Whorled plectranthus
Plectranthus verticillatus (L.f.) Druce
- light
- Part sun
- water
- Medium
- tall
- 20 cm
- wide
- 61 cm
Lamiaceae
Formerly Ocimum racemosum, Ocimum verticillatum, Plectranthus nummularius, Plectranthus thunbergii
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
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Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- SubshrubKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- SubtropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- S. Mozambique to S. AfricaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Part shade (3 to 6 h)Read from Wikipedia, one source
- Height
- 10 cm to 30 cmRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Spread
- 61 cmRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Water
- Average: moist, well drainedRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Flowers
- White, pink, violetRead from Wikipedia, one source
- Coldest it survives
- -1.1 °C (USDA zone 10a)Read from Wikipedia, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (1)
- Chinese
- 如意蔓
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY 3.0
- 3D model: Plectranthus verticillatus (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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