{"product_id":"gynostemma-pentaphyllum","title":"Gynostemma pentaphyllum","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGynostemma pentaphyllum\u003c\/strong\u003e, better known as \u003cstrong\u003ejiaogulan\u003c\/strong\u003e or the \u003cstrong\u003esweet tea vine\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a fast, graceful herbaceous climber from the cucumber family. Its fresh green, five-parted leaves have been brewed for centuries across southern China and Japan as a naturally sweet, grassy herbal tea, and the vine itself scrambles elegantly through trellis and wires by curling tendrils.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe rate it around RHS H4. The top growth is not frost proof: the first proper autumn frosts cut it to the ground, and that is entirely normal. The roots overwinter to around -10C as long as the soil drains sharply, then send up vigorous new shoots each spring that can make 4 to 6 metres of growth in a single season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow it up a warm fence or obelisk for fast summer cover, weave it through \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/exotic-border-plants\"\u003eexotic borders\u003c\/a\u003e, or keep it in a large pot by the kitchen door for picking. For an evergreen flowering partner on the same wall, try \u003ca href=\"\/products\/passiflora-caerulea\"\u003ePassiflora caerulea\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e an established plant in a 12cm pot, ready to plant out or pot on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GROW TROPICALS","offers":[{"title":"12cm \/ 1L","offer_id":58429308010879,"sku":"GYNOPENT12","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/gymno_2436f45a-4f6e-4a61-a072-6a0b72506fe9.jpg?v=1789650024","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/gynostemma-pentaphyllum","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}