Wildflower of the valley
Himalayan Mint Shrub
Colquhounia coccinea
- How easy to find
- Easy to see — you will see it easily on the trail
- Flower size
- Medium to large
- Family
- Lamiaceae (Mint family)
- Type
- Shrub
- Height
- 1.5–3 m
- Flower colour
- Red
- Flowering
- August to September
About Himalayan Mint Shrub
Colquhounia coccinea is himalayan shrub of 1.5 - 3 m tall with rambling leaves. Flowers are red and tubular 2 - 5 cm long. Flowers are red in color and the tube is funnel shaped and orange coloured within. Named in honor of Sir Robert Colquhoun, who was a lieutenant in British army in India and a plant collector and early patron of botanical gardens of Calcutta.
Where to find it
- Along the trail from Govindghat to Ghangaria
Habitat
In thickets and grassy hillsides.
What the name means
Colquhounia honours Sir Robert Colquhoun, an early 19th-century patron of botany in India; coccinea means "scarlet".
