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Beginner skill rating |
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1m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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1 hour care per year |
Botanical name: Prostanthera cuneata
Other names: Alpine mint bush
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Genus: Prostanthera
Species: P. cuneata - P. cuneata is a small, aromatic evergreen shrub with tiny rounded leaves, and small white or pale lilac flowers with dark purple spots in summer.
Prostanthera cuneata is: Evergreen
Flower: White, Purple, Pale-purple in Summer
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Habit: Compact, Upright
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Specific pests: Red spider mite (box and other)
Pruning: Prune after flowering, but take care as hard pruning may be damage the plant.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Semi-hardwood cuttings. REGISTER to read more...
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Prostanthera cuneata (Alpine mint bush) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, City, Coastal, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Garden edging, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Underplanting
Cultivation: Plant inside in a loam-based compost in full light. Or plant outdoors in moist, well-drained soil in full sun.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |  |
| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | |
| Light: | Full Sun | |
| Aspect: | South, West | |
| Exposure: | Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | |
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Question from
Hi,
I moved to a new House that had a mint bush that was pruned by a Gardner and it kept green during 1 month, but recently some of leaves started to be yellow on some branches and the white flowers stated to appear, while in other branches the leaves are complete dry and brown and there is no flowers.
I must say that the weather as been dry in here, east of England and just now I stared to watering my bush, but still no positive results.
Any idea of what should I do? should I remove the dead leaves ? remove the brown branches ? and what fertilizer and compost should I put?
Thank you.
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