About Prostanthera incana A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Prostanthera incana (common name velvet mint-bush) is an erect, moderately dense shrub, usually growing 1 to 2.5 metres (3 feet 3 inches to 8 feet 2 inches) tall. It has hairy branchlets. Its leaves are covered in hairs, dull green on the upper surface and paler on the lower surface. They are egg-shaped with wavy edges, 9 to 18 millimetres (0.35 to 0.71 inches) long, 6 to 13 millimetres (0.24 to 0.51 inches) wide, and grow from a 2 to 4 millimetre (0.079 to 0.157 inch) long petiole. Flowers are arranged in bunches near the ends of branchlets, with 2 to 3 millimetre (0.079 to 0.118 inch) long bracteoles at the base of each flower. The sepals are 4 to 6 millimetres (0.16 to 0.24 inches) long, and form a tube 2 to 2.5 millimetres (0.079 to 0.098 inches) long with two lobes; the upper lobe is 2 to 3.5 millimetres (0.079 to 0.138 inches) long. The petals are lilac-coloured and 8 to 10 millimetres (0.31 to 0.39 inches) long. Flowering takes place from August to December. This species grows in forest and woodland in shallow sandy soil. Its main range is near-coastal New South Wales, south from Craven in the Hunter Valley. A small population of this species is also found near Dargo in Victoria.
