Cockspur-flower

Cockspur-flower Care

Plectranthus parviflorus

What is the plant

Plectranthus parviflorus, known as little spurflower or cockspur flower, is a shrub, occurring in Hawaii, Polynesia and Australia. Non aromatic, between 10 and 70 cm high. The habitat is shady moist areas, including eucalyptus forest and rainforest.

Plectranthus parviflorus is a spreading herbaceous perennial plant producing a cluster of erect succulent stems that can become more or less woody at the base. It grows from a small, tuberous rootstock. When grown at lower elevations in good soils the plant can be up to 100 cm tall, but is more likely to be about 20 cm tall when grown in poorer soils and higher elevations. The plant is cultivated in some parts of tropical Asia and Africa for the edible tubers. It is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

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Lighting

Part Sun

Difficulty

Easy

How to Care for the Plant

Water
The plant prefers moist compost but reduce watering in winter and mist leaves occasionally.
Fertilizer
Apply 13-13-13 slow release fertilizer every 6 months. Foliar feeding with kelp or fish emulsion every 6 months has proven to be beneficial.
Sunlight
It grows best in a sunny position.

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Soil
The plant prefers a well-drained soil, preferably sandy to loamy. A pH has to be in the range of 6-6.5, the plant will also tolerate a pH of 5-7.
Temperature
Plectranthus parviflorus is a plant of drier tropical and subtropical areas. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 18-28°C, but can tolerate 6-36°C.
Container
The plant can be grown in hanging baskets. Make sure the container has enough drainage holes.