Does Mona lavender smell?
Mona Lavender is an annual plant from the Plectranthus genus that thrives during fall into spring. Though it does not have that wonderful smell, it would be safe to say that it is rich with color, whether you’re enjoying its abundant lavender-purple blooms or its dark green leaves with a purple underside.
Is Mona lavender an indoor plant?
‘Mona Lavender’ expresses the parental traits of colorful leaves and large lavender blossoms. It’s attractive year-round, in flower or out. This beauty is also versatile, thriving indoors as an easy-care houseplant or outdoors as a no-fuss shrubby perennial.
How do you care for Mona lavender?
“Mona Lavender” enjoys a rich soil with plenty of extra compost. It is quite a thirsty plant, so water every few days to keep it fresh and turgid. The plants enjoy being pinched back to induce better branching and compactness. Fertilize every six to ten weeks with a water soluble fertilizer.
Is Mona lavender toxic?
Non-Toxic. Lavender is beautiful and smells wonderful.
Do bees like Mona lavender?
Mona Lavender Plectranthus blooms year-round in Florida and features dark purple stems with deep lavender blooms. It attracts butterflies and hummingbirds. It attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds.
Is there such a thing as a Mona lavender?
Mona Lavender. Mona Lavender is an interesting Plectranthus hybrid with attractive purple foliage and lavender coloured flowers. It does have a number of desirable characteristics that make it well worth consideration for a shaded position in the garden.
Where can I find a Plectranthus Mona lavender plant?
Unlike many members of the genus Plectranthus, this hybrid is in fact primarily grown for its attractive lavender flowers which appear over a long bloom period. This hybrid is the result of a breeding program carried out in the late 1990s at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town, South Africa.
When to plant Mona lavender in South Africa?
One of the only downfalls of ‘Mona Lavender’ is that, like most Plectranthus, it doesn’t tolerate very cold conditions, although it has been known to survive light frosts in Pretoria. If you live in an area prone to winter frosts then plant it in spring and it will flower in the autumn before the winter frosts take their toll.
Do you need to prune Mona lavender plants?
Just be sure to do your best to protect your Mona Lavender from the afternoon sun, as this is a plant that can not thrive in the hottest months of the year. Though this plant doesn’t require a significant amount of pruning, you can pinch young Mona Lavenders regularly to help encourage branching and the growth of fuller, bushier plants.