Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants, Herbs
Flowering Plants
Origin
-
Morocco
Types
Plectranthus barbatus
Linaria vulgaris
Number of Varieties
60150
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Desert, Mediterranean region, subtropical regions, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
40.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm12.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender
White, Yellow, Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Moist
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Late Summer
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Ample Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Damp
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
10-10-10 diluted liquid fertilizer, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Balanced liquid fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Root knot nematode, Root rot, Verticillium Wilt
Aphids, Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
Cough, flushing of face, Low blood pressure, restlessness, stinging, Throat itching, tremor
Mild Allergen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
convulsions, Heart problems, painful urination, spasmodic pain
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Root, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border
Mixed Border, Rock Garden
Botanical Name
Plectranthus barbatus
LINARIA maroccana
Common Name
Coleus forskohlii, Indian coleus
Baby Snapdragon, Morocco Toadflax, Toadflax
In Hindi
पत्थरचूर
Toadflax
In German
Harfensträucher
Toadflax
In French
Coléus à forskoline, Coléus de l'Inde
Toadflax
In Spanish
Coleus forskohlii
Toadflax
In Greek
Coleus Forskohlii
Toadflax
In Portuguese
Boldo-de-jardim, Boldo-da-terra
Linária
In Polish
Coleus Forskohlii
Toadflax
In Latin
Coleus Forskohlii
Toadflax
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Scrophulariales
Family
Lamiaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Coleus
Linaria
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Antirrhineae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
210250
1
27800
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