Phlomis fruticosa Plant Delights Introductions Each dramatically architectural

Each dramatically architectural

up-facing flowers make this semi-evergreen groundcover ice plant a sight to behold

just evergreen slender

The first sign of spring is the wonderful spikes of dodecatheon-like blue flowers to 6" tall

although its native haunts are moist valleys in the Black Sea region (Bulgaria and Turkey)

Phlomis fruticosa Plant Delights Introductions Each dramatically architecturalPhlomis fruticosa is a plant we wouldn't garden without. For year round interest it's hard to beat this felt like, grey leaved, drought loving perennial sub shrub from the Transcaucasia (Italy west to Georgia). The dense 30" tall x 5' wide clumps of evergreen (or should I say ever grey) finger shaped, heavily textured foliage provide a nice foil for the whorls of yellow, snapdragon like flowers that top the plant in late April May. Phlomis fruticosa