

Meet the plant
An easy spur flower for shade
Plectranthus (sold as Plectranthus baurii) · also known as Spur flower, plectranthus
Native to Southern Africa (genus)
A leafy, soft-stemmed spur flower that grows quickly into a full mound or trailing basket plant. Like most Plectranthus, it flowers in autumn.
- A leafy indigenous-type spur flower in a 15cm grow pot.
- Happy in shade to semi-shade outdoors, or bright indirect light indoors.
- Works hanging or standing, with easy weekly watering.
Where it thrives
The best spot in your home
Shade to semi-shade outdoors with no direct sun; indoors in medium to bright, indirect light. Frost tender, so plant it under trees or cover it on frost nights.
Care card
- Light
- Shade to semi-shade
- Water
- When top 3cm is dry
- Humidity
- Average
- Temperature
- 2 to 30°C, no frost
- Soil
- Rich, free-draining
- Feeding
- Monthly in summer
- Growth
- Fast
- Outdoors
- Yes, shade
Care made simple
Your first weeks together
- Plant it in shade or semi-shade, out of direct sun.
- Water about once a week when the top 3cm of soil is dry.
- Pinch out tips to keep it bushy.
Plant doctor
If you see this, do this
- Scorched leavesToo much sun. Move it into shade.
- Leggy growthCut back by a third after flowering.
- Frost-blackened stemsCut back damaged growth in spring; it regrows quickly.
Questions
Good to know
What size will I receive?
What size will I receive?
A plant in a 15cm grow pot. Every plant is unique; the photo shows the size to expect.
Can it grow in a hanging basket?
Can it grow in a hanging basket?
Yes. It works hanging or standing.
When does it flower?
When does it flower?
Plectranthus usually flower in late summer and autumn.
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