| Common Name | Mother Of Herbs | ||||||
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| Botanical Name | Coleus amboinicus | ||||||
| Season | October - May | ||||||
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DescriptionMother Of Herbs is also known as All Purpose Herb, Cuban Oregano and Fruit Salad Herb. A succulent herb with very attractive white/green leaves and lavender flowers. The aromatic leaves are a flavouring for meat, vegetables or chopped and toasted on bread and butter. A bedtime tea to induce sleep. The antiseptic leaves are also chewed to relieve a sore throat. Mother Of Herbs is native to Indonesia, Fiji or Cuba and prefers a moist, well drained soil in a sunny position. Drought resistant but frost tender. This succulent herb may grow to 0.6m x 0.6m.
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Climate, country of origin, soil type and aspect are just some of the variables included in the our cultivation notes.
Traditional uses a herb are also given, together with information on size, flowering etc.
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