For consistent garden performance in hot, dry climates, it's hard to beat the Jerusalem Sage. The genus Phlomis consists of both sub-shrub and perennial species. The common name hints at its native home, since Phlomis is native from the eastern Mediterranean into Syria and Iran.
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Phlomis prefers full to part sun and dry, well-drained sites...a great drought-tolerant plant. The fuzzy, soft to the touch phlomis foliage has a nice fragrance when bruised. Phlomis plants are topped for a couple of months in summer with bright, butterfly-attracting, snapdragon-ish flowers that form a whorl at every node...very unique and attractive.
Phlomis is adaptable to a wide range of soils, as long as they drain freely. Many phlomis have silvery-green, deer-resistant, woolly leaves that make it a good companion for achillea, nepeta, salvia, iris, daylily, opuntia, or agave. Phlomis looks nice as a specimen plant, embedded into a perennial border, massed together on a hill, or in a container. When you're ready to buy phlomis for your perennial garden, check out our online list of phlomis for sale below.
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Phlomis 'Edward Bowles' is a superb and superbly unknown perennial that needs rescuing from the jaws of obscurity. Phlomis 'Edward Bowles' is a hybrid (Phlomis fruticosa x Phlomis russeliana) that originated in 1965 at Hillier's Nursery in England from seed reportedly sent by the late E.A. Bowles. Our plant came from California's former Western Hills Nursery. The spade-like leaves with felty green tops and silver underneath adorn the 3' tall x 3' wide evergreen clump. In spring, the vigorous and very easy-to-grow, deer-resistant clumps are topped with 6-10" spikes of large, light/dark bicolor yellow, snapdragon-like flowers...stunning! Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
This is one of the plants in my garden that I wouldn't garden without. For year-round interest it's hard to beat this felt-like, grey-leaved, drought-loving perennial/sub-shrub, to 30" tall x 5' wide. The dense 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 will produce a sporadic repeat flowering in late summer. Jerusalem sage is quite durable, deer-resistant, and easy to grow, but prefers a well-drained site. For added excitement in the garden, plant a group of Arum palaestinum nearby and stand back. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
(aka: Phlomis fruticosa 'Compact Grey') We finally properly named this wonderful deer-resistant form of Phlomis fruticosa that has been parading around the country as Phlomis 'Compact Grey'. We see nothing compact about it, since it forms a 3' tall x 6' wide clump of white, fuzzy, upright stems adorned with 7" long, fuzzy, evergreen leaves (4" in typical Phlomis fruticosa) with wavy edges. Phlomis 'Miss Grace' is adorned, starting in late May and continuing throughout the summer, with large whorls of bright yellow flowers on the terminal branches as well as adjacent axils (not to be confused with the axils of evil). Crush the leaves for a unique resinous fragrance. Phlomis 'Miss Grace' is very easy to grow if your soils are well-drained. Pot Size: 3.5" (24 fl. oz/709.77 ml)
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