Teucrium fruticans are popular garden plants originating from Portugal and the Mediterranean which can be used in a variety of garden contexts. As freestanding plants they will grow quickly to cover a bare bank or they can spread over a low wall to good effect. Similarly, with regular pruning, T. fruticans can make a loose hedge or edge to a border. In large pots they will also spread and perform well in a single season perhaps growing at the base of a larger specimen plant.T. fruticans is a bushy evergreen shrub with white woolly shoots and aromatic bluish or grey-green leaves which are also covered underneath in a white indumentum. The flowers are produced over a lengthy period right through the summer and, usually, on into autumn.
In the first year of growth, water this plant weekly to a depth of at least 3 inches. Once established, watering every 10 days or so is usually sufficient. Withhold watering as winter approaches.
germander grows well with relative neglect, but it will appreciate an annual spring feeding with a balanced general-purpose fertilizer diluted to one-fourth strength.
This plant prefers dry to medium-moisture soil that is well-drained. It will tolerate poor, sandy soil, provided it is well-drained. Wall germander does well in neutral to slightly alkaline soil, but will protest if planted in very acidic soil, below 6.0 in pH.
Growers typically shear their small hedge of wall germander at least twice a year— once in late winter or early spring and a second time after flowering. If you grow the plants individually (rather than in a hedge) and want the best flowering display, skip that first shearing because you may be removing some flower buds. The more formal you wish your hedge to be, the more often you will want to shear it to maintain its shape and promote denser growth.
Wall germander is native to rocky areas around the Mediterranean basin, so it will thrive under similar conditions. This plant prefers relatively dry, warm conditions, and generally does not react well in rainy, humid regions.
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