Phlomis fruticosa Plant Delights Introductions Cut flowers and foliage:Canna foliage

Cut flowers and foliage:Canna foliage is an excellent long lasting addition to flower arrangements

hibiscus-like flowers with unique swirled petals that never manage to fully open

grass-like foliage that eventually makes a tight mat in even the worst garden conditions

The first sign of spring is the wonderful spikes of dodecatheon-like blue flowers to 6" tall

up-facing flowers make this semi-evergreen groundcover ice plant a sight to behold

Phlomis fruticosa Plant Delights Introductions Cut flowers and foliage:Canna foliagePhlomis fruticosa is a plant we wouldn't garden without. For year round interest it's hard to beat this felt like, grey leaved, drought loving perennial sub shrub from the Transcaucasia (Italy west to Georgia). The dense 30" tall x 5' wide clumps of evergreen (or should I say ever grey) finger shaped, heavily textured foliage provide a nice foil for the whorls of yellow, snapdragon like flowers that top the plant in late April May. Phlomis fruticosa