Perennials, Tropicals > Plectranthus > Plectranthus montanus > Plectranthus montanus
Plectranthus montanus
Camphor Spur Flower, Mentholatum Plant, Vick's Plant
Origin: Congo and Democratic Republic of the Congo to Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia, south to south Africa In the Arabian Peninsula including Yemen, and Saudi Arabia. India.
| Family |
| Lamiaceae |
| Genus |
| Plectranthus |
| Species |
| montanus |
| Category |
| Perennials, Tropicals |
| Synonyms |
| Burnatastrum cylindraceum, Coleus subbaraoi, Geniosporum fissum, Geniosporum lasiostachyum, Germanea cylindracea, Plectranthus cylindraceus |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 10 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| Requires cold season protection under glass. |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H1c |
| Temperature (°C) |
| 5 – 10 |
| Height |
| 30 - 200 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
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| General Description |
| A fleshy, perennial plant. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in in full sun or shade in a fertile well-drained soil. |
| Habitat |
| Rock outcrops, dry Acacia-Commiphora bushland and dry evergreen bushland; at elevations from 500 - 2,400 metres, occasionally descending to 250 metres. |
| Bark/Stem Description |
| Erect or ascending stems that can become more or less woody, especially near the base; it can grow 30 - 200 cm tall. The stems are scandent or prostrate, sometimes forming clumps. |
| Leaf Description |
| Petiolate with blades fleshy, broadly ovate to sub-orbicular, rhombic, or reniform, 4-10 cm long, 3-9 cm wide, rounded to truncate and then often long-attenuate at base, obtuse to rounded at apex, coarsely crenate to dentate at margins or entire toward base, densely appressed-pubescent above and beneath; petiole 1-4.5 cm long. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Propagation |
| By seed or stem cuttings. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses (Disclaimer) |
| The plant is used in the treatment of digestive and respiratory complaints, pain, infections and fevers. |
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