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Lamiaceae
Cut-leaf germander
Teucrium botrys
Also known as Teucrium chamaedryoides, Botrys chamaedryoides, Chamaedrys botrys, Monochilon bipinnatifidus
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Germander · Perennial · Aromatic · Medicinal · Herb · Lamiaceae · Part Shade · European · Pollinators · Rock Garden
Cut-leaf germander is a compact perennial herb with deeply lobed aromatic foliage that grows best in partial shade with consistent moisture. It has a history of medicinal use in European herbal traditions and attracts beneficial pollinators. Provide well-drained soil and occasional trimming to keep the plant tidy.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water to keep soil moderately moist, allowing the surface to dry slightly between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- sandy loam
- Soil pH
- 6–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 3a-11b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, France, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, Maine, Morocco, Netherlands, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Romania, Spain
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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