Teucrium fruticans
(Tree Germander)
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Western Mediterranean
Year of Introduction - 1714
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H3
Height - 60cm or more
Width - 1m
Location - The House Border, The White Garden
Description: A small Evergreen Shrub with a bushy, spreading habit. Small, ovate to lanceolate leaves are grey-green on the upper surfaces and silvery-white beneath. Unusual mauve-blue flowers are tubular with curved stamens and prominent lower lobes. The central lower lobe is much longer than the others. The flowers are held in whorled Racemes at the tips of the branches and are produced through the summer.
Flower:
Mauve-blue flowers are tubular with prominent lower lobes and long, curved stamens. The flowers are held in whorled racemes at the tips of the branches and are produced in June, July and August.
Flower colour: Mauve-blue
Flower shape: Tubular flowers in whorled racemes
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Small, ovate to lanceolate leaves are grey-green on the upper surfaces and silvery-white on the undersides. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on spreading stems. The young stems are silvery-white.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Ovate to lanceolate
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in full sun. This plant prefers a fertile, well-drained soil.