Prostanthera 'Poorinda Ballerina'
mint bush 'Poorinda Ballerina'
'Poorinda Ballerina' is a bushy, evergreen shrub to 1.5m tall and wide with narrow, deep green, mint-scented leaves to 5cm long. White to pale lilac, trumpet-shaped flowers with yellow throats are borne in profusion from late spring into early summer
Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
1–1.5 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Purple White | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Purple White | Green | ||
| Autumn | Green | |||
| Winter | Green |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
West–facing or South–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H3Botanical details
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Prostanthera are bushy evergreen shrubs with small, dark green, highly aromatic leaves and terminal panicles or racemes of cup-shaped white blue or purple flowers in late spring or early summer
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Grow under glass in a loam-based compost in full light. In frost-free areas grow outdoors in moist but well-drained soil in full sun
Propagation
Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Mediterranean climate plants
- Coastal
- Patio and container plants
- Hedging and screens
- Wall side borders
Pruning
Pruning group 8 after flowering
Pests
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly
Diseases
May be susceptible to honey fungus in gardens where it is present but insufficient data to determine degree of susceptibility
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