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Prostanthera lasianthos Hoping someone can help me identify this beautiful flower. Australia,Geotagged,Prostanthera lasianthos,Spring,Victorian Christmas bush Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Prostanthera lasianthos

Hoping someone can help me identify this beautiful flower.

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    I'm not at all sure, but the flowers resemble Prostanthera lasianthos. The leaves don't seem to though. The leaves look similar to Salvia rosmarinus, but the flowers don't, lol. Satureja montana is also similar, but I'm not sure if it grows in your area. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Amy_90's profile
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      I think you may be correct so I'll list it under Prostanthera lasianthos for now :) Thanks for the help. Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        You're welcome :) Posted 3 years ago
  3. View Ernst's profile
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    Christmas bush .I think Christine’s I’d is correct.( P. lasianthos) Posted 3 years ago, modified 3 years ago
  4. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
    Ruth Spigelman
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    Wondering if this is a natural or cultivated specimen? Here's a shot of my cultivated P. lasianthos.
    Victorian Christmas bush Prostanthera lasianthos is the largest of our native mint bushes and has the widest distribution. It ranges from southern Queensland down to Tasmania from coastal to sub-alpine altitudes and grows from 2 m in exposed mountain sites to at least 10 m high. It is best known as a tall, graceful forest shrub about 5 m high, and is popular also in the gardens of native plant lovers (mine!). <br /> <br /> When not in flower, it can be detected by its menthol fragrance when touched; though sometimes strong, it is more pleasant than the scent of some other native mint bushes. Flowers appear in profuse sprays and are about 2 cm long, white or pale lilac, with purple and orange blotches in the throat. They appear in late spring and summer, and specifically around Christmas time in Victoria, hence the common name. The fragrant, toothed leaves are 4 to 12 cm long and about 1.5 cm wide. Australia,Flora,Geotagged,Lamiaceae,Lamiales,Macro,Prostanthera lasianthos,Spring,Victorian Christmas bush,botany,new south wales,plant,white flowers
     Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Amy_90's profile
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      I think it was a planted species as it was only in this area after a bush fire had come through. Posted 3 years ago

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The Victorian Christmas bush

''Prostanthera lasianthos'', commonly known as the Victorian Christmas bush, is a large shrub or small tree of the mint family, Lamiaceae, which is native to Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania in Australia.

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Similar species: Lamiales
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Uploaded Nov 12, 2021. Captured Nov 11, 2021 14:15 in Dingo Sanctuary, 3105A Remembrance Driveway, Bargo NSW 2574, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 800D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/83s
  • ISO320
  • 55mm