Plectranthus Species, Pillow Plant, Succulent Swedish Ivy, Tangled Hearts

Plectranthus prostratus makes a nice container companion for a large, upright plant. It will flow over the sides of the pot like transluc...Read Moreent beads on a string. In mid summer clusters of tiny violet and white flowers appear in the leaf axils. Plectranthus is a member of the mint (Lamiaceae) family and has that family's characteristic vigorous growth. Hard to describe the flower and impossible to examine without a hand lens. Flower is about
1 x 1 x 3 mm. Seed pods persist and remain a nice, if subtle dark purple color.This plant is easily propagated by allowing a stem to lay on the surface of the soil. It will root in several places along the stem at the nodes.