Teucrium fruticans 'Compactum'
Shrubby Germander 'Compactum'
Teucrium species, commonly called 'Germanders', are rich in essential oils. They are valued as ornamental plants and a pollen source, and some species are of culinary and/or medical value. This evergreen perennial has woody stems that are clothed in small green leaves, which emit a spicy aroma when they are brushed past or gently bruised. Teucrium fruticans is a species Teucrium native to western and central Mediterranean. It has silver green aromatic leaves, producing velvet white shoots and pale blue lavender flowers. 'Compactum' is a compact form. Bushy habit, aromatic silvery foliage with blue flowers in the summer.
Contributed by @robbiec
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Shrubby Germander 'Compactum'
Latin name
Teucrium fruticans 'Compactum'
type
Shrub
family
Lamiaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
0.45 M
Teucrium fruticans 'Compactum'
Teucrium species, commonly called 'Germanders', are rich in essential oils. They are valued as ornamental plants and a pollen source, and some species are of culinary and/or medical value. This evergreen perennial has woody stems that are clothed in small green leaves, which emit a spicy aroma when they are brushed past or gently bruised. Teucrium fruticans is a species Teucrium native to western and central Mediterranean. It has silver green aromatic leaves, producing velvet white shoots and pale blue lavender flowers. 'Compactum' is a compact form. Bushy habit, aromatic silvery foliage with blue flowers in the summer.
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