Tree germander is much appreciated for its beautiful evergreen foliage: it’s a rare silver-blue color!
Germander facts, a summary
Name – Teucrium fruticans
Family – Lamiaceae
Type – shrub
Height – 3 to 5 feet (1 to 1.5 m)
Exposure – full sun
Soil: any, well drained – Foliage: evergreen – Flowering: spring→mid-summer
Preferably, you’d get to work planting your shrubby germander in spring. It’ll resist hot weather, and is hardy down to 15°F (-10°C), which is great for places with extreme weather.
It loves growing in full sun.Follow our advice on planting shrubs.
The pruning of this bush is clearly optional, only if you wish to give it a roundish shape.
If this is the case, prune it frequently.
If you simply wish to balance the shape or reduce the size of your plant, do it at the end of summer, after flowering is over.
Tree germander is particularly well-suited to creating low hedges, and does very well in shrub beds or topiary.
It can cope with most usual climatic environments, but in case of long-lasting frost spells, it will need to be protected.
The botanical name for bush germander is Teucrium fruticans. It’s part of the Lamiaceae family.
Along the coast, plant tree germander because it stands strong in the wind and copes well with sea spray.
