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Plectranthus purpuratus

Leaves are aromatic and smell like Vicks.

Plant Type:

General Size: small

Flowering Time: autumn

Flowering Colour: cream

Specifications: container plants | evergreen | fast growing | fragrant | non aggressive roots | semi shade | shade | townhouse gardens | waterwise

Description

This very fast growing groundcover grows to 40cm high and 40cm wild. It thrives in shade or semi-shade. It has fuzzy, crinkled leaves with purple veins. The leaves are aromatic hence the common name of Vicks Plant. It produces tiny little white or purple flowers. It is an ideal plant for a hanging basket on a patio or in a container under trees. It has a lovely drooping habit as it scampers over the edge of containers. This is the larval host plant for Bush Bronze, Mocker Blue, Eyed Pansy, the March Commodor and the African Leaf Commodor butterflies. The name is derived from the Greek plektron = a spur; anthos= a flower. These plants have conspicuously spurred flowers.