Phlomis chrysophylla
Phlomis chrysophylla | |
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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.
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