TEUCRIUM Fruticans

Common name: Bush Germander

Family: Lamiaceae

Origin: Mediterranean

Description: Bushy evergreen shrub with arching, white-woolly shoots and aromatic, ovate to lance-shaped, grey-green leaves white woolly beneath. In summer, whorls of pale blue flowers with prominent stamens

Uses: Pot grown for the grey green, scented, foliage and blue flowers

Climate/Position: Hardy in mild parts of the UK, or given protection in the garden. Plant in full sun

Height/Spread: Height 60-100cm, spread 4 metres

Soil Requirements: Free draining soils

Pruning: Can be lightly trimmed into loose ball shapes

Special Requirements: Move undercover for winter protection