- Source: Phlomis fruticosa
Phlomis fruticosa, the Jerusalem sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Albania, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Monte Negro and Turkey.
It is a small evergreen shrub, up to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 1.5 m (5 ft) wide. The sage-like, aromatic leaves are oval, 5–10 cm (2-4ins) long, wrinkled, grey-green with white undersides, and covered with fine hairs. Deep yellow, tubular flowers, 3 cm in length, grow in whorls of 20 in short spikes in summer.
The specific epithet fruticosa means "shrubby".
It is popular as an ornamental plant, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
As a garden escape, it has naturalised in parts of South West England.
It is listed as deer resistant, hardy in zones 7 to 11, and tolerant of a range of soil types.
See also
Phlomis russeliana – the similar-looking Turkish sage also sometimes called Jerusalem sage
References
"Phlomis fruticosa". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture.
Michigan State University entry
Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986–1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965–1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984–. Med-Checklist.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934–1964. Flora SSSR.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964–1980. Flora europaea.
External links
Media related to Phlomis fruticosa at Wikimedia Commons
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