About Prostanthera scutellarioides (R.Br.) Druce
Prostanthera scutellarioides is an erect or low-lying, faintly aromatic shrub that typically reaches a height between 0.3 and 2.5 meters (1 foot 0 inches to 8 feet 2 inches). It has ridged branches and linear leaves that are 6–25 mm (0.24–0.98 in) long and 0.5–2 mm (0.020–0.079 in) wide, gradually tapering to a petiole up to 0.5 mm (0.020 in) long. Its flowers grow in leaf axils, with bracteoles roughly 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long at the base of each flower arrangement. Sepals are 3–4.5 mm (0.12–0.18 in) long, forming a 1.7–2.5 mm (0.067–0.098 in) long tube with two lobes; the upper lobe is 1.5–2.5 mm (0.059–0.098 in) long. Petals are pale to deep mauve, and 7–8 mm (0.28–0.31 in) long. Flowering occurs mainly from spring to early summer. This species grows in woodland and forest habitats, on the coast and tablelands of New South Wales, north of the Windsor district.
