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Lamiaceae
Wood germander
Teucrium scorodonia
Also known as Scorodonia solitaria, Teucrium salviifolium, Scorodonia vulgaris, Teucrium scorodonia subsp. gasparrinii
Zones 4–10Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Woodland · Aromatic · Medicinal · Yellow-Flowers · Drought-Tolerant · Germander · Herb · Naturalized
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyMedicinalAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/7/2026
Wood germander is a hardy woodland perennial that tolerates poor soils and partial shade well. It produces small pale yellow flowers and has aromatic foliage traditionally used medicinally. Very low maintenance once established in appropriate woodland or naturalized settings.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Moderate watering allowing soil to dry between waterings, drought tolerant once established · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Austria, Azores, Belgium, Corse, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Madeira, Masachusettes, Netherlands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Norway, Ontario, Poland, Portugal
- Attracts
- Bees
Sources: trefle, usda
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