Phlomis chrysophylla
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| Phlomis chrysophylla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Phlomis |
| Species: | P. chrysophylla |
| Binomial name | |
| Phlomis chrysophylla | |
Phlomis chrysophylla, the golden-leaved Jerusalem sage, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae [1], native to southwest 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.[2]
The specific epithet chrysophylla means "golden-leaved".[3]
In cultivation it requires some protection in winter. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]