Lamiaceae FAMILY
Tetradenia riparia
Tetradenia riparia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitShrub
GrowthMedium
Usually prefers a sunny position, but in very hot areas grows better with some shade[1]. It grows easily in light, well drained and well composted soil[1]. A fairly fast-growing plant, able to increase height by 80cm a year and flowering in its first year from seed[1]. Plants respond well to trimming - they are best cut back hard after flowering in order to keep the plant neat and floriferous[1]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required[1].
Propagation
Seed - Cuttings are easy to root - even large branches can be used[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tetradenia+riparia>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]PlantZAfrica.com — http://www.plantzafrica.com ↩︎An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.
- [2]Pharmaceutical monographs for 60 South African plant species — Scott, G. and Springfield, E.P. · 2004 · http://www.plantzafrica.com/medmonographs ↩︎A series of 60 monographs of S. African medicinal plants. Well written, with information on traditional uses and modern research into the plants.
- [3]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.