Bush Germander
Teucrium fruticansHills guide pick
Bush Germander is a shrub from the Village of the Hills planting guide that grows 4–6 ft tall and 4–6 ft wide. It wants full sun or part shade and low water. Evergreen — it holds its leaves through winter. Deer rarely browse it.
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From our guide
Village of the HillsEvergreen shrub with silver-gray foliage and pale blue flowers over a long season.
Why it works here
Silver year-round texture with real drought tolerance. Takes shearing into a soft hedge.
Watch out
Not a Texas native — an adapted Mediterranean species. Rots in wet clay; needs drainage.
The facts
3 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (3+ hrs)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 4–6 ft
- Spread
- 4–6 ft
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it. Aromatic gray foliage
Size, sun, water and foliage from the Village of the Hills guide; the rest resolved across sources.
Can you buy it?
In the Village of the Hills guide, but not on the grower stock lists we read yet. Ask a native-plant nursery.