Posted by Reddragon on August 30, 2010, 2:49 pm
The pictures show a general view of my evergreen shrub, a close-up of
one stem
and a close-up of the flower. The foliage has a strong
eucalyptus aroma when
lightly rubbed with the fingers. It generally has
two flowering periods in a
season, May/Jun and Aug/Sep.
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Posted by Owdboggy on August 30, 2010, 3:43 pm
Reddragon;898879 Wrote:
> The pictures show a general view of my evergreen
shrub, a close-up of
> one stem and a close-up of the flower. The foliage has a
strong
> eucalyptus aroma when lightly rubbed with the fingers. It generally has
> two flowering periods in a season, May/Jun and Aug/Sep.
Is it one of the Australian mint bushes, Prostanthera rotundifolia?
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Posted by Reddragon on August 31, 2010, 3:58 am
Owdboggy;898880 Wrote:
> Is it one of the Australian mint bushes, Prostanthera
rotundifolia?
Thanks for your suggestion. The Prostanthera rotundifolia is desribed as
having
purple flowers. As can be seen in the picture, the flowers are
pure white with
just a hint of purple inside. The leaves are almost of a
succulent type and are
small (approx 7-10mm) across and very tightly
packed together.
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Posted by told2b on September 1, 2010, 12:10 am
wrote:
> Owdboggy;898880 Wrote:
> > Is it one of the Australian mint bushes, Prostanthera rotundifolia?
> Thanks for your suggestion. The Prostanthera rotundifolia is desribed as
> having purple flowers. As can be seen in the picture, the flowers are
> pure white with just a hint of purple inside. The leaves are almost of a
> succulent type and are small (approx 7-10mm) across and very tightly
> packed together.
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http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/potd/2010/07/prostanthera_cuneata.php
Posted by lannerman on September 18, 2010, 6:55 pm
Reddragon;898945 Wrote:
> Thanks for your suggestion. The Prostanthera
rotundifolia is desribed as
> having purple flowers. As can be seen in the
picture, the flowers are
> pure white with just a hint of purple inside. The
leaves are almost of a
> succulent type and are small (approx 7-10mm) across and
very tightly
> packed together.
Australian mint bush was right but its Prostranthera cuneata, commonly
called
the 'alpine mint bush', its lower and bushier than rotundifolia
and i think a
little hardier. best pruned back after flowering to keep
bushy. personally I
love the smell of P. rotundifolia and I'm not so
keen on P. cuneata
best wishes, Lannerman
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