Hi guys!! I came on to see if there was any suggestions for trimming and legginess. I know this thread is old but I wanted to offer my experience with the henna plants. I live in Miami, Florida and have 6 mature trees that I planted about 7 years ago. They are all healthy and grow robustly. They DO in fact offer a wonderful fragrance when in bloom. The flowers emit a delicious and mesmerizing fragrance. The scent is more potent when 1) right after they receive water, whether by me or mother nature and 2) as the evening is arriving....like at sunset. I know some on here say that only the leaves offer fragrance and that may be the experience they have had with whichever strand they own. My experience is the total opposite from these comments. My home sits on a corner and the neighbors walk past my home when walking their pets just to grab a whiff from my garden. They constantly tell me that I have the "best smelling corner in the neighborhood" ;) My trees bloom year round! I do not fertilize them directly, ever. The only time they get any type of "help" is when the run off water from my other plants around them that I do fertilize, reaches them. In my experience, the less you do for them, the prettier and healthier they perform,....mine offer me full, flower packed blooms all year. My only chore with them is trimming them back so they do not become leggy. I have some in direct, full blazing sun and a few in partial sun (30% direct sun from sunrise til about 11 am) The ones in full sun are much less leggy than the others. I am certain this occurs because they are searching for the sun so the tops grow more rapidly in that direction. In the past, I have trimmed the trees and planted the cuttings directly into the soil around the existing tree. Some have taken, others have not. I also take the little pods (balls) that develop (which are packed with seeds) when they turn brown and crush between my fingers to spread the seeds around the existing plants. I do not "bury" them into the soil, I just simply let the drop on the soil bed. I have had growth from these little buddies many times. This is most definitely one of my favorite fragrant plants and they have performed wonderfully in my garden. I will add some pictures for you all to review as soon as I snap some. Hope this info helps a bit ;) Love & light to all!!

Welcome, Corpsman Cooper! There are wonderful, helpful gardeners on this forum. The info I had about henna is it is hardy in zones 9-12. You can grow it in pots and it does just fine. If you have clay soil you should make sure you provide good drainage because I have read that henna doesn't like wet feet. There was a local nursery in SW Florida that used to have the pink/red flowering kind but not anymore. I've only ever grown the cream flowered type. I got my first plant over 20 years ago at the Mounts Botanical Gardens Spring Fling from a local herb society. They can get tall but take well to pruning. If anyone would like seeds, just email me your address. My email is anglatina at aol dot com. Julie in WPB

Dee, I do know about spending money on our furkids--I spend way too much on mine. I've been going white since my early 20's--I had just one patch that looked so striking in my dark auburn hair--loved it. I am about 80% white now--or more salt than pepper!! I do hate the growing out process--and it seems that my dark auburn is now changing to a much darker color. I told my kids I was going to shave it all off and start from scratch. Magic, I'll check out that site more later. A quick look isn't enough!! That looks much easier than the sites I had checked before. Heather, I'll check out that forum too. Thanks for all the info--I knew I would get some good info here. I'm not all that brave about trying new things but I'll give this some more thought and maybe work up my nerve to try it!!

Yup! They sure do, Klseiverd. Here's just one such retailer [below]. There are reams and reams of them. I'm so sorry for your broken bone. The whole ordeal sounds dreadful. I hurt just thinking about it. That's about the only malady I've never had...and hope I never do have. I understand your wish to doodle over the scar but remember...the scar will fade in time. That I can personally attest to. I don't know how permanent henna is but you may want to reconsider your plan. Also, as a precautionary measure...do check with your Dr before you put anything over or near the scar. I'd be concerned about infection or some other subcutaneous disruption. Beyond all of that...I hope you heal well and quickly. http://hennapennausa.com/