{"product_id":"teucrium-fruticans-tree-germander","title":"Teucrium fruticans - Tree Germander","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eTeucrium fruticans\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as the Tree Germander or Silver Germander, is an open evergreen shrub of the western Mediterranean and north Africa. Its small, aromatic, grey-green leaves have felted white undersides and sit on white woolly stems, giving the whole plant a silver cast, lifted through much of the year by pale blue lipped flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt clips well into silver hedging and mounds, and it takes heat, salt wind and thin alkaline soil without complaint. It is used for informal silver hedging, median mass planting, coastal beds and Mediterranean-character schemes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1 to 2 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1.5 to 2.5 metres\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to\u003c\/strong\u003e: The western Mediterranean and north Africa\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small, aromatic grey-green leaves with felted white undersides on white woolly stems; evergreen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth rate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConditions\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil\u003c\/strong\u003e: Requires well-drained sandy, gravelly or stony soils; tolerates poor, shallow and alkaline ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight\u003c\/strong\u003e: Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWater\u003c\/strong\u003e: Low; strongly drought-tolerant once established\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClimate\u003c\/strong\u003e: Thrives in Mediterranean, arid, semi-arid and coastal regions with hot dry summers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdditional Features\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers\u003c\/strong\u003e: Pale blue lipped flowers carried over a long season, heaviest in spring and again after cooler weather\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUses\u003c\/strong\u003e: Informal silver hedging, median and roundabout mass planting, coastal beds, Mediterranean-character shrub layer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Plant 1 to 1.5 metres apart for a continuous silver mass or clipped hedge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Maintenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clip after the main flowering to hold density; responds well to hard renovation pruning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePest Resistance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Free of significant pest and disease problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrought Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: High, holding silver foliage through long hot dry periods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSalt Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Tolerates coastal salt wind and mildly saline soils\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeasonal Appeal\u003c\/strong\u003e: The silver-grey foliage holds colour year round and reads strongly against dark green mass planting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Tree Germander is a fast, clippable silver shrub that will hold its colour through a Gulf summer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ornatec International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46452568555716,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/0493\/5108\/files\/placeholder-shrub_b80f7886-08a8-4bba-986c-262626821ca1.png?v=1785211327","url":"https:\/\/ornatecinternational.com\/products\/teucrium-fruticans-tree-germander","provider":"Ornatec International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}