Teucrium chamaedrys

Also Known As

Wall Germander

Plant type

shrub

size

H: 1'-2'
W: 1'-2'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Teucrium chamaedrys plant details

Teucrium chamaedrys is a fast-growing broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In spring and summer pink and purple flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees and beneficial insects making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and occasional water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Teucrium chamaedrys

Plant type: shrub
Plant family: lamiaceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 1 FT - 2 FT - wide, 1 FT - 2 FT - tall
Flowers: pink and purple blooms in spring and summer
Uses: border plant, compact, edging plant, hedge, serrated leaves, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Teucrium chamaedrys

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: occasional
Resistant to: heat
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Zn 5. Green aromatic foliage. Rosy flowers

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Chamaedrys means

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Full Sun. Outdoor. Purple.

By: Moon - Sun Cactus & Koi Gardens

Perennial herb or sub-shrub to 20? tall, spreading to 2'. Upright, woody stems are covered in small, dark green, toothed leaves. Colorful spikes of lavender-purple flowers appear above the foliage from summer to fall. Useful as a border, for low knot garden hedges, edging or even massed as a small-scale groundcover. Shear once or twice a year for a tidy appearance. Prefers low to moderate amounts of supplemental water, tolerates heat and attracts bees. Hardy to 15F. Europe to Caucasus.

By: Native Sons

(Teucrium chamaedrys) A upright mounding perennial with dense evergreen foliage and lavender flowers...good border or edging plant.

By: Accents for Home and Garden

This is a small evergreen sub-shrub that is excellent for small hedges, as an edger, or for use in a knot garden. Reddish purple flowers appear in late summer.

By: Fantastic Plants

Often relegated to the herb garden, but note that this germander makes a nice little evergreen edging plant for formal (or not so formal) borders. Forms 15" bushes with pink flowers in summer. Prefers soil that has good drainage. Beloved by butterflies and hummingbirds.

By: Avant Gardens

This low growing evergreen or deciduous subshrub of only 1-2' tall and wide. Has toothed, dark green, glossy leaves and in summer bears loose, terminal racemes of pale pink to deep purple flowers. Cut back to maintain the compact habit. Excellent as a low hedge.