Scientific name: Plectranthus 'Mona Lavender'
Common name: Mona Lavender, Lavender Spur Flower
Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)
Origin: This is a hybrid developed in the late 1990s by Roger Jaques at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town, South Africa.
Category: Herbaceous perennial shrub
Photo taken at: My home garden
How to grow:
Grow under filtered light but will bloom better under the full sun. Shade tolerant plant. The medium should be rich, moist and well-draining. Water regularly, up to twice a day. Propagate by division of clumps or by cuttings.
Grow under filtered light but will bloom better under the full sun. Shade tolerant plant. The medium should be rich, moist and well-draining. Water regularly, up to twice a day. Propagate by division of clumps or by cuttings.
Use in beds and borders on the ground or in containers. Can grow to about 2 ft tall.
Translation to malay
Ia digelar pokok mona lavender sebab bunga-bunganya yang kecil, berkelompok dan berwarna unggu seakan-akan bunga lavender, tetapi tidak berbau. Kelopak bunga berwarna unggu muda dengan bintik-bintik warna unggu tua. Terdapat bulu-bulu halus di atas daun dan tangkai.
Ia digelar pokok mona lavender sebab bunga-bunganya yang kecil, berkelompok dan berwarna unggu seakan-akan bunga lavender, tetapi tidak berbau. Kelopak bunga berwarna unggu muda dengan bintik-bintik warna unggu tua. Terdapat bulu-bulu halus di atas daun dan tangkai.
- Pembiakan : pecahan rumpun
- Cahaya : boleh ditanam di tempat yang teduh tetapi akan berbunga lebih lebat apabila mendapat dedahan matehari yang mencukupi
- Air : Dua kali sehari
