too sensitive to Zone 9 winters? Also, web search shows 3 types/colors. Any info on that re obtaining/growing in Florida?

Trini & Julie - Beautiful henna plants!

Irma - Here is the info for you

Silvia

Here is a link that might be useful: henna

Thanks Julie & Silvia. Irma, it grows quite easily from seed. I don't know about the hardiness of it except what's in the article that Silvia posted. I can send you seeds if you want. Some people on the Fragrant Forum grow it and you can check with them about the hardiness of it but being that it grows easily from seeds, I think you should try it.

I would love to get my hands on some of this! I am just starting my garden in my very first house and I think this might be a nice addition! I'm in the pan handle of Florida, originally from Michigan and still learning the ropes! I'm so happy I found this place! I could use all the help I can get!

Welcome, Corpsman Cooper! There are wonderful, helpful gardeners on this forum.
The info I had about henna is it is hardy in zones 9-12. You can grow it in pots and it does just fine. If you have clay soil you should make sure you provide good drainage because I have read that henna doesn't like wet feet. There was a local nursery in SW Florida that used to have the pink/red flowering kind but not anymore. I've only ever grown the cream flowered type. I got my first plant over 20 years ago at the Mounts Botanical Gardens Spring Fling from a local herb society. They can get tall but take well to pruning. If anyone would like seeds, just email me your address. My email is anglatina at aol dot com.

Julie in WPB

Hi Julie--- I would love to have some Henna seeds, I am glad to send you a stamped envelope SASE, and will E-mail you to get your address.... thank you so very much for the kind offer, sally

My pleasure, Sally. It feels good to give back. I've gotten so much good advice and plants from these folk on this forum.

Julie in WPB