Plectranthus zuluensis in Kirstenbosch

Plectranthus zuluensis, the Zulu spurflower is a soft shrub with multiple, hairy, four-angled stems. The leaves are ovate and thinly succulent. The flowers grow in whorls at stem tips.

The species distribution is coastal bush from the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal to Swaziland. Plectranthus plants belong to the Lamiaceae or mint family. This is a flowering garden plant rather than a medicinal one (www.plantzafrica.com).