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2015年12月5日 · It’s a vining plant with square brown stems and round, scalloped leaves that a have a fleshy texture. A common variety is ‘Variegated Mintleaf’, which has green and white variegated leaves. Because of the common names basket iboza and iboza vine it is often confused with the shrubby, tropical Iboza riparia.

2012年5月4日 · The iboza vine plant is a common name used for several members of the genus Plectranthus. The group of plants has many conflicting common and botanical names. On the other hand, if you have ever grown a Swedish ivy, you know one variation of the iboza vine.

Plectranthus ambiguus, known as iboza in Zulu, has been used by the Zulu people as a medicinal plant for a number of conditions, including skin sores, chest complaints, tonsillitis, fever, cough, and eye problems. [6] Reports from the 1950s noted its use in treating respiratory ailments - the leaves are crushed and mixed with hot water to make a tonic for colds.

2016年2月9日 · That’s what happened with Iboza (Iboza riparia). On this occasion the selection was healthy and oversized — they were tall, lush, and covered in succulent, velvety leaves. Their roots bust through the tiny seedling pots that housed them.

Iboza or Tetradenia riparia can grown nearly a metre in a year and is perfectly suited to Durban’s climate, preferring rain in summer and dry soil in winter. In addition to producing a great misty white flower, the leaves from the bush can be used for a variety of ailments including a sore chest, stomach ache and malaria symptoms.

We grow it in outdoor containers in the summer here in WI, and call it alternatively iboza or "stinky vine." I planted this plant early April - and it has passed some cold nights. It is growing wild and it is seen beautifully under a blue spruce...Read More tree. I can hardly wait to see the flowers next year - I'm hoping.

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2023年1月3日 · The Iboza plant is an African flowering shrub that has been used for centuries for its many medicinal properties. In recent years, the plant has gained popularity due its potential health benefits which include antioxidant properties, skin care benefits, digestive aid, immune system support and stress relief.

Iboza vines grow to between 6 and 12 inches tall and spread in vining fashion to a diameter of 3 feet. Tiny white or pink flowers form in 6-inch long racemes in late spring or early summer. Their leathery-looking leaves are oval or rounded with lightly scalloped edges.