RE: another mystery

Laura,   I think you are right.
First of all I did not spell it correctly and of course I was not getting the plant up on the internet sites. I see there are some very lovely Plectranthus and I can see why you have lot of them.   I am not particularly fond of variegated leaf plants...this one is not something that I would have not bought myself but I have planted it (in sun).  The perfume is definitely not my cup of tea ...too astringent. 
 
Thanks for your help
 
Pamela
 -----Original Message-----
From: Laura Cooper Nick Taggart [mailto:coopertaggart@earthlink.net]
Sent: 08 March 2008 20:49
To: pamela.steele@re-taste.com
Cc: Medit-Plants
Subject: 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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