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Pogostemon rajendranii

Pogostemon rajendranii is a small lithophytic herb (about 10 to 15 cm tall) from the Mint family, known only from rock crevices at around 2200 m in the Thalai Kundah area of the Nilgiri Mountains, India. It is a rare wild species, not a commonly grown plant, so care guidance is limited.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Light
Bright indirect
Water
Keep the root zone lightly moist during active growth and let the top dry slightly between waterings, since it grows in rock crevices.
Soil
Fast-draining mix, such as gritty potting soil with grit or small stones.
Temperature
Cool montane conditions, roughly 12–24 °C; protect from frost.
How easy
Hard
Native range
India (Tamil Nadu)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Pogostemon rajendranii is a short, lithophytic herb from the genus Pogostemon and subgenus Allopogostemon. It was discovered in the Thalai Kundah region of the Nilgiri Mountains, India and appears to be endemic to that area. It is closely related to Pogostemon vestitus, from the same region.

Other Pogostemon plants

Bengal Pogostemon · Patchouli · Pogostemon formosanus · Pogostemon guamensis · Pogostemon helferi · Pogostemon purpurascens · Star Rotala · Pogostemon travancoricus · Pogostemon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pogostemon rajendranii 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.

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