Details of Genus: Prostanthera Labill.
ID: 387
Genus ja:
Genus en: Mint bush
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 1 (from names table)
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Lamiaceae
Family ja: シソ
Infra familial classification:
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)
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Lamiaceae | シソ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Lamiaceae | シソ科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Accepted | Lamiaceae | シソ科 | Show |