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Phlomis fruticosa
Species of flowering plants in the sage family Lamiaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Phlomis fruticosa, the Jerusalem sage,[1] is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to Albania, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Turkey.
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It is a small evergreen shrub, up to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 1.5 m (5 ft) wide. The sage-like, aromatic leaves are oval, 5–10 cm (2-4ins) long, wrinkled, grey-green with white undersides, and covered with fine hairs. Deep yellow, tubular flowers, 3 cm in length, grow in whorls of 20 in short spikes in summer.[2]
The specific epithet fruticosa means "shrubby".[3]
It is popular as an ornamental plant, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4][5]
As a garden escape, it has naturalised in parts of South West England.[6]
It is listed as deer resistant,[citation needed] hardy in zones 7 to 11,[citation needed] and tolerant of a range of soil types.
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Pollination by Bombus terrestris
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See also
- Phlomis russeliana – the similar-looking Turkish sage also sometimes called Jerusalem sage
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