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Teucrium scorodonia
Cultivation Notes

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Latin Name:  Teucrium scorodonia
Common Name:  Wood sage
Family:  Labiatae
Synonyms:  
Known Hazards:  None known

Author:  L.
 
Habit:      Perennial
Habitat:  Dry, not strongly calcareous, soils in woodlands, grassland, heaths and dunes[4, 17]. Also found on lime-free moorland soils[200].
Height:  0.3     Width:  0.5

Cultivation Details:
An easily grown plant, succeeding in any moderately good soil and almost any situation[1, 4]. Once established, this is a drought resistant plant, succeeding in dry shade[190].
 
Propagation Notes:
Seed - sow spring in a cold frame and only just cover the seed[113]. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and plant them out in the summer if they are large enough. Otherwise, grow them on in a cold frame for the winter and plant them out in the following spring. Division in early spring[1]. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame[113].
 
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