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Teucrium scorodonia
Also called Wood Sage, Wood Germander
Woodland germander is a hairy, low-growing perennial sub-shrub of woodland edges and acid heaths, with pale yellowish-green flowers from June to August. It grows best in sandy, well-drained soil in a sheltered, partly shaded spot.
Teucrium scorodonia, common name the woodland germander or wood sage, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Teucrium of the family Lamiaceae. It is native to Western Europe and Tunisia, but cultivated in many places as an ornamental plant in gardens, and naturalized in several regions (New Zealand, Azores, and a few locales in North America).
These plants prefer sandy soils in woodland and acid heaths, at an altitude of 0–1,500 metres (0–5,000 ft) above sea level.
African Woodsage · Wall germander · Small coastal germander · Shrubby germander · Mountain germander · Poley · Pyrenean Germander · Teucrium trifidum
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Teucrium scorodonia 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.
