The wild scent of the Mediterranean scrub: Teucrium Fruticans, silver and blue beauty
There's something ancient and authentic about Teucrium Fruticans. A typical evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean scrub, it carries the intense, aromatic scent of the sun-drenched hills of Southern Europe. Its oval leaves, dark green on the upper side and silvery-white on the underside, create an elegant and natural two-tone effect. In spring and summer, it is covered with small lavender-blue flowers that attract bees and butterflies, transforming balconies and terraces into living, fragrant corners of nature.
Resilient, evergreen, and highly decorative: Teucrium Fruticans is one of the most versatile and appreciated Mediterranean plants by gardeners and landscape designers.
Plant Characteristics
- Plant: Teucrium Fruticans (Teucrium fruticans) — Bush Germander
- Dimensions: Pot diameter 18 cm — Total height approximately 40 cm
- Maintenance: Very easy — drought-resistant, wind-resistant, and salt-tolerant
- Exposure: Full sunlight, ideal outdoors in a sunny position
- Flowering: Lavender-blue flowers in spring and summer, very attractive to bees and butterflies
- Resistance: Tolerates heat, drought, wind, and sea salt spray
- Origin: Mediterranean Basin
Why choose Teucrium Fruticans?
Teucrium Fruticans is an all-round plant: decorative all year round thanks to its evergreen two-tone foliage, spectacular in bloom with its lavender-blue flowers, and practically indestructible. It tolerates drought, wind, sea salt spray, and poor soils — it is one of the most suitable plants for exposed balconies and terraces, even in challenging coastal environments.
With an 18 cm pot and a height of approximately 40 cm, it already has a generous and well-structured habit. It can also be pruned to maintain a compact and tidy shape, or left to grow freely for a more natural and wild effect.
A Mediterranean classic for lovers of authentic greenery
Teucrium Fruticans is the perfect gift for those who love authentic Mediterranean plants, for those with a balcony exposed to wind or intense sun and are looking for a plant that never disappoints. A piece of the Mediterranean scrub brought directly to your home.
