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Teucrium chamaedrys |
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Germander, Wall
Germander |
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Southern Europe and Western Asia |
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clump-forming plant |
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12 inches tall and 12-24 inches
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Pale to deep purple
flowers borne in a loose raceme, calyx tubular
or campanulate, corolla ½ inch long,
lower lip large and upper lip small. Usually grown for
foliage effect. |
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Early to midsummer |
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Evergreen,
opposite, oblong, ½-¾ inch long, often a serrate
or crenate margin, cuneate at
the base. |
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Teucrium was named after
Teucher, a Trojan prince who first used one of
the species in medicine. |
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