Phlomis russeliana
(Turkish Sage)
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Syria, Turkey
Year of Introduction - 1821
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 90cm
Width - 75cm
Location - The Terrace
Description: A clump-forming, woody Perennial with an upright habit. Grey-green to mid-green leaves are ovate to heart-shaped and have scalloped margins. Soft, pale yellow flowers are tubular in shape and hooded. The flowers are held in dense whorls up the flowering stems and are produced from early to late summer. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Phlomis viscosa
Flower:
Soft, pale yellow flowers are hooded and tubular in shape. The blooms are held in whorls up the vertical stems and are produced from June into August.
Flower colour: Yellow
Flower shape: Tubular, hooded flowers in whorls
Flowering time: June, July, August
Foliage:
Grey-green to mid-green leaves are ovate to Cordate in shape and have Crenate margins. The leaves at the base of the plant are larger, while the stem leaves are smaller and held in opposite pairs.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate to cordate
Propagation:
Division, seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil.