Botanical name: Plectranthus spicatus
Common name: Durban Lavender
Family: Lamiaceae
Origin: Southern Africa
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
This is a succulent plectranthus with small bright green, serrated leaves. It has a long bloom period of narrow 12 inch spikes of lavender blue flowers. In gardens there, it is used as a vigorous ground cover and has been found suitable as a green roof plant. It's a tough groundcover that prefers dry conditions and grows in both sun or semi-shade.
Similar plants: Plectranthus spicatus (Durban Lavender)
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- Coleus scutellarioides (Coleus hybridus)
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- Plectranthus coleoides (White-Edged Swedish Ivy)
- Plectranthus ecklonii (African Flower)
- Plectranthus ernstii (Caudiciform Plectranthus)
- Plectranthus forsteri (Fragrant Plectranthus)
- Plectranthus neochilus (Lobster Flower )
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Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/plectranthus_spicatus.htm