Ornamental shrub for borders, flowerbeds and hedges. Cultivated in group for its early, beautiful blooming. It has medicinal properties. This plant likes dry, stony, poor and limestone soils.
Evergreen, aromatic shrub up to 1m. Erect stems. Leaves sessile, linear, green above and downy beneath, with a revolute margin. White small flowers with a tiny brown fruit filled with seeds.
Dig a hole at least two or three times as wide and deep as the root ball. Take out the plant from the container and loosen roots to allow them to spread out in all direction. Cut possible broken roots. Mix the soil extracted with a substrate and fill part of the hole with the mixture obtained. Place the plant in the hole and cover with the remaining mixture. Compact the soil around the plant and water thoroughly.
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Flowering |
Climate Zone | Mediterranean |
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Flower colour | White |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Fragrant | Foliage |
Hardiness | Drought resistant, Hardy |
Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Clump, Cottage garden, Edges, Gardening, Gravel Garden, Groundcover, Honey producing plant, Low hedge, Low maintenance garden, Medicinal, Restoration, Urban garden, Wild garden |
Soil - Moisture | Dry, Well-drained |
Soil - Ph | Alkaline |
Soil - Type | Clay, Poor, Stony |