Photo source: https://plantinfo.co.za/plant/tetradenia-riparia/ Botanical name: Tetradenia riparia Soil: Best in well drained well composted loam. Common name: Nutmeg Bush, Misty Plume Aspect: Full sun avoiding scorching afternoon Bush, Ginger Bush summer sun. Family: Lamiaceae Care: Keep moist in hot weather. Scale back Origin: Sth Africa watering over winter. Habit: Fast growing, deciduous, multi- Prune: After flowering prune hard to keep neat stemmed, woody shrub to small tree. and promote further growth. Height: up to 2m x 5m Drought/Frost: Moderate/Tender Flowers: Branched terminal inflorescences at Propagation: Cuttings rooted in river sand as about 3mm in diameter ranging in colour from they are slightly succulent. white to lilac with the occasional pink flowers Pests/Diseases: None of note also found. The male flowers give a “misted” NOTE: effect. Attract beneficial insects bees, Medicinal plant with the essential oil of butterflies and moths also bird attracting. its leaves having antimalarial Blooms late autumn to winter coinciding with properties. It is used in Africa to treat frost. cough, malaria, diarrhoea, dengue Leaves: Mid sage green, simple, large, heart- fever, headaches (inhaling the leaves shaped and opposite. Coarsely toothed, thick- scent), toothaches and more. haired and sticky 35 to 80mm long. Slightly Laboratory studies have shown that the aromatic. herb contains ingredients that actually Branches: Semi-succulent. Flowering stems do moderate the malaria-causing well in water for flower arranging. Plasmodium falciparum parasite. An Climate: Sub-tropical to temperate extract from the leaves has been found to inhibit bacterial growth. .