Teucrium fruticans L.

Spice Flower

Family: LABIATAE (LAMIACEAE)

Genus: Teucrium

Catalan common name: Olivilla. Teucri blau. Teucri fruticós.

Province distribution: Alacant. Barcelona. Girona. Tarragona. València.

General distribution (Phytogeography): West Mediterranean

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Nanophanerophyte.

Habitats: Garden plants. Cultivated specie.

Characteristics: A fairly large bush used for garden landscaping, although it can also appear sub spontaneously. Leaves are elongate with margin entire, and usually is dark green on the obverse side, whitish in colour on the reverse. Large flowers (more than 2 cm.) blue and emerge in pairs. Flowers throughout the spring.