PLECTRANTHUS AUSTRALIS BOTANICAL NAME PLECTRANTHUS AUSTRALIS
PRONUNCIATION plec - TRAN - thus aw - STRAY - liss
COMMON NAME Swedish Ivy
FAMILY Labiatae
Life Cycle Houseplant- perennial Outdoors- annual
Growth Habit Vine-like Pendulous
ARRANGEMENT Opposite
LEAF Ovate Length 1 1/2” - 2 1/2” Width 1” - 1 1/2”
MARGIN Crenate (deep)
VEINS Pinnate
COMPOSITION Simple
FLOWER White Two lips
FRUIT Insignificant
EXPOSURE Part shade Shade
USE House plant
DESCRIPTION Stem tends to be 4 sided and shows purple coloration when broken, they stain things orange
CULTURAL PRACTICES Propagate by stem cuttings
PROBLEMS
NATIVE OF: Australia