Elsholtzia stauntonii
Mint bush, Chinese mint shrub
Elsholtzia Elsholtzia
E. stauntonii - E. stauntonii is a open, rounded, deciduous subshrub with ovate, elliptic, or lance-shaped, aromatic, toothed, mid-green leaves turning red in autumn and erect, dense, terminal racemes of small, tubular, two-lipped, purple-pink flowers from late summer into autumn.
Elsholtzia stauntonii is: Deciduous
Foliage is mint-scented.
Rounded, Open branches
Purple-pink in Summer; Purple-pink in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Red in Autumn
Generally disease-free
Pruning group 6. Can be grown as a herbaceous perennial by cutting to the ground in late winter or early spring before new growth resumes each year. Blooms on new growth.
Softwood cuttings, Seed
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Elsholtzia stauntonii (Mint bush) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 2-5 years.
City, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal
Grow in any fertile, well-drained soil in sun.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Elsholtzia stauntonii
Mint bush, Chinese mint shrub
Elsholtzia Elsholtzia
E. stauntonii - E. stauntonii is a open, rounded, deciduous subshrub with ovate, elliptic, or lance-shaped, aromatic, toothed, mid-green leaves turning red in autumn and erect, dense, terminal racemes of small, tubular, two-lipped, purple-pink flowers from late summer into autumn.
Deciduous
Foliage is mint-scented.
Rounded, Open branches
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Purple-pink in Summer; Purple-pink in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Red in Autumn
Generally disease-free
Pruning group 6. Can be grown as a herbaceous perennial by cutting to the ground in late winter or early spring before new growth resumes each year. Blooms on new growth.
Softwood cuttings, Seed
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Elsholtzia stauntonii (Mint bush) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 2-5 years.
City, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal
Grow in any fertile, well-drained soil in sun.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Sheltered
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
Elsholtzia stauntonii (Mint bush)
tomato thrips
Ceratothripoides brunneus
Insect
Absent
3
3
Thrips present in Africa; the Caribbean and parts of Asia; frequently intercepted in the UK. Can cause significant damage to tomatoes and other crops in countries where it is present. Europe wide PRA will consider its potential to establish and cause damage.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
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Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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