Phlomis fruticosa 

'Jerusalem Sage'

[Ex. Mal i Gejrë 1040 m., Albania]

Lamiaceae/Labiatae: small evergreen shrub, up to 1m. found on dry cliffs and rocky places in limestone hills. The flowers are light yellow, tubular flowers, 3cm in length, grow in whorls of short spikes, blooming from July-August. The leaves are sage-like, aromatic leaves are oval, wrinkled, grey-green with white undersides, and covered with fine hairs. Native to Albania, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Turkey, and regions of the former Yugoslavia.

GROWING INFORMATION:

Surface sow seeds in spring in a greenhouse. Seeds normally germinate quickly in warm weather. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first winter. Requires a well-drained soil in full sun with shelter from cold winds. Grows well in poor gravelly soils and on hot dry banks. Plants do better in the milder areas of Britain.

NOTES: Has proved to be fully hard for me here.

HARVESTED: 2023*

APPROX. 20 SEEDS