Germander
Teucrium spp.
TOO-kree-um
Perennial evergreen – Full Sun
Ht. 2’ Spread 6-12”
Spacing 6-12”
HABIT: Whorls of purple-pink flowers in summer. Small evergreen shrub with faintly aromatic leaves. It may also be clipped into a border or low perennial hedge.
CULTURE: Easy to grow, no particular cultural requirements. Propagate by seeds, cuttings, or divisions. Likes to be sheared.
USES: Used almost exclusively as a landscape plant. Dark green attractive hedge or border. Fragrant foliage. Used in knot gardens. Excellent cut foliage for use in interior arrangements.
PROBLEMS: None I’ve seen.
HARVEST: Green foliage anytime to use with cut flowers indoors.