Barbara--my patchouli is a purchased plant I decided to try to overwinter under my grow lights. It got hugh, so I decided to try to root cuttings from it for our upcoming plant sale. I have a nice number of large healthy plants. My concern now is that the wonderful scent has slowly disappeared over the winter. A few experienced herb growers have indicated it might have become "chemically dormant" over the winter. I'm waiting to see. If you are interested in an unrooted cutting (or two or three) c-mail me (I have successfully sent unrooted cuttings, but am clueless how to send rooted ones).
So how far removed from "growing from seeds" is that? Sorry everyone!
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