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Phlomis chrysophylla

(Phlomis chrysophylla)

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Description

Phlomis chrysophylla (golden-leaved Jerusalem sage) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae , native to south west Asia. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 1 m (3 ft) tall by 1.2 m (4 ft) wide, with woolly-textured, sage-like leaves that turn lime green with age, and yellow flowers carried in the leaf axils in early summer. The specific epithet chrysophylla means "golden-leaved". In cultivation it requires some protection in winter. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Lamiales
Family:Lamiaceae
Genus:Phlomis
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