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Pogostemon travancoricus is a small woody shrub of the mint family, native to the southern Western Ghats of India, growing up to about 60 cm tall. It is a rare wild species with little cultivation history, so care is best based on related Pogostemon species that prefer warm, moist, well-drained conditions.
Pogostemon travancoricus is a species of flowering plant growing in southern Western Ghats.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pogostemon travancoricus 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.
