Annuals, Perennials, Tropicals > Plectranthus > Plectranthus amboinicus > Plectranthus amboinicus
Plectranthus amboinicus
Country Borage, French Thyme
Origin: South Africa and India.
| Family |
| Lamiaceae |
| Genus |
| Plectranthus |
| Species |
| amboinicus |
| Category |
| Annuals, Perennials, Tropicals |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cool season protection under glass. |
| Height |
| 30 - 45 cm |
| Spread |
| 38 - 45 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A herbaceous plant that has proven to be invasive outside its natural range. |
| Cultivation |
| Plant under partial sun to full shade in free-draining soil. |
| Shape |
| Spreading-hirsute. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Habitat |
| Tropical rainforests to wet/dry savannas. |
| Leaf Description |
| Fleshy, petiolate serrated leaves spanning 4 - 10 cm long, 3 - 8 cm wide and 5 mm thick. |
| Flower Description |
| Terminal flowers measuring 10 - 20 cm long that are densely pubescent. Flowers grow roughly in groups of 20. |
| Fruit Description |
| Small nutlets that are 0.7 mm long and 0.5mm wide. |
| Colour Description |
| Medium to jade green foliage. white flowers. Light brown nutlets. |
| Texture Description |
| Velvety. |
| Notable Specimens |
| University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| By seed or tip cuttings. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| In medicines and herbal treatments of various ailments. |
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