PlantFiles: Vick's Plant
Plectranthus purpuratus

I got a start from my mother-in-law and planted it in a large container with some wondering jew and left it outside all summer and then brought it into the sunroom last fall. It is now about 4 foot tall with several shoots going every which way seeking the light. Makes a beautiful display in the middle of the wondering jew. I will have to trim all of the plants back to get them outside in May and will post a pic of it after it gets it's growth back. It will take full shade, partial, or full sun and will spread and thicken up when pruned no matter how severely.

Hi, I am new to this beautiful plant and I would like to know how to propogate. Do I pinch off at certain places? Do I place the pinched off pieces in water to root? I would like to add new rooted pieces back into the original container as I lost a lot of stems during a real hot spell. I keep my beautiful plant on a table on my balcony facing SE.

Thanks for any help.

This is a wonderfully aromatic plant, that gives a definite menthol smell when leaves are brushed. The plant spreads by itself, my plant is approx. 2ft high, and is spreading out by itself, I have mine in a garden with mulch and compost, infrequent waterings. Full sun during early day then shaded in hot afternoons