Teucrium fruticans (common name tree germander or shrubby germander) is a species of flowering plant in the mint family Lamiaceae, native to the western and central Mediterranean. Growing to 10NaN0 tall by 40NaN0 wide, it is a spreading evergreen shrub with arching velvety white shoots, glossy aromatic leaves and pale blue flowers in summer.
The Latin specific epithet fruticans means "shrubby" or "bushy".[1]
The cultivar 'Azureum', with darker blue flowers, has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2] [3] It is hardy in milder areas, where temperatures do not fall below -5C. It prefers the shelter of a wall, in full sun with neutral or alkaline soil.[2]