Teucrium chamaedrys

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 The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Propagation

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

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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