Wall Germander (Teucrium chamaedrys)

Family: Lamiaceae or Labiatae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)

Bloom Color: Purple. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

The plant is widely used in making alcoholic drinks with a bitter base, which have digestive or appetite-promoting qualities. — The plant is widely used in making alcoholic drinks with a bitter base, which have digestive or appetite-promoting qualities.

Habitat & North American Range

Sunny, rather dry places on waste ground and rocky outcrops, mainly on limestone soils Naturalized on old walls in Britain. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)