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Jerusalem Sage

Phlomis fruticosa

Photo by joanbstanley
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Field Notes

Description:

Native to the Mediterranean, Jerusalem sage is a pubescent, mounding, shrubby perennial that grows to 2-4’. Wrinkled, ovate to lanceolate, gray-green leaves (to 5” long) of this mint family member have a sage-like appearance but no aroma or taste. Whorls of yellow flowers bloom in spherical clusters (verticillasters) along the upper half of stems and at the stem ends in summer.

Habitat:

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Phlomis fruticosa

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