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Plectranthus fruticosus
Also called Pink Fly Bush
Plectranthus fruticosus is an erect evergreen shrub in the mint family, growing up to 2 m, with hairy rounded leaves and spikes of blue or mauve flowers in summer. It does best in part shade with moist, well-drained soil and needs protection from frost.
Plectranthus fruticosus, the forest spurflower, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is native to Mozambique, Eswatini, and South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal, Northern, and Cape provinces. Growing up to 2 m (6.6 ft) tall, it is an erect evergreen shrub, with rounded, hairy leaves, and spikes of soft blue or mauve flowers in summer.
The Latin specific epithet fruticosus means "shrubby".
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plectranthus fruticosus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
