Growing cut leaf mint bush australia native bushfoods prostanthera incisa
Prostanthera, commonly known as mintbush or mint bush, is a genus of flowering plants of the family Lamiaceae. There are about 90 species within the genus, all of which are endemic to Australia. The word is derived from the Greek for an appendage. Within the flowers are small spur-like appendages on the anthers.
They are bushy, evergreen shrubs, usually with strongly aromatic leaves, and 2-lipped, 5-lobed flowers. They are cultivated as ornamentals and for essential oils and spices. All require varying degrees of winter protection in temperate regions, and are usually grown under glass.
Prostanthera species are used as food plants by the larvae of hepialidmoths of the genus Aenetus including A. eximia and A. ligniveren.
Species include:
Prostanthera albiflora
Prostanthera albohirta
Prostanthera althoferi
Prostanthera ammophila
Prostanthera arapilensis
Prostanthera arenicola
Prostanthera askania – Tranquility Mint-bush
Prostanthera aspalathoides – Scarlet Mint-bush
Prostanthera baxteri
Prostanthera behriana
Prostanthera caerulea – Lilac Mint-bush
Prostanthera calycina – West Coast Mintbush
Prostanthera campbellii
Prostanthera canaliculata
Prostanthera carrickiana
Prostanthera centralis
Prostanthera chlorantha
Prostanthera cineolifera
Prostanthera clotteniana
Prostanthera collina
Prostanthera cruciflora
Prostanthera cryptandroides - Wollemi Mint-bush
Prostanthera cuneata – Alpine Mint-bush
Prostanthera decussata
Prostanthera densa
Prostanthera denticulata – Rough Mint-bush
Prostanthera discolor
Prostanthera eckersleyana
Prostanthera eriocalyx
Prostanthera eurybioides – Monarto Mint-bush
Prostanthera florifera
Prostanthera galbraithiae – Wellington Mint-bush
Prostanthera granitica – Granite Mint-bush
Prostanthera grylloana
Prostanthera hindii
Prostanthera hirtula
Prostanthera howelliae
Prostanthera incana -Velvet Mint-bush
Prostanthera incisa – Cut-leaved Mint-bush
Prostanthera incurvata
Prostanthera junonis
Prostanthera lanceolata
Prostanthera laricoides
Prostanthera lasianthos – Victorian Christmas Bush
