Description
Flowering in summer with 3-4” tall veronica-like spikes of dark purple
Teucrium hircanicum syn. T hyrcanicum Iranian germander, Purple Tails, Wood Sage Z 5-9
$11.95/barerootFlowering in summer with 3-4” tall veronica-like spikes of dark purple
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