Prostanthera aspalathoides
Scarlet Mint Bush
Prostanthera are bushy evergreen shrubs native to Australia. They have aromatic small dark green leaves, and in late Spring or early Summer terminal clusters of cup-shaped flowers. Prostanthera aspalathoides grows wild in Australia, and is a compact evergreen shrub, usually less than a metre high, with small aromatic leaves, and tubular red to orange flowers - occasionally the flowers are white or yellow
Contributed by @victoriam
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Scarlet Mint Bush
Latin name
Prostanthera aspalathoides
type
Evergreen Shrub
family
Lamiaceae
ph
5.5 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
All soil conditions
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
0.50 M
0.80 M
Prostanthera aspalathoides
Prostanthera are bushy evergreen shrubs native to Australia. They have aromatic small dark green leaves, and in late Spring or early Summer terminal clusters of cup-shaped flowers. Prostanthera aspalathoides grows wild in Australia, and is a compact evergreen shrub, usually less than a metre high, with small aromatic leaves, and tubular red to orange flowers - occasionally the flowers are white or yellow
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Early Summer
Flowers appear in late Spring or early Summer
Planting
From Early Spring TO Late Spring
If planting in a container, use a loam-based compost, and place the container in full light, and keep the compost moist but not waterlogged. If planting outdoors, choose a sunny site with moist but free-draining soil
Propagating by semi-ripe cuttings
From Early Autumn TO Mid Autumn
Take semi- ripe cuttings from this season's growth in Autumn. Cut neatly, just below a leaf node, a 5" approx. piece of a healthy shoot that has soft growth at the tip. pinch out the growing tip, and cut off the bottom leaves. Dip the bottom of the cutting in hormone rooting powder, and carefully place in a pot of cutting compost with the leaves just above the level of the compost. Water, label, cover with a polythene bag, and place in a warm, bright place, out of direct sunlight. Take the polythene bag off periodically for a while for ventilation (at least twice a week)
victoriam