Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Prostanthera Labill. [387]

genus_ja:

genus_en: Mint bush

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Lamiaceae

family_ja: シソ

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distribution_en:

description_en: Genus of 50 species of bushy, evergreen shrubs and small trees from heathland and dry forest to rainforest and seashore (some species at subalpine and alpine level) in Australia. They are grown for their simple, entire or toothed, aromatic leaves, borne in opposite pairs, and leafy, terminal racemes or panicles of broadly tubular, cup- or bell-shaped, 2-lipped, 5-lobed, white, blue, or purple, occasionally red, yellow, or green flowers. In frost-prone climates, grow all but P. cuneata in a cool greenhouse. In warmer areas, grow in a mixed or shrub border, or at the base of a house wall.

hardiness_en: Frost hardy to half hardy.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed at 13-18°C (55-64°F) in spring, or take semi-ripe cuttings in summer.

pests_en: Prone to red spider mites and whiteflies under glass.

description_ja:

comment: Australia

comment_ja: ミントブッシュ(mintbush)

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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