Scientific Name:
Plectranthus verticillatus
Pronunciation:
plek-TRAN-thus vur-tiss-ih-LAY-tus
Common Name:
Swedish ivy
Family Name:
Lamiaceae
Plant Type:
Annual, Indoor foliage plant, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Trailing plant; leaves semi-succulent, opposite and exstipulate with ovate blades "dotted with cinnamon" (glands), blades mature to about 3(-4)cm long, with 3-6 pairs of rounded teeth, on petioles about 2cm long.
Habit:
Dense, Pendulous, Spreading
Form:
Mounded, Weeping
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Africa
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
High, Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Bedding plant, Container planting, Ground cover, Hanging basket, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Google. Compare to Pilea nummulariifolia and Glechoma hederacea (may also be called creeping Charlie).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous, Rugose
Colour in Fall:
Green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Attenuate
Margins:
Crenate
Additional Info:
Leaves variegated
Inflorescence Type:
Verticillaster
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Bilabiate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Not showy, White, Violet (white to pale mauve with purple spots)
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Oct
Additional Info:
Not showy, Ovary separates into four tiny mericarps or "nutlets" that are enclosed in a persistent calyx
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Fibrous-like roots
Propagation:
Stem tip cuttings
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Mites, Root rot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
