Teucrium chamaedrys


Common name(s): germander, wall germander


Description: a dense, evergreen shrub with glossy, aromatic leaves that resemble those of oaks. Pink flower spikes in summer.


Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.


Position: full sun, tolerant of poor soil but does best with good drainage


Uses: ornamental- for use as a low hedge and popular in old world knot gardens, and to attract pollinators


Winter Hardiness: to 0 F and below


Drought: adapted to 4 months of summer drought

Teucrium chamaedrys 'Prostratum'


A lower growing cultivar also known as creeping germander.


Height: to 10 in. Spread: to 3 ft.