Teucrium scorodonia 'Crispum'
Curly wood sage
- Height × spread
- 0.3m × 0.6m
- Position
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
Availability
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About this plant
A curious foliage plant that is a delight when closely observed. It has thick, soft, rather oblong leaves with ruffled edges that are raised and twisted against the otherwise smooth looking surface of the leaf. The raised edges are a paler shade of green, so the plant makes interesting foliage textures. There are tiny creamy flowers in summer, but you have to peer to notice these. It makes good ground cover. Give it a sunny or partly shaded site if you want it to thrive. It is a good plant for any reasonable or even poor soil that is well drained.
- Flower colour
- White
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.3m
- Spread
- 0.6m
- Season of interest
- Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Seaside garden, Gravel garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Tolerates full sun, likes part shade, tolerates light shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- Alkaline, Neutral
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Dry and shady soil, Drought resistant
- Hardiness
- Cold to -15C (RHS H5)
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- Yes, potentially harmful; Humans: Harmful if eaten
Spring
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
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