About
Davana is an aromatic, silvery herb grown commercially in southern India for its fragrant leaves and flowers.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Propagation
- Seed or cuttings.
- Growth rate
- Reaches maturity in about four months.
Field notes
Morphology
Aromatic herb, woody at the base with yearly branches. Leaves are deeply divided into narrow lobes; a silky white down gives the foliage a grey-white look. Racemose panicles carry many small yellow flower heads. Short early-flowering and tall late-flowering forms exist.
Ecology
A favoured larval food plant of several butterfly species.
Cultivation notes
Grown commercially in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. Raised from seed or cuttings, it matures in about four months.
History & etymology
The name dhavanam comes from the Sanskrit damanaka.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- India
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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