DOGBANE
WINTER FLOWERS
Superb winter flower display of lavender coloured and shaped flowers. Flowers intermittently throughout the year.
DOG REPELLENT
Dogbane has a curious reputation as a dog repellent. Anecdotal evidence suggests otherwise. A literature survey finds no mention of its repellent nature. However it is a lovely winter flowering plant with a rather colourful past.
CULTIVATION
Perennial to 50 cm high x 1.5 m wide.
Prune hard after flowering.
BOTANIC NAME
Plectranthus neochilus
(syn Coleus caninus)