11) Prostanthera cuneata

11) Prostanthera cuneata

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Type: evergreen shrub

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Badja Peak’

Common name: Australian mint bush

Family name: Lamiaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8-10

Height: 40-60cm

Spread: 90-100cm

Requirements: average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in full sun. Tolerates light shade and drought. Doesn’t require summer moisture.

Leaf arrangement: fragrant, tiny

Flower /fruit description(s): trumpet shaped flower, purple to red spots

Suitable uses: very attractive to pollinators, ornamental specimen, hedge, containers

Quick ID description: rounded, evergreen, shrub, mint family, smell, fast-growing

Bloom time: May to November

Photographs:

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Source: http://www.greatplantpicks.org/plantlists/view/1240

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