Prostanthera rotundifolia
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Prostanthera rotundifolia , Australian Mint Bush
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Prostanthera
Very attractive purple bell shaped flowers. Small, oval, peppermint scented, grey green leaves. A traditional medicinal herb of Australia.
Characteristics:
• Hardiness: H2 (1 to 5C)
• Type: Evergreen Shrub
• Height: up to 2m
• Spread: 60cm
Australian Mint Bush can be seen at the herb farm in Jekka’s Herbetum and is available to buy as herb plants.
Details
• Aspect: Full Sun
• Soil type: Sand, Chalk, Loam, Well Drained
• pH: Universal pH
• Habit: Bushy
• Flowering colour: Purple
• Flowering time: Spring after 5 years
• Uses: Medicinal (Read Jekka’s Guide To Medicinal Herbs for more information)
• Attracts pollinators: Yes (Read Jekka’s Guide to Pollinators for more information)
• Container suitability: Yes
• UK native: No
• Caution: N/A
Growing
• Grown from seed: No
• Propagation: Cuttings
• Maintenance: (See Jekka’s Blogs on Early Spring, Late Spring, Summer and Autumn maintenance)
• Harvest: N/A
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