Accession Data

Plectranthus neochilus

Common Name: Lobster Flower

Family: Lamiaceae

Country of Origin: S. Trop. & S. Africa

Description: Low, spreading perennial with somewhat succulent, highly aromatic foliage and blue-violet flowers.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 8a-10b

Accession #: 201400231

Accession Date: 2014-11-18 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2217

Quantity: 2

Source: Art Scarpa

Provenance: Cuttings collected in South Africa by Art Scarpa, possibly from cultivated material.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: euasterid I

Order: Lamiales

Family: Lamiaceae

SubFamily: Nepetoideae

Tribe: Ocimeae

SubTribe: Plectranthinae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
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2016
2015

References

  1. Tovhowani Mukoma, 2004. Plectranthus neochilus. PlantZAfrica. http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantnop/plectranneochil.htm Accessed 18 Nov. 2014
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 14 May 2015.
  3. WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 14 May 2015

Images

Plectranthus neochilus
Plectranthus neochilus