Botanical Name: Plectranthus ciliatus
Common Name: Creeping purple lilac
Type of Plant: dicot: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape trailing, spreading plant with burgundy-colored stems and leaf veins; forms a dense groundcover
Height 6-12"
Spread 3 to 5'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors partial shade preferred
Soil likes a well-amended soil
Hardiness tender (zones 22-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves oval leaves to 3" across and long; deeply veined with purple coloring toward leaf base; margins coarsely serrate
Flowers terminal spikes of violet or white flowers usually in late summer
Fruit tiny capsule
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings
 
Usage:
sprawling groundcover under trees and in shady garden areas; grown for attractive foliage and flowers
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular watering; not drought tolerant
Fertilizing slow release fertilizer in spring
Pruning pinch off dead flowers after bloom; pinch regularly for shape
Pests/Diseases caterpillars, snails, leaf miners
 
Origin: Southern Africa
Family: Lamiaceae

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