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Plectranthus grandidentatus

by Johan Wentzel

Common Name
Big-teeth Spur-flower
Plant Type
Perennial
Plectranthus grandidentatus is a medium sized semi-succulent perennial herb that reaches heights of about 0.6m tall. This specimen is ideal for mass planting and makes for a beautiful showy groundcover in shaded areas.
Plant Description

Plectranthus grandidentatus is a medium sized semi-succulent perennial herb that reaches heights of about 0.6m tall. It grows in shaded positions in dry rocky areas and has velvety aromatic stems. The leaves are softly succulent, densely velvety, with deeply toothed margins the leaves  are about 20-70x18-75mm large. The terminal inflorescence is sometimes branched at the base and bears small, white finely hairy flowers about 7-15mm large, borne during summer between November and April.

Plectranthus grandidentatus is ideal for mass planting and makes for a beautiful showy groundcover in shaded areas.

Afrikaanse Naam
Groottand spoorsalie
Hardiness
Semi hardy
Position
Shade
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
White
Shape
Spreading
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
50cm
Region
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Habitat
Dry rocky places, woodlands.
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
No

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