Common name: Himalayan Mint Shrub • Nepali: फुलपात Phulpat • Mizo: Kawihthuang-te
Botanical name:Colquhounia coccineaFamily:Lamiaceae (Mint family)
An evergreen soft-wooded shrub from the Himalayas, this grows to 3 metres.
It has long, thick clusters of red tubular flowers, striped orange
within, at the tips of
the stems in late summer. The large, soft, tapering leaves are rough-textured,
in opposite pairs and about 8-15 cm long, sometimes white woolly on the
underside. Himalayan Mint Shrub is found in the
Himalayas, from Uttarakhand to SE Asia, at altitudes of 1200-3000 m.
Flowering: September-October.
Identification credit: Sadokpam Ranjita
Photographed in Nainital & Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
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