Origin
South America
Light
Full sun
Watering
Weekly
Care
Easy
Flowering
Flowering
Outdoor
Teucrium Fruticans
Downy silver foliage and lavender-blue flowers: the shrubby germander lights up dry gardens all year.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Card.origins.mediterranean-basin
Light
Full sun
Watering
Rarely
Maintenance
Easy
The silver of the scrubland
The white down covering its leaves and stems reflects light and limits evaporation: armor against the Mediterranean sun.
Its blue flowering appears in waves from spring to autumn, drawing pollinators against a backdrop of foliage bright even in midwinter.
"A bush of silver that flowers blue."
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Styling Tip 01
Prune to Compact
Two prunings a year keep it from going bare at the base.
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Styling Tip 02
Dry Soil Required
Stagnant winter moisture is the only frequent cause of loss.
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Styling Tip 03
Clips into Topiary
Its dense branching takes very well to geometric shapes.
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Origin
South America
Light
Full sun
Watering
Rarely
Care
Easy
Flowering
Flowering