This large member of the mint-bush family famously flowers around Christmas time. With large dark green leaves it is an attractive plant at any time of year. Like more of the mint-bush family, it prefers semi-shady moist conditions with good drainage and likes some soil enrichment with organic matter. Can be pruned to keep shape but in the right conditions may grow to 5 metres or more. In more exposed situations it may only grow to 2 metres. It is frost tolerant but should be protected from winds as it mostly grows on the fringes of dense forest. 

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