Lamiaceae
Phlomis grandiflora ‘Lloyds Variety’
Christopher Lloyd's Variety Jerusalem Sage
Shoppers at the nursery will often decline the option of a yellow flowering shrub but we wouldn't be without them. We grow this in our dry garden where its silver leaves and whorls of yellow claw like flowers are handsome the year round. We cut it back halfway during winter to keep it tidy. It flowers on new wood from spring until autumn. If you only grow one Phlomis this is an excellent selection for its compact form and long-flowering qualities. It has long been an important structural statement in the near centre of the Dry Garden and very much remarked upon. 100cm x 100cm.
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