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PROSTANTHERA
Commonly known as Australian mint bush
Further Reading....
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EvergreenShrubs and trees
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Full sun
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Additional Features
Good to knowIn the mint family. Generally short-lived in garden situations but fast-growing and flower well, even when small. Can be propagated from half-hardened tip cuttings in summer.
Pests & DiseasesRed spider mite and whitefly in greenhouse
Place of originAustraliaResistant to honey fungusThese plants have little or few problems with honey fungus. -
Soil ConditionsFertile moist well-drained soilIn greenhouse - loam based potting compost full light
Prostanthera - Growing Guide
Buy Varieties of PROSTANTHERA
PROSTANTHERA cuneata
Alpine mint bush
minute leaves and large racemes of white flowers. The hardiest of all Prostantheras and a suitable rock plant
Gift-wrapping available
£13.50 each
PROSTANTHERA lasianthos
Victoria Christmas bush
white flowers with a purple tint and large lanceolate leaves
PROSTANTHERA ovalifolia 'Variegata'
Purple mint bush
bushy shrub with grey-green variegated leaves and cup-shaped purple flowers in terminal racemes
Gift-wrapping available
£13.50 each
PROSTANTHERA rotundifolia
Round-leaved mint bush
mint-scented leaves and purple flowers
PROSTANTHERA sieberi
Australian mint bush
largest growing form with lilac-purple flowers and aromatic leaves
Gift-wrapping available
Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
3 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
Only £7.50
