Teucrium chamaedrys
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- TEW-kree-um kam-EE-dris
- Description
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Attracts bees, decorative plant. Subshrub often grown as an herb.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Teucrium
- Species:
- chamaedrys
- Family:
- Lamiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Wildlife Value:
- Bees
- Play Value:
- Wildlife Food Source
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 10 in. - 1 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 8 in. - 0 ft. 10 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Herb
- Shrub
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Mounding
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Fine
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
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Leaves:
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- 0.2 to 1 in. opposite, simple dark green leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Rock Wall
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Edible Garden
- Rock Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Hedge
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Rabbits
- Plants that fill a similar niche:
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Stokesia laevis
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Salvia rosmarinus
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Salvia officinalis
