Jerusalem Sage ‘Edward Bowles’, also known as Phlomis, is one of our favorite drought tolerant flowering plants. Not only is it a very tough evergreen shrub but the tubular yellow flowers presented on dazzling spikes are some of the most delicious you will ever taste. On a hot summer’s day nothing is better than plucking one of the flowers from its base and slurping down the sweet nectar at the base of the flower! And the bees are as crazy about it as we are!

Latin Name: Phlomis fruticosa x russeliana ‘Edward Bowles’
Site and Soil: Jerusalem Sage prefers well draining soil and part to full sun
Hardiness: 0º Fahrenheit 
Size at Maturity: 3-4 feet tall and as wide
Bloom Time: late spring
Pests & Diseases: None
USDA Zone: 7

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An excellent Phlomis species with the coolest aquamarine foliage that emerges a bright gold before settling to a nice blue green. The thick foliage has excellent texture and the yellow flowers are always a delight to pollinators and nectar sipping humans. Easy to grow and does a great job of blocking out weeds beneath it with its leaf drop.

Latin Name: Phlomis aurea
Site and Soil: Well draining, unamended soils in full sun
Hardiness: Hardy to about 5 F.
Size at Maturity: 3-4′ tall by 4′ wide
Bloom Time: late spring-early summer
Pests & Diseases: None that we have observed
USDA Zone: 7b

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An underutilized but very tough and useful shrub for our climate, Jerusalem Sage hails from around the Mediterranean basin and is a supremely drought tolerant, easy to grow evergreen shrub. The flowers that appear in late spring are beloved by the bees and other pollinators and also by humans for the sweet nectar that can be enjoyed from the base of the flower petals. Creates a dense canopy that will drop leaf litter and inhibit weeds from germinating  beneath it. Very useful in the xeric garden or on hot, dry slopes where you want a nice cover but don’t want to worry about weeding.

Latin Name: Phlomis fruticosa
Site and Soil: Well draining, unamended soils in full sun
Hardiness: Hardy to about 5 F.
Size at Maturity: 3-4′ tall by 4-5′ wide
Bloom Time: late spring-early summer
Pests & Diseases: None that we have observed
USDA Zone: 7b

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