Germander
Teucrium chamaedrysAlso called Green Germander
Hills guide pick
Germander is a perennial from the Village of the Hills planting guide that grows 1 ft tall and 1–2 ft wide. It wants full sun and low to medium water. Deer rarely browse it.
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From our guide
Village of the HillsLow evergreen perennial with small glossy dark leaves and rose-purple flower spikes.
Why it works here
Takes shearing into a low formal edge — a native-adjacent alternative to boxwood that will not die of root rot here.
Watch out
Not native — a Mediterranean species. Needs drainage. Shear after bloom to keep it dense.
The facts
3 sources- Type
- Perennial
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hrs)
- Water
- Low to medium
- Height
- 1 ft
- Spread
- 1–2 ft
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Deer
- High — deer rarely browse it. Aromatic and bitter; consistently avoided.
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.