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Stanley Shell
Posted at:
January 26, 2025
Are you familiar with a vietnamese herb called "kim that tai"? I want to cultivate this herb. I understand that this leafy herb is good for your blood. Some Vietnamese put it in their salad or just eat the leaves.I am not familiar with this herb. On a Vietnamese discussion list this herb was identified as a species of Gynura, either G. aurantiaca or G. sarmentosa (https://www.datviet.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-46936.html). The english name is "velvet plant". It is a member of the daisy family growing 60-90 cm (2-3') tall with velvety leaves covered in soft purple hairs. The flowers are orange. There is a picture and more information at Cal's Plant of the Week website (https://www.plantoftheweek.org/week130.shtml).