Germander
Teucrium X lucidrys (formerly Teucrium chamaedrys or Teucrium lucidum) (LAMIACEAE, formerly LABIATAE)
Planting and Growing Germander
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow germander in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and nutlike fruit of germander
- Growing conditions for germander
- When and where to plant germander
- How to plant germander
- How to shape, prune and control growth of germander
- Watering, fertilizing, and care of germander
- Landscape uses of germander
- Pest and disease control for germander
Growing Germander
A few cultivars of medium-growing, mounding, rhizomatous, evergreen shrubs, to 2 ft. (60 cm) tall and wide, with opposite, smooth, deep green, oval, pointed, coarsely toothed leaves, to 5/8‑in. (16 mm) long, on hairy stalks. Dwarf cultivars available.
Closely related species with similar care needs include fruity germander, Teucrium cossonii var. majoricum; bush germander, Teucrium fruticans; and cat thyme, Teucrium marum.
Germander Planting and Care Guide
Flowers and Fruit
Many purple, red, white, 5-petaled flowers, in open, mintlike, spiking clusters, to 3 in. (75 mm) long, in summer, form nutlike fruits in autumn.
Best Climates
U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 4–10. Hardy.
Soil Type and Fertility
Damp, well-drained, sandy soil. Fertility: Average–low. 6.5–8.0 pH. Salt tolerant.
Where and How to Plant
Full sun. Space 6–12 in. (15–30 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep damp; allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Fertilize annually in spring. Shear to shape. Propagate by cuttings, division, seed.
About This Species
Good choice for containers, edgings, ground covers, hedges, paths in arid, rock, seaside, small-space gardens. Attracts bees. Pest and disease resistant.