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Teucrium fruticans
Also called Tree germander
Shrubby germander is a spreading evergreen shrub from the western and central Mediterranean, growing to about 1 m tall and 4 m wide with glossy aromatic leaves and pale blue summer flowers. It thrives in full sun, sheltered spots such as against a wall, and neutral to alkaline soil.
Teucrium fruticans (common name tree germander or shrubby germander) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to the western and 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.
The Latin specific epithet fruticans means "shrubby" or "bushy".
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Teucrium fruticans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
