Rank Species | Genus Teucrium Higher classification Teucrium | |
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Similar Teucrium, Teucrium chamaedrys, Lamiaceae, False olive, Rhamnus alaternus | ||
Teucrium fruticans bush germander
Teucrium fruticans (common name tree germander or shrubby germander) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to the western + central Mediterranean. Growing to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 4 m (13 ft) wide, it is a spreading evergreen shrub with arching velvety white shoots, glossy aromatic leaves and pale blue flowers in summer.
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The specific epithet fruticans means "shrubby" or "bushy".
The cultivar 'Azureum', with darker blue flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
Teucrium fruticans bush germander
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