Re: another mystery

Sure sounds like a Plectranthus--I think it is aurea-variegata? There are quite a few variations these days...
I have it all over my garden, fine with dry, also fine with shade, and easy as pie to propogate (just like a pelargonium.) 
Check out the plectranthus selections on the San Marcos website, www.smgrowers.com

Laura

On Mar 8, 2008, at 11:24 AM, Pamela Steele wrote:

I have just been given a plant without any tags or names.  I have looked in the RHS Encylopedia of Plants and found it looks like a 'plecanthus'.  I think, I have seen it before but this one is variegated ( yellow and green with a touch of pink on the edges of the leaves which are quite 'woolly' soft/hard. The all encompassing feature is the very strong and not entirely pleasant smell (to me!) when you touch the leaves.   Heidi Gildermeister mentions it (no photos ) but I cannot find anything on the internet sites   If it is Plecanthus ...I presume it does suit a dry garden.  Any other information would be appreciated? 
 
Pamela

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