Teucrium Binstead Gold
£12.00
£9.60
notes
Low growing, Teucrium Binstead Gold is wonderfully adept at providing colourful ground cover, with its lime green foliage that fades to yellowy green. Clump forming, it bears spikes of simple yellow flowers in spring which are highly attractive to native pollinators.
Dimensions
- Pot size: 2L
- Height and Spread: 50cm (1ft 7in) x W: 50cm (1ft 7in) in 2-5 years
Features
notes
Low growing, Teucrium Binstead Gold is wonderfully adept at providing colourful ground cover, with its lime green foliage that fades to yellowy green. Clump forming, it bears spikes of simple yellow flowers in spring which are highly attractive to native pollinators.
Insights
Also known as Wood sage or Germander, the light, crinkly edged leaves are similar to sage, and the plant is reliable, tolerant of heat and rocky soils and easy to grow. Believed to be named after the first King of Troy, King Teucer, who lived between 1400 and 1000 BC, the plant is native to the Western Mediterranean.
Details
- Flowers: July to September
- Hardy
Planting
- Well drained soil
- South, east or west facing
- Full sun or partial sunlight
Care
- Do not allow the plant to dry out after planting but once it is established, it is pretty drought resistant.
- Does best in full sun
Scent
Leaves are slightly aromatic
Glossary
Teucrium Binstead Gold
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