Jerusalem Sage

Phlomis purpurea

Not available

Receive an Email when available.

Interesting Mediterranean shrub with beautiful hairy grey-green leaves and splendid purple or pink flowers. Up to 1.2m. Gardens, rockery, groundcover.

Flower colourPink

ExposureSun

FoliageEvergreen

Average germination70

HardinessNon hardy, Drought resistant

Seeds per gram200

Soil moistureDry

Soil typeChalk, Stony

Soil pHAlkaline

Use

Edges, Groundcover, Erosion control, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Wild garden, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Medicinal, Restoration, Gravel Garden

Calendar

Zone map

Sow outdoors March, April, May

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

Transplant May, June, July, August

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

Flowering May, June, July, August, September

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC

Description

Interesting Mediterranean shrub with beautiful grey-green leaves and splendid purple or pink flowers. Gardens, rockery, groundcover.

Flowering

Flower colour	Pink
Flowering period	May, June, July, August, September, Spring, Summer

Foliage

Foliage persistence	Evergreen

Botanical information

Botanical name	Phlomis purpurea

When to plant?

Sowing period	March, April, May, Spring
Average germination (%)	70
Seeds per gram	200

Where to plant?

Type of use	Edges, Groundcover, Erosion control, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Wild garden, Urban garden, Coastal garden, Medicinal, Restoration, Gravel Garden
Exposure	Sun
Soil pH	Alkaline
Soil type	Chalk, Stony
Soil moisture	Dry
Hardiness	Non hardy, Drought resistant
Climate zone	Mediterranean, Warm areas

Care

Watering	Moderate

Planting & care

Direct sowing. Lightly cover the seeds and maintain the humidity until germination is completed.

It prefers loamy, basic and dry soils.

Erosion control. It is very useful for environmental restoration. It needs occasional watering and a yearly pruning.

Related products

Click the filter(s) for which you want to relate the product:
Climate Zone | Flower colour | Plant use | Soil - Type

Reviews

There are no comments on this product, log in to your user account and be the first to comment.

Only registered and logged customers can add comments

We are growers

Our main difference in the market is that we are growers of plants and seeds.

Quality control

We carry out constant quality controls of our plants and seeds.

Innovation & development

We lead and take part in different research and development programmes.

Extensive experience

We created our first online seed shop more than 30 years ago.

Jerusalem Sage