| Family | LAMIACEAE |
| Genus species | Plectranthus purpuratus Harv. |
| Bibliography | Thes. Cap. 1: 53 (1860) |
| Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal to Transvaal |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | steppes |
| Altitude | 400-800m |
| Description | subglabrous, leaves deccusate, ovate or suborbiculate, crenate, abaxially purple, petiolate, flowers in whorls of 6, bracts broadly ovate-lanceolate, acute |
| Size | 10-25cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-21°C cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |