Leaves are picked as required and used fresh. Cut back straggly plants in spring.īy seed sown at 19-24☌ (66-75☏) when ripe by stem-tip cuttings at any time, avoiding excessively damp conditions. Pinch out tips during the growing season to encourage bushy growth. Provide ample moisture during the growing season but keep on the dry side in winter. Unknown in the wild possibly from Africa or India originally. Small lavender flowers are borne in spikes, to 40cm (16in) long, in spring and summer. Sprawling evergreen perennial with succulent, velvety, light green leaves, 4-8cm (1½-3in) long, which have finely scalloped margins. It has a camphoraceous aroma and contains forskolin, which has been researched for its potential in treating congestive heart disease, glaucoma, and chronic bronchial disease. forskohlii) is similar in appearance to P. In India it is likened in taste and odor to Trachyspermum ammi ( See, Ajowan).
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Apparently introduced to America from Spain (hence "Spanish Thyme"), today it is a popular culinary herb in many parts of the world, giving rise to common names usch as Indian Borage and Cuban Oregano. The name amboinicus indicates that its origin was thought to be Ambon, one of the Molucca Islands in E Indonesia. This interesting and widely used herb is not known in the wild but is thought to have originated in Africa or India, from where it spread to the E Indies. The foliage is highly aromatic and variously described as resembling thyme, sage, or oregano. easily grown house plant in its variegated forms.
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Plectranthus amboinicus deserves to be more widely grown, making an attractive. Several species are cultivated as ornamentals. This genus of about 350 species of evergreen perennials and subshrubs occurs in warm and tropical parts of Africa, Asia, and Australia.