Phlomis grandiflora

H. S. Thomps.

Jerusalem sage

LamiaceaeFlowers
Phlomis grandiflora
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Phlomis grandiflora
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(c) Errol Véla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Errol Véla

What to Eat

Edible parts: Flowers

The flowers are edible.

Where to Find It

It is a temperate plant.

Britain, Turkey, Türkiye,

Countries: United Kingdom, Turkey

How to Identify

A shrub. The leaves are heart shaped and dark green. They are hairy and silvery green underneath. The flowers are golden yellow.

Wikipedia

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Phlomis grandiflora, called Jerusalem sage along with a number of other species, is a flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae, native to the eastern Aegean Islands and Turkey. Its cultivar 'Lloyd's Silver' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.

Names & Synonyms

Bahar gulu

Phlomis fimbrilligera Hub.-Mor.Phlomis grandiflora var. fimbrilligera (Hub.-Mor.) Hub.-Mor.
References (1)
  • Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement

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