Azure Bush Germander

Name: Azure Bush Germander
Brand: Monrovia
SKU: 07274

Teucrium fruticans 'Azureum'

Pronunciation: TEW-kri-um fru-ti-CANS

SKU #07274

USDA Zone

8-9

Your climate might be too cold for this plant:

OVERVIEW
Description	This tough performer has aromatic gray-green leaves with silvery white undersides that shimmer in the sunlight. Flowers are a darker blue than other varieties. Tolerates poor, rocky soils. An attractive, waterwise solution for fast-draining, unimproved slopes, and minimal care gardens. A nice container accent. Evergreen.
Light	Full sun
Watering	Once established, water occasionally.
Blooms	Spring through Fall
Mature Size	Fast growing shrub; reaches 4 to 6 ft. tall and wide.

DETAILS
Deciduous/Evergreen	Evergreen
Special Features	Easy Care, Improved Pest and Disease Resistance, Waterwise, Fast Growing
Growth Rate	Fast
Growth Habit	Mounding
Flower Attributes	Flowers for Cutting, Showy Flowers

STYLE
Landscape Use	Border, Container, Hedge, Hillside
Design Ideas	The blue flowers of this germander are much sought after in gardens. Use this shrub in the border as an accent with other blues or contrast it with bright colored shrubs and perennials. A good choice for poor soils.
Flower Color	Blue
Foliage Color	Gray-green
Companion Plants	Loropetalum (Loropetalum); Lavender Cotton (Santolina); Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Coneflower (Echinacea); Tickseed (Coreopsis)

CARE
Care	Provide average, neutral to slightly alkaline, loose, well-drained soil; avoid heavy clay with poor drainage. Water deeply, regularly in first growing season to establish root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates drought. Fertilize in early spring. Does not require pruning, but tolerates shearing well.