Teucrium fruticans
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Teucrium fruticans, also known as Silver Germander, is a hardy evergreen shrub featuring stunning silvery-grey foliage and delicate pale blue to violet flowers. With its Mediterranean heritage, this plant thrives in hot, dry conditions and offers both texture and colour contrast in any garden setting.

Its soft, woolly foliage and long-lasting flowers make it ideal for creating low hedges, borders, or feature plants in coastal and drought-tolerant gardens. Flowering mainly in summer and autumn, this versatile shrub is loved for attracting pollinators like bees and butterflies. Teucrium fruticans responds well to pruning, making it a top choice for shaping or formal hedging.


Growing Requirements

  • Light: Full sun

  • Soil: Well-drained, sandy or loamy soil

  • Water: Low once established

  • Maintenance: Trim lightly after flowering to maintain compact shape


Unique Features

  • Silvery-grey foliage that contrasts beautifully with green plants

  • Pale blue flowers bloom over an extended season

  • Tolerant of poor soils, heat, and coastal winds

  • Highly suitable for low hedging and Mediterranean gardens


Best Uses

  • Low hedges or borders

  • Mediterranean and coastal gardens

  • Cottage or wildlife-friendly landscapes

  • Feature plant or container specimen

Light requirement: Full Sun

Water requirement: Low

Watering frequency:

Soil: Well-drained sandy or loamy soil

Skill level: Beginner

Growth rate: Intermediate

Suitable for containers: Yes

More info: Low-maintenance,

Prune annually or after flowering to maintain shape,

Avoid overwatering; prefers dry conditions,

Fertilise in spring with a general-purpose mix

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Drought tolerance: High

Frost tolerance: Medium

Wind tolerance: High

Disease and pest susceptibility: Generally pest and disease-resistant

Mature height: 1.25 m

Mature width: 1.5 m

Suitable for shaping: Yes

Colour: Silvery-grey

Variegation: No

Size: Small/medium

Seasonality: Evergreen

Flowering: Yes; profuse/bright display

Flower colour: Pale blue to violet

Flower fragrant: No

Flowering season: Summer to autumn

Fruit: No

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