My mom has this plant in her coastal Southern California yard. She cuts it back to just about nothing every year and it grows back super healthy looking.

Here’s a picture of its leaves and flower.

  • MysteriousSophon21@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    That’s definitely a Plectranthus, specifically looks like Plectranthus scutellarioides (formerly called Coleus) - they’re super resilent and can be cut back hard each year, which is why your mom’s plant thrives with that treatment.

    • sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyzOP
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      6 days ago

      After looking at photos, I don’t think it’s a Plectranthus scutellariodes, but a Plectranthus zuluensis. Thanks for the direction, my phone app was coming up with nothing.