🌸🌿 Chinese Medicinal Plants--Jamaica Vervain (假馬鞭) - Organic / Flower Hut Farm / Potted Plants Price by Size

Jamaica Vervain is the dried whole herb of the perennial subshrub Stachytarpheta jamaicensis in the Verbenaceae family, 60–100 cm tall with square stems, ovate serrate leaves, and terminal blue-purple spikes. Neutral in nature, bitter and sweet in taste, entering the liver and lung meridians. It clears heat and resolves toxins, promotes diuresis and stops dysentery, disperses wind and relieves pain. Mainly treats heat-toxin carbuncles, intestinal wind bloody dysentery, rheumatic arthralgia, traumatic injuries. Externally used for snake bites and boils.

False Verbena Cultivation Method (with illustrations)1. Growing Environment🌞 Light: Full sun to partial shade (4–6 hours daily)🌡️ Temperature: 20–35°C (heat tolerant, cold tolerant up to 5°C)🌱 Soil: Well-drained, moist and fertile (pH 6.0–7.5), salt-tolerant and tolerant of poor soil2. Propagation MethodMethod Illustrated Steps: Division (Most Common)🌱 Dig up the mother plant → Divide into sections → Replant1. **Spring (March–May)** Divide the plant, each section with 2–3 nodes of rhizome.2. Plant at a spacing of 30–50 cm, water thoroughly.Sowing🌱 Seeds → Spread on moist soil → Germination1. Sow small seeds in moist medium in spring and summer.2. Lightly press down without covering with soil, maintain 20–25°C.3. Germination occurs in 7–14 days; thin out seedlings.3. Planting Steps1️⃣ Soil Preparation → Loosen soil 15cm + Apply base fertilizer2️⃣ Planting: Spacing 40cm between plants3️⃣ Water thoroughlyIllustration: Creeping Growth Diagram🌸 Flower Spike╱ ╲╱ ╲╱ ╲╱_______╲🌿───🌿───🌿 Creeping Stems(Ground Cover)4. Daily ManagementKey Points: Watering - Keep soil moist; drought-tolerant but prefers moist conditions; avoid waterlogging. 💧 Slightly moist → OK. Fertilize every 1–2 months during the growing season with balanced liquid fertilizer (N-P-K=10-10-10). 🌿 + 🧪 Liquid fertilizer. Pruning: Regularly prune old stems to control expansion and promote new branches. ✂️ Old stems → New branches 🌸🌸 Support: For upright growth, use bamboo poles to prevent lodging. ```🌱 + Pests and diseases: Few pests and diseases, but watch out for aphids (spray with soapy water). 🐛 → 🚿 Soapy water5. Harvesting and UtilizationHarvesting period: Before and after flowering (summer and autumn), when tender stems and leaves have the best medicinal effect.Method:Cut off the top 10–15 cm (leaving the base for regeneration).Wash clean and use fresh or air dry (<40°C).Uses:Decoction for internal use to clear heat and stop dysentery.External application to treat boils and snake bites.Illustration: Harvesting Instructionstext✂️🌸 ← Cut the top spike╱ ╲╱ ╲🌿 🌿Tips:Easy to propagate: Division survival rate >90%, but susceptible to invasiveness (often considered a weed).Grows year-round in Taiwan's plains; semi-dormant in winter at high altitudes.Attracts butterflies and bees: Beautiful blue-purple flower spikes, suitable for butterfly gardens.Medicinal precautions: Use with caution in pregnant women; consult a physician.