香苦草
Mesosphaerum suaveolens
植物簡介
Strongly-aromatic, rigidly-erect and coarse-looking herbaecous shrub, up to 1.5m height. Leaves olive green on top, densely pubescent below, conspicuous veins and crenate margins. Emits strong minty or menthol scent, when bruised or crushed. Predominantly bluish-purple, tubular, 6mm across, produced from leaf axils in 2-5 flower raceme-inflorescences. Sepals ribbed, densely covered by white hairs, and edged with 5 stiff bristles each. Blooming occurs year-round. Flattened one-seeded nutlets, with v-shaped notch at one end, ripen to dark brown, becoming white and mucilaginous upon wetting. Produced from 4-lobed flower ovary. Dispersed by water, pr carried away by animals, humans. machinery and vehicles. Able to remain dormant for many years, until conditions are suitable (eg. opening of rainforest canopy). Often found as a contaminant in pasture grass seed.
生長條件
全日照
壤土、排水良好
濕潤排水良好
南部適種
H1a｜熱帶植物
0.5 公尺 至 1.5 公尺
冠幅 —
照顧指南
Prefers full sun. Tolerant of infertile and drier sites. Easily propagated by seeds or cuttings.
Herbaceous — 不適用傳統 RHS 修剪分組。 草本植物，枯萎後剪除地上部分，非傳統木本修剪分組。 熱帶環境下無明顯休眠期，全年皆可進行修剪。
Seed, Stem Cutting
適合場景
學名異名
- Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit.
