Phlomis fruticosa

Shrubby fire herb ( Phlomis fruticosa )

The fire Shrubby herb ( Phlomis fruticosa ) is a plant of the genus fire herb ( Phlomis ) in the mint family ( Lamiaceae).

Features

The fire Shrubby herb is 200 centimeters reached an evergreen dwarf shrub, the plant height. He has gray-haired branches. The lanceolate leaves are arranged opposite to eilanzettlichen constantly. They have short petioles. The length of the leaf blade varies 3-9 centimeters. The lamina of the lower leaves is elliptic, lanceolate or lanceolate - ovate at the base, it is trimmed or thickness taper. The wrinkled upper leaf surface is covered with short stellate hairs, the lower leaf surface shows a felt-like hairs. There are a present or two Scheinquirle. The Brakteolen are (rarely from 2) 3-7 mm wide, verkehrteiförmig and broadly lanceolate or elliptic. The crown is yellow.

The flowering period extends from June to July.

Occurrence

The fire Shrubby herb occurs on rocky slopes at altitudes up to 1000 meters in the central and eastern Mediterranean.

Use

The fire Shrubby herb is often used as an ornamental plant for rock gardens as well as a container plant.