Jerusalem sage

Phlomis fruticosa

''Phlomis fruticosa'' is a species of flowering plant of the Lamiaceae family, native to Albania, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Turkey, and regions of the former Yugoslavia.
Jerusalem Sage - Phlomis fruticosa Seen at the top of Srd mountain, Croatia. Quoting a nice member of the Plant Identification and Education group in FB: This plant is a member of the Mint family or Lamiaceae. Its genus name Phlomis is Greek and translated means flame. This may be referring to the fact that in ancient times its leaves were used as lamp wicks. The species name, fruticosa, means shrubby and short, and this refers to its growth habit. The species is a native of Albania, Cyprus, East Aegean Island, Greece, Italy, Crete, Sardinia, Sicily, Transcaucasia, Turkey, and former Yugoslavia. It has been used in gardening outside the native Mediterranean region Croatia,Geotagged,Jerusalem sage,Phlomis fruticosa,Spring

Appearance

It is a small evergreen shrub, up to 1 m tall by 1.5 m wide. The sage-like, aromatic leaves are oval, 2-4 inches long, wrinkled, grey-green with white undersides, and covered with fine hairs. Light yellow, tubular flowers, 3 cm in length, grow in whorls of 20 in short spikes in summer.
Phlomis fruticosa Fall,Geotagged,Greece,Jerusalem sage,Phlomis fruticosa

Naming

The specific epithet ''fruticosa'' means "shrubby". It is popular as an ornamental plant, and has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. As a garden escape, it has naturalised in parts of South West England.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderLamiales
FamilyLamiaceae
GenusPhlomis
SpeciesP. fruticosa
Photographed in
Greece
Croatia