Is Teucrium an Australian native?
Teucrium argutum, commonly known as native germander, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, and is endemic to eastern Australia. It is a perennial herb often suckering, with hairy, broadly egg-shaped leaves with toothed or wavy edges, and pink-purple flowers. Teucrium fruticans, commonly called tree germander or bush germander, is a medium sized evergreen shrub native to southern Europe.Teucrium fruticans, bush germander, grows 6-8 ft. It blooms from January to July or longer with tiny lavender-blue flowers at branch tips often buzzing with bees.
Is Teucrium fast growing?
Teucrium is a small, very hardy, fast growing, architectural evergreen shrub with striking Silver/Grey foliage upon square grey stems which makes it a great contrasting plant. Teucrium can also be grown in containers and fits well into Mediterranean gardens.