Botanical Name Phlomis fruticosa
Common Name Jerusalem Sage
 
Type Perennial
Exposure Sun to Part Shade
Size for Description 2 to 4 Ft. by 3 to 5 Ft.
Bloom Time Summer
Flower Color Yellow
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Deer Resistant yes
Drought Tolerant yes
Moisture Lover  
Native  
Walnut Tolerant  
Wet Areas  
Fragrant  
Groundcover  
Comment lance-shaped, soft woolly gray leaves that are white beneath
Care Shear flowers off when done blooming. Additional flushes of bloom may occur throughout the remainder of the growing season if stems are promptly cut back after flowering.  Remove dead foliage in late fall or early spring.
Zone 5