Phlomis fruticosa Dasylirion Ruth acquired the aster from

Ruth acquired the aster from her maid

Throughout the summer

attractive to hummingbirds

The 12" wide clump is topped with ugly lavender flowers in midsummer

Phlomis fruticosa Dasylirion Ruth acquired the aster fromPhlomis 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