Phlomis chrysophylla

Phlomis chrysophylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Phlomis
Species: P. chrysophylla
Binomial name
Phlomis chrysophylla
Boiss.

Phlomis chrysophylla (golden-leaved Jerusalem sage) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae [1], native to south west Asia. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 1.2 m (4 ft) wide, with woolly-textured, sage-like leaves that turn lime green with age, and yellow flowers carried in the leaf axils in early summer.[2]

The specific epithet chrysophylla means "golden-leaved".[3]

In cultivation it requires some protection in winter. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

References

  1. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Phlomis chrysophylla". Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  2. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
  3. ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. p. 224. ISBN 9781845337315.
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