Teucrium montanum
Teucrium montanum
- Order now for local pickup OR fall shipping. Shipping will resume in early September, weather dependent.
Sun-loving Mediterranean plants for any fertile, well-drained soil. These low grow evergreen mounds can form very effective tiny hedges.
Mountain germander is a little used evergreen ground cover for the well-drained border or rock garden. Narrow, aromatic leaves are deer and rabbit resistant. Creamy-yellow flowers attract butterflies and beneficial insects.
Zones: 5 to 8
Family: Lamiaceae
Type: perennial
Height: 4 to 8 in.
Spread: 8 to 12 in.
Exposure: Full Sun
Soil Conditions: dry, lime-loving, calcareous, rocky, poor, lean
Bloom Time: June to September
Bloom Color: light yellow
Native Range: Central Europe
Image Credits:
- Image 1 (form) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
- Image 2 (close up) MurielBendel, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons