Showing posts with label houseplants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label houseplants. Show all posts

Tuesday, 11 June 2019

Mongoose-leaf and Cliff Sausages



Plectranthus ernstii

One of the easiest houseplants I have grown. Covered in masses of flowers from May until December.  Leaves mildly aromatic, something like ginger and zonal pelargonium. I keep the plant dry from December to March. I feed with a liquid feed from March to August. I use a well-drained mix of two parts coir compost and one part perlite. It is important to avoid over-watering and waterlogged compost. I keep it on a west-facing windowsill.