| Description | Nico Swedish Ivy (Plectranthus hybrid) Is a upright bushy form, foliage with dark green upper surface and purple lower surface and vigorous growth habit. |
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| Pronunciation | dark green leaves with unusually pronounced deep purple veins. |
| Plant Type | Indoor Foliage, Perennial Tender, Site author's observations, Tropical herbaceous plants |
| Hardiness Zone | 9 |
| Sunlight | The color of the foliage is in direct relationship to the amount of sunlight. Bright conditions seem to be the best. In low light areas the plants grow but never get the dark purple underside of the leaves. In too much light the foliage will fade. |
| Moisture | average, evenly moist |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average house |
| Flowers | white, two lipped |
| Leaves | gray green on upper surface, purple underneath, scented |
| Maintenance | cutting back to maintain the the shape of the plant |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Native Site | Natal, South Africa |
| Cultivar Origin | Michael H. Unger, circa 2001 |
| Misc Facts | SYN: Plectranthus coleoides |
| Author's Notes | I grew this for many years. Easy to grow. Looks a lot like the Purple Swedish Ivy but maybe more compact. |
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