Coleus barbatus var. grandis
Common name
plectranthus
Synonyms
Plectranthus grandis (Cramer) Willems
Family
Lamiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Habitat
Terrestrial.
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.
Flowering
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
Flower colours
Blue, Violet/Purple
Life cycle
Perennial
Year naturalised
1988
Origin
E Africa?
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Etymology
barbatus: From the Latin ‘barbus’, meaning bearded or provided with tufts of long weak hairs
grandis: Big