General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-5 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Fragrant
Flowers: Showy
Other: 6 inch long racemes with small mauve-pink flowers
Flower Color: Mauve
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Groundcover
Medicinal Herb
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Days to germinate: 2-4 weeks
Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, covering with a thin layer of soil
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Pink Cat's Whiskers
  • Pink Sage
  • Shell Bush
  • Basil
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ocimum labiatum
  • Synonym: Orthosiphon labiatus

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Location: My garden
Date: September

Date: September
Location: Georgia, USA

Date: September
Closeup of the leaf.  Plant grows like a shrub and has square ste

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