Syncolostemon canescens

Description

A small, aromatic perennial, with dainty, purplish pink, summer flowers and leaves that have a strong and unusual fruity, coconutty scent; a ‘must-have’ in a fragrant garden.Syncolostemon canescens is an attractive, herbaceous perennial, 250–600 mm tall, with strongly aromatic foliage. Woody based stems, covered in long, greyish hairs, grow upright, branching near the base, with longest in the middle and shortest near the edge, which gives the plant a naturally rounded habit. Leaves are opposite, linear to lanceolate, 25–55 × 3–15 mm, with a short petiole, and short grey hairs on both surfaces, varying from densely to sparsely covered, giving the foliage a rough texture, which is enhanced by the finely to coarsely toothed margin.