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'''Wall germander''' (''Teucrium chamaedrys'') is a [[species]] of [[ornamental plant]] native to Europe and the Near East.  It was historically used as a [[medicinal herb]] for the treatment of [[gout]] and sometimes as a component of [[Venice treacle]].
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Wall germander is a creeping evergreen perennial 6 to 18 inches in height.  Its scalloped, opposite leaves are 1/2 - 1 1/2 inches long, dark green, and shiny.  In late summer, tubular flowers grow in whorls from the leaf axils.
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Teucrium chamaedrys, Linn. Perennial or shrubby, 1-2 ft. high, base decumbent, branching, pubescent or villous: lvs. short-petioled, ovate or oblong, incised-crenate, base cuneate, both surfaces green or canescent beneath; floral lvs. smaller and dentate: floral whorls 2-6-fld., the upper racemose: fls. red-purple or bright rose, with red and white spots, 3/4 in. long, rather showy; calyx tubular-campanulate, teeth lanceolate, acuminate. Eu.—A good border plant for late summer bloom.
 
Teucrium chamaedrys, Linn. Perennial or shrubby, 1-2 ft. high, base decumbent, branching, pubescent or villous: lvs. short-petioled, ovate or oblong, incised-crenate, base cuneate, both surfaces green or canescent beneath; floral lvs. smaller and dentate: floral whorls 2-6-fld., the upper racemose: fls. red-purple or bright rose, with red and white spots, 3/4 in. long, rather showy; calyx tubular-campanulate, teeth lanceolate, acuminate. Eu.—A good border plant for late summer bloom.
 
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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: ⇕ 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width: ⇔ 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24. to 36 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 36.
Lifespan: ⌛ perennial
Bloom: ❀ early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
Features: ✓ evergreen, fire resistant
USDA Zones: 5 to 10
Flower features: ❀ blue, purple
Scientific Names

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Wall germander (Teucrium chamaedrys) is a species of ornamental plant native to Europe and the Near East. It was historically used as a medicinal herb for the treatment of gout and sometimes as a component of Venice treacle.

Wall germander is a creeping evergreen perennial 6 to 18 inches in height. Its scalloped, opposite leaves are 1/2 - 1 1/2 inches long, dark green, and shiny. In late summer, tubular flowers grow in whorls from the leaf axils.


Read about Teucrium chamaedrys in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Teucrium chamaedrys, Linn. Perennial or shrubby, 1-2 ft. high, base decumbent, branching, pubescent or villous: lvs. short-petioled, ovate or oblong, incised-crenate, base cuneate, both surfaces green or canescent beneath; floral lvs. smaller and dentate: floral whorls 2-6-fld., the upper racemose: fls. red-purple or bright rose, with red and white spots, 3/4 in. long, rather showy; calyx tubular-campanulate, teeth lanceolate, acuminate. Eu.—A good border plant for late summer bloom. CH


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It may be propagated by vegetative cuttings or by the division of established clumps.

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