Phlomis fruticosa
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Phlomis fruticosa, the Jerusalem sage,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Albania, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Turkey.
It is a small evergreen shrub, up to Script error: No such module "convert". tall by Script error: No such module "convert". wide. The sage-like, aromatic leaves are oval, 5–10 cm (2-4ins) long, wrinkled, grey-green with white undersides, and covered with fine hairs. Deep yellow, tubular flowers, 3 cm in length, grow in whorls of 20 in short spikes in summer.[2]
The specific epithet fruticosa means "shrubby".[3]
It is popular as an ornamental plant, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]
As a garden escape, it has naturalised in parts of South West England.[6]
It is listed as deer resistant,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". hardy in zones 7 to 11,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and tolerant of a range of soil types.
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Pollination by Bombus terrestris
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See also
- Phlomis russeliana – the similar-looking Turkish sage also sometimes called Jerusalem sage
References
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- Michigan State University entry
- Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986–1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
- Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
- Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist.
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
- Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR.
- Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.