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Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum'

Also Known As

Teucrium fruticans 'Azurea'
Azurea Bush Germander

Plant type

shrub, perennial

size

H: 3'-6'
W: 4'-6'

planting zones

8a-11

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Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum' plant details

Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum' is a broadleaf evergreen perennial shrub with blue foliage. In fall, spring and summer blue flowers emerge. Attracts hummingbirds. Grows well with sun and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in average, gritty, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant and humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum'

Plant type: perennial shrub
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: evergreen blue
Mature size: 4 FT - 6 FT - wide, 3 FT - 6 FT - tall
Flowers: blue blooms in fall, spring and summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum'

USDA Zones: 8a - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer, heat and humidity
Soil needs: average, gritty, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Throughout the summer small spikes of azure-blue flowers decorate this dwarf evergreen shrub, making a lovely picture with its silvery foliage. S/M-D

By: Forestfarm

I keep saying there are not enough silver leafed plants for the PNW – well here is a winner! Frosty evergreen leaves create a dense silver foil on arching branches to 3-4' tall and up tp 6' wide – Tolerates shearing - Sun, well drained soil, drought tolt once established – Eye catching blue flowers January > July – Great contast shrub!

By: Secret Garden Growers

When you've got a trouble spot, 'Azureum' comes to the rescue. Half the size of Teucrium fruticans, and more of a shrubby ground cover, this vigorous, ruggedly charming cultivar bears eye catching lavender-blue flowers and evergreen foliage that's gray-green above and silver-white beneath.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Evergreen shrub to 8' tall and spreading 4-8' across. The loose, silvery stems are often leggy and covered with gray-green leaves that are silver-white beneath, giving a rich silver-gray effect to the shrub. Mid-blue flowers appear mainly in summer, but sporadically most of the year. Useful as a hedge, screen, or against a fence. Tolerant of heat, frost, wind and extended periods of drought. Offers nice contrast to darker green colors in the landscape and makes a strong informal hedge. Hardy to 10F. Western Mediterranean.

By: Native Sons

An extremely useful, small evergreen, Iberian shrub, to 4-5 ft tall and a bit wider. The leaves, on pale stems, are small, gray-green above with silver-white undersides -- the whole plant appearing as a silvery mound until summer when the deep blue flowers emerge on the branch tips lasting until fall. Full sun with little to no summer water. Easily sheared to make a small hedbe. Frost hardy to 0F, USDA zone 7.

By: Cistus Nursery

This Mediterranean evergreen shrub grows well in the Bay Area. Silvery gray foliage. Deep blue flowers cover the plant most of the year - spring thru fall. Hardy to 20 °F.