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Bush Germander – Desert Horizon Nursery

Bush Germander

Teucrium fruticans
Categories:
Shrubs  ·  
Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Water
Low to moderate; deep watering, allowing soil to dry between waterings.
Size
4-6 ft tall × 4-6 ft wide
Habit
Mounded – spreading shrub
Toxicity
Not Established
Description
A sprawling woody shrub with silvery-gray stems and aromatic gray-green foliage. Produces lavender-blue flowers in spring and sporadically through the year. Tolerates heat, drought, and reflected sun once established.
Bloom Time
Spring to early summer (sporadic repeat bloom)
Deciduous / Evergreen
Evergreen
Special Features
Attracts Bees / Pollinators, Attracts Butterflies, Colorful Foliage, Fragrant, Reflected Heat Tolerant
Growth Rate
Moderate
Growth Habit
Mounded – spreading shrub
Mature Size
4-6 ft tall × 4-6 ft wide
Flower Color
Lavender-blue
Foliage Color
Gray-green
Landscape Use
Border / Bed, Desert / Xeriscape, Hedge / Screen, Specimen / Accent
Garden Style
Desert / Xeriscape, Hedge / Formal, Pollinator / Wildlife
Soil
Alkaline Tolerant, Sandy / Rocky, Well-Drained
Companion Plants
Desert marigold, Lantana, Lavender, Rosemary, Salvia
Not Established
Not established — verify
Care Instructions

Light: Full sun

Water: Low to moderate; deep watering, allowing soil to dry between waterings.

Soil: Well-draining soil; tolerates poor, rocky, or alkaline soils.

Mature size: 4-6 ft tall, 4-6 ft wide

Bloom: Spring to early summer (sporadic repeat bloom)

Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen

Growth rate: Moderate