Botanical Name: Teucrium fruticans
Common Name: Bush germander
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape erect to somewhat sprawling with silvery branches, spreading outward to form a loose, open, rounded canopy
Height 3' - 6'
Spread 3' - 6'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil tolerates most except poorly draining clay soil
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-24); thrives in hot areas
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite, ovate-elliptic, 3/4" - 1 1/4" long, distinctly gray green above, silvery beneath, somewhat revolute margins, square stems
Flowers blue, bell-shaped, 3/4" long, terminal, spike-like racemes; nearly year round
Fruit capsule, 1/4"
 
Propagation:
semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
attractive filler or informal hedge, valued for its silvery foliage color and blue flowers; good for drought tolerant landscapes; good against masonry or dark background plants
 
Landscape Care:
Watering occasional deep soak; drought tolerant after established
Fertilizing little is required after established
Pruning head back occasionally to encourage denser form; best if not sheared
Pests/Diseases relatively free
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Southern Europe
Family: Lamiaceae

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