Species

Coleus barbatus var. grandis

Etymology

barbatus: From the Latin 'barbus', meaning bearded or provided with tufts of long weak hairs
grandis: big

Common Name(s)

Plectranthus

Authority

Coleus barbatus var. grandis (L.H.Cramer) A.J.Paton

Family

Lamiaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Exotic

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs other than Composites

Synonyms

Plectranthus grandis (Cramer) Willems

Habitat

Terrestrial.

Features

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

Year Naturalised

1988

Origin

E Africa?

Reason For Introduction
Ornamental

Life Cycle Comments
Perennial

This page last updated on 6 Sep 2019