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Victorian Christmas bush Prostanthera lasianthos
Also called Victorian dogwood
When it flowers
- January, flowering
- February, not flowering
- March, not flowering
- April, not flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, not flowering
- October, not flowering
- November, flowering
- December, flowering
Tall mint bush with sprays of white flowers spotted purple, around Christmas.
The largest mint bush, growing into a tall shrub or small tree in moist forest. Big sprays of white to pale lilac flowers with purple and orange spots appear in late spring and summer. Longer-lived than most mint bushes.
In the garden
- Flowers
- Sprays of white to pale lilac flowers with purple and orange spots in the throat.
- Leaves
- Large, toothed, lance-shaped leaves, lightly aromatic.
- Attracts
- Birds, pollinating insects and butterflies
Growing conditions
- Climate
- Temperate and cool and alpine
- Light
- Full sun to full shade
- Soil
- Sandy, loam and clay
- Drainage
- Copes with occasional wet
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Needs regular water
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Seed and cuttings
Planting
Part shade in moist, well-mulched soil; good in a sheltered gully or on the shady side of a house.
Pruning
Trim after flowering to keep it bushy.
Care
Keep moist in dry spells. Mulch well.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Order
- Lamiales
- Native to
- New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania and Victoria
- Natural range
- Moist forest and gullies of eastern Australia, from Queensland to Tasmania.
Where to buy
Specialist native nurseries.
We don't have stockists listed for this plant yet. Local native nurseries are often the best place to ask.
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Further reading
- Prostanthera lasianthos on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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