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Teucrium fruticans 'Compactum'

Teucrium fruticans 'Compactum'

Genus: Teucrium
Family: Lamiaceae

About this plant

'Compactum' is a compact, dense, evergreen shrub with stiff stems and grey-green, ovate leaves, white woolly beneath. Pale blue flowers, with prominent stamens, are produced in whorls in summer

Growing Information

Height

0.5-1 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 FacingSouth 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 or by semi-ripe cuttings in midsummer, both with bottom heat

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

Generally disease-free

Garden Uses

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.5-1 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years