Teucrium fruticans

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Teucrium fruticans (common name tree germander[1] or shrubby germander)[2] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to the western and central Mediterranean. Growing to Script error: No such module "convert". tall by Script error: No such module "convert". wide, it is a spreading evergreen shrub with arching velvety white shoots, glossy aromatic leaves and pale blue flowers in summer.

The Latin specific epithet fruticans means "shrubby" or "bushy".[3]

The cultivar 'Azureum', with darker blue flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5] It is hardy in milder areas, where temperatures do not fall below Script error: No such module "convert".. It prefers the shelter of a wall, in full sun with neutral or alkaline soil.[4]

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