Prostanthera cuneata

Prostanthera cuneata or australian mint is a small evergreen shrub with a bushy, spreading shape and thick dark green, opposite, oval leaves that smell very aromatic when crushed. This mint bush blooms from June to August with white to light mauve tubular flowers with purple spots in the throat. It likes a sheltered position in full sun or partial shade and is flexible in terms of soil type. Pruning is best done immediately after flowering and some protection in winter is not an unnecessary luxury. This plant can be used in city gardens, as a coastal plant, in the gravel garden or the patio as a terrace plant. It is disease resistant, sea wind tolerant and very aromatic.