Plectranthus, Indian Borage, Spanish Thyme, Variegated Cuban Oregano 'Variegatus'

Given to me by a pretty neighbor girl.. I thought it to be just a pleasant looking ornamental , but after I crushed one of the leaves.......Read MoreWow ! Oregano. See , you learn something everyday. I am so going to try to get more. It is more prolific and hardier than my Greek oregano. The leaves are fuzzy and soft and thick. It is edible and called Cuban Oregano. According to what I've read, it can be propagated by cuttings

We grow this at the organic herb farm where I work. The large leaves can be battered and fried, like tempura.

Excellent house plant! I have had this plant for years, and have made many new plants to give away. It is striking, unusual, and very str...Read Moreong scented when touched.Great color and texture interest: bright celery green, velvety leaves with white splotches and scalloped edges. The graceful branches spill over the pot in all directions, and form layers of horizontal, upward-facing leaves. It thrives near bright light, is very hardy, and grows all year without much care. It likes a lot of water, but it still looks fine when forgotten. A few lower leaves will dry up and fall when soil is too dry, but often where leaves fall off, a new side shoot sprouts with several small leaves. Break off stems (any size) and lay barely covered in potting soil, and it will root on its own.

Help! This georgeous plant has grown huge but now something is attacking and destroying its leaves. Any ideas what to do? I have found a...Read More couple of small geen caterpillers - very hard to find as they match the plants green color and hide next to a rib leaf.
I have grown several more plants from cuttings rooted in water - very easy. But I would like to save the original.

roots really easy - just pinched a piece this summer stuck in a very old pot and did great.

I pinched a leaf off a friend's plant last year and now have half a dozen beautiful plants. Very easy to grow, smells wonderful and looks...Read More beautiful. I will bring in some small plants to winter over inside.

This plant can be used same as regular plectranthus amboinicus for culinary use. Has a thymey/oreganoey scent and flavor..... Can be u...Read Moresed similarly.... a common spice in tropical and caribbean countries..... Tender in most places.... bring indoors in winter to grow as house plant.... :)