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tree germander

Teucrium fruticans

Fragrant

Genus: Teucrium
Family: Lamiaceae

About this plant

T. fruticans is an evergreen shrub with white hairy stems bearing small, dark green leaves, white beneath, and light blue flowers 2.5cm long in summer

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

H3

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

pH

AlkalineNeutral

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Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a sheltered border with full sun or against a warm, sunny wall in well-drained neutral to alkaline soil

Pruning

Pruning group 7

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer, semi-ripe cuttings in midsummer, both with bottom heat

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years