Plectranthus kameba — Edible Plant Database

What to Eat

Edible parts: Leaves

Young leaves are eaten cooked.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Asia, Japan, Korea,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A perennial growing to 1 m tall with hermaphrodite flowers. Suitable for light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils across mildly acidic to basic pH ranges. Can thrive in semi-shade or full sun and prefers consistently moist soil.

How to Grow

Propagation: No specific information is available for this species, but sowing seed in a cold frame in spring is suggested, barely covering the seed. Prick seedlings out into individual pots when large enough to handle and grow on in the cold frame for the first winter, then plant out into permanent positions in spring. Division in spring may also be possible.

Medicinal Uses

None known

Other Uses

None known Special Uses

Wikipedia

A perennial growing to 1 m tall with hermaphrodite flowers. Suitable for light sandy, medium loamy, and heavy clay soils across mildly acidic to basic pH ranges. Can thrive in semi-shade or full sun and prefers consistently moist soil.