title: Coleus madagascariensis
text: # Coleus madagascariensis
  
  Coleus madagascariensis, synonym Plectranthus madagascariensis, called thicket coleus, Madagascar coleus and candle plant (a name shared with many other species), is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to South Africa, eSwatini, Mozambique, Mauritius and Réunion, but not Madagascar. Its cultivar 'Variegated Mintleaf' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
  
  