Coleus barbatus var. grandis
Common names
plectranthus
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Flower colours
Blue, Violet/Purple
Detailed description
Soft wooded aromatic shrub up to 3 m high. Young shoots and leaves white-tomentose, becoming grey. Leaves 6-20 by 4-13 cm, on petioles of up to 4 cm. Inflorescence a simple raceme, or with short lateral branches, corolla deep blue.
Habitat
Terrestrial.
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Lamiaceae
Synonyms
Plectranthus grandis (Cramer) Willems
Ecology
Flowering
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Year naturalised
1988
Origin
E Africa?
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Life cycle
Perennial
Other information
Etymology
barbatus: From the Latin ‘barbus’, meaning bearded or provided with tufts of long weak hairs
grandis: Big