Plant Profile

Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha, Rennet)

Ashwagandha is a plant that has many uses. In India, it's a source of teh traditional medicines, it's also used for making soap, and to produce vegetarian cheese.

To be planted in well drained moist soil, in areas where there is full sun.

  • Landscape Information
  • Botanical Description
  • Horticulture Management
  • By Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA (Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Vinayaraj (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Roger Culos (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Hari Prasad Nadig from Bangalore, India Uploaded by Vinayaraj (Ashwagandha) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Keystone Foundation Uploaded by Vinayaraj (http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231468) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By JMK (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA (Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Search plant on Google

Download as PDF
  • By Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA (Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Vinayaraj (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Roger Culos (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Hari Prasad Nadig from Bangalore, India Uploaded by Vinayaraj (Ashwagandha) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Keystone Foundation Uploaded by Vinayaraj (http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231468) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By JMK (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA (Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Search plant on Google

Download as PDF
  • By Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA (Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Vinayaraj (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Roger Culos (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Hari Prasad Nadig from Bangalore, India Uploaded by Vinayaraj (Ashwagandha) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By Keystone Foundation Uploaded by Vinayaraj (http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/231468) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
  • By JMK (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Cliff from I now live in Arlington, VA (Outside Washington DC), USA (Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Search plant on Google

Download as PDF