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Pyrenean Germander

Teucrium pyrenaicum

Pyrenean Germander
Photo: peganum from Small Dole, England, CC BY-SA 2.0

Pyrenean germander (Teucrium pyrenaicum) is a low, mat-forming subshrub from the Pyrenees, grown in rock gardens and borders for its small pale flowers and grey-green foliage. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, and it is hardy in temperate gardens.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water during dry spells until established, then let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil or gritty mix; poor soil suits it well.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; tolerates winter cold of about -15 °C; protect from waterlogged cold.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SW. France to N. Spain
Climate
temperate

About

Teucrium pyrenaicum, the Pyrenean germander, is a species of germander native to the Pyrenees. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Other Teucrium plants

African Woodsage · Wall germander · Small coastal germander · Shrubby germander · Mountain germander · Poley · Woodland germander · Teucrium trifidum

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Teucrium pyrenaicum 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.

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