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Prostanthera 'Poorinda Bride' - Poorinda Bride Mint Bush

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Habit and Cultural Information
Category: Shrub
Family: Lamiaceae (Labiatae) (Mints)
Origin: Australia (Australasia)
Evergreen: Yes
Flower Color: White
Bloomtime: Spring/Summer
Synonyms: [P.'Poorinda Ballerina'?]
Height: 4-5 feet
Width: 4-5 feet
Exposure: Cool Sun/Light Shade
Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs
Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F
Prostanthera 'Poorinda Bride' (Poorinda Bride Mint Bush) - An upright growing shrub to 4 to 5 feet tall with small trowel-shaped dark green leaves. The flowers, borne in profusion in later spring, are white with a hint of violet and have a yellow throat.

Plant in full sun (coastal) or light shade/part day sun, in a well-drained soil with regular irrigation. This Prostanthera is hardier than many other mint bushes and can tolerate temperatures down to at least 15 ° F. It is a quick growing plant benefits from being pruned back annually by about one third to help promote a bushy shape.

The Poorinda name is attached to many well known Australian cultivars, particularly Grevillea. All plants bearing this name originated on the property of the late Leo Hodge in north-eastern Victoria. This cultivar was listed as a seedling from 'Poorinda Snow Queen' and like this parent plant is thought to be a hybrid between Prostanthera phylicifolia and Prostanthera lasianthos. 'Poorinda Bride' was a Spring 200 introduction by the University of California Santa Cruz Koala Blooms Australian Plant Introduction Program that we sold this plant from 2003 until 2008. 

The information displayed on this page about Prostanthera 'Poorinda Bride' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.

 
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