Botanical Name: Phlomis russeliana
Common Name: Turkish sage
Family: Lamiaceae
Distribution/Origin: Turkey
Leaf/Bud: deciduous, cordate, entire margin, prominent venation, deep green foliage, accumulate apex, rough texture, whorled
Flower/Inflorescence: whorls of soft yellow flowers, bloom in spring
Fruit/Seed:
Stem/Bark: green, square stems, erect
Size: height .5-1m, spread .1-.5m
Habit: upright, erect, clump forming
Form: erect
Culture: full sun, sand/loam/chalk, acidic-neutral soil, moist well-drained soil
Landscape Use: ornamental bedding, woodland garden