Jerusalem Sage
Phlomis russeliana
Lamiaceae
Other names
Turkish Sage
Growth habit
Sub-Shrub
Perennation
Long-lived polycarpic perennial
Native distribution
Asia Minor
Location
Source of plant
High Country Gardens, Digging Dog Nursery, White Flower Farm
Description
Shrubby in habit with the basal leaves ovate to lanceolate, cordate to saggitate at the base, petioled,glandular-stellate-pubescent (as is the entire plant), the non-flowering basal shoots forming a dense groundcover. Flowering stems appear in June and reach 1 m in height; flowers yellow, held in verticillasters; fruits remain decorative until winter.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
foliage characteristics