If you want to add it to the cue, or if you can provide any additional information, photos or reliable use records for this muthi plant, please leave a comment below, or in The Muthi Flora of southern Africa Facebook group.. Ethno Medicinal Uses of Plectranthus neochilus These plants make anincredible late summer/fall display in the Southern landscape, but landscapeperformance farther North is unknown. In spring, the shoots of old plants should be cut off radically, leaving about 10 cm for more abundant growth and bushiness. Gray-green, rounded, slightly scalloped leaves are attractive, but the skunk-like aroma carries for quite a distance on hot, sunny days. Planting time did not really affect the time to flower, sounder similar temperatures, plants will flower in roughly the same amount oftime. GPN recognizes 40 industry professionals under the age of 40 who are helping to determine the future of the horticulture industry. Some call this South African succulent perennial Lobster Flower, but it also goes under the names of Green Aroma, Dogbane, or Spur Flower; its botanic name is Plectranthus neochilus. Very often adult plectranthus is replaced … Others are not reliable bloomersunder the best of conditions; these include most of the P. amboinicus types, including ‘Athens Gem’. This plant makes an attractive ground cover when not in flower and is spectacular when flowering. In winter, the temperature is not lower than + 50 ° F. If the temperature is too high and there is insufficient lighting in the winter, the shoots are stretched out. These plants never budded in the experiment. It grows very quickly, for 1 season shoots are 15-20 cm longer. In the summer it can be carried out on the balcony or planted in the garden. Plectranthus responds well to organic top dressing. Prune this plant hard after flowering. My picks for best flowering formsinclude Mona Lavender, of course, but also P. ecklonii and P. ecklonii ‘Erma’ which are shrub-like reaching 5-6 feet in thelandscape, and flowering purple and pink, respectively. These individuals are today’s movers and shakers who are already setting the pace for tomorrow. The quickesttreatments to flower were 12-hour days; 14-hour plants bloomed about two weekslater and were 2-3 inches taller. The Plec thrives in arid, inhospitable verges, on exposed, rocky ground and dry gardens. Ships bare root with some soil. Here, we showcase the ‘Pietersburg’ form. Often planted in the landscape of difficult areas, the plant may become a little stressed in very dry conditions, but would revive when it receives some water. They are used to scare away snakes from human dwellings (perhaps because of their unpleasant aromatic smell) and other documented reports indicate that these plants can be used effectively as an air purifier. I think there isstill a lot of room for new cultivars and new forms. A daylength of 12 hours or less promotes flowering. Get one year of Greenhouse Product News in both print and digital editions for free. ‘Nicoletta’ and P. tomentosus seem like the same plant to me but give excellent gray color in aprostrate habit. Plectranthus neochilus has purple-blue small spur flowers and rounded, slightly scalloped gray-green, fragrant foliage. Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender' grows well as a houseplant in bright, indirect light or partial sun. Your email address will not be published. You can flower Mona under 14-hours or less; 14 hours oflight will flower later and be larger than a 12-hour crop. Blossoms more often in the summer, forms nondescript inflorescences-spikelets. Hard pruning is suggested after flowering. Also need to periodically pinch the young shoots. The shade plants always look better. A rare beauty, Plectranthus Neochilus aka Lobster Flower or Fuzzy Wuzzy plant. In winter, it is advisable to plant the plant on the south-west window, spring it away from it by 1 m. Plectranthus is not particularly demanding on soil, but it does not grow well in heavy clay mixtures. Lastnote: Cool nights help lock in flower initiation, so if you can droptemperatures in the night cycle, you’ll speed initiation and deepen flowercolor. Plectranthus neochilus (Lobster Flower) is a perennial ground cover with highly fragrant, partially scalloped, ovate leaves. Author’s Note: After last year’s article on plectranthus Ireceived cuttings from a generous soul out there somewhere but lost youraddress. The experiment was repeated at three planting dates: Sept. 03, 2002;Dec. 04, 2002; and March 05, 2003. APNI* Description: Unpleasantly aromatic, decumbent to erect, perennial herb 12–50 cm high; branches succulent, finely and minutely hairy, or sparsely to densely covered with short and long hairs and scattered orange-red sessile glands. The leaves may fall off, and the stems may rot in the base from excessive watering. that would be almost a third of the numberthere are of petunia cultivars! It can be taken for the composition of their own making: 1 part leaf, 1 part coarse sand or perlite, 1 part peat. There are long- and short-day forms in nature, so breedersmay be able to bring more of the great qualities plectranthus offer without thephotoperiod issues sometime in the future. Box 128
Hmmm. Description: Plectranthus neochilus is a decumbent to erect undershrub 10-50 cm tall often much branched and bushy. Plectranthus ‘Nico’ also has a very nice flowering of smallspikes of white-pink flowers. During the vegetation period from April to October1-2 times a month with liquid fertilizer, diluted two-fold. If the plant growth slows and the leaves are too small, this suggests the need for emergency transplant.Stretched stems and small pale leaves indicate a lack of light. (Figure 1, below). Plants should not be allowed to dry out. Plectranthusciliatus ‘Gold Coin’ has beautiful, goldengreen foliage but could not handle the higher light levels, and warmtemperatures in this experiment, and all plants were lost, so grow thesechartreuse foliage types shaded and cool for best growth. Winter and summer watering is moderate. ‘Athens Gem’ and ‘Nicodemos’ are all strong foliage interestin the green to white variegation area; all are somewhat upright and best in4-inch or gallons. This is a hardy, versatile, aromatic herbaceous perennial, which forms an attractive groundcover even when the plant is not in flower and is suitable both for shady subtropical and sunny water-wise gardens. Coleus neochilus is frost tender. Family: Lamiaceae. Plectranthus grows fast enough. We ran the exact same study using 26 species and hybrids ofplectranthus, as well as ‘Cat’s Whiskers’ (Orthosiphon stamineus) and ‘Red Queen’ trailing coleus (Solenostemonrheneltianus or S.scutellarioides). They perform well as ground covers in warm dry areas, but can be successfully grown in shade as well. Plectranthus neochilus 'Mike's Fuzzy Wuzzy' (Variegated Lobster Flower) - A perennial, aromatic, succulent herb, which grows as a ground-hugging mat under 1 foot tall (a little taller in shade or when well watered) with rounded slightly scalloped gray-green foliage and deep blue and purple flowers that rise 3 to 6 inches above the foliage from spring through late fall to nearly year-round. Day and night temperatures of 50-80°F are fine year round. Especially in need of bright light variegated varieties. Gardeners with plenty of sun and winter frost can try this bright pairing of the Golden Daisy Bush and the blue/ mauve lobster-like flowers of Plectranthus neochilus. Outside this Yeshiva is a large planter of Plectranthus neochilus, a ground cover species that has playfully been given the names of Dog Gone and Scaredy … It has grayish green scallop shaped fuzzy leaves. And if there is a real flaw or challenge with this plant, Plectranthus neochilus is rather frost tender melting to the ground if temperatures dip below 30°F Blue flowers of Plectranthus neochilus - Lobster Flower. Ten-(standard chrysanthemum scheduling), 12-, 14- and 16-hour day treatments wereevaluated. This Plectranthus has succulent, grey-green leaves, which form an attractive ground cover even when the plant is not in flower. 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