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Candle Plant

Plectranthus glabratus (plek-TRAN-thus GLAB-rah-tus)

Family: Lamiaceae Non-native

A tender but drought-tolerant houseplant. More information on Plectranthus .

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 12 attributes.

Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Full plant profile

Form & Appearance
Hairs present
No
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Non-native
Origin
S. India to S. Indo-China
Landscape Use
Garden tags
#drought tolerant #non-toxic for cats #non-toxic for horses #non-toxic for dogs
Problems & Resistance
Resistant to
Drought

Planted at Hunnicutt

Nobody’s planted this one yet.