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Ocimum serratum

by Johan Wentzel

Common Name
Small Shell bush
Plant Type
Shrub
Ocimum serratum is a medium sized shrub that can grow up to 900mm. It is a beautiful small to medium shrub with lovely purplish flowers attracting pollinating insects, it has a roundish form and will make for a beautiful feature in any garden. It can be used in a mixed border, mass planted or in a pot or raised bed. It will also look lovely planted around a pond.
Plant Description

Ocimum serratum (Orthosiphon serratus) is a medium sized shrub that can grow up to 900mm.It has a woody rootstock with erect stems that are hardly branched with dense, bristly hairs. The leaves are borne in multiples of 3 and are about 40-90x20-35mm large, densely hairy with distinct even leaves with sharp teeth and short stalks. The flowers are borne 4-12 in a cluster 30mm apart, the inflorescence ranges from 80-320mm large and the flowers are 9-166mm and mauve or purple in colour, borne during summer between October and May.

Ocimum serratum is a beautiful small to medium shrub with lovely purplish flowers attracting pollinating insects, it has a roundish form and will make for a beautiful feature in any garden. It can be used in a mixed border, mass planted or in a pot or raised bed. It will also look lovely planted around a pond.

Afrikaanse Naam
Kleinskulpbos
Hardiness
Hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Mauve
Shape
Round
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
1m
Region
KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga
Habitat
Grassland, stony slopes
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
No

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