Phlomis purpurea - white form Orchid very good drainage

very good drainage

but with the same cheerful flowers

Open flowers can be damaged by cold weather but are quickly replaced when milder temps return

Frost hardy in low USDA zone 7

The cultivar name (NOT translated as "Honey

Phlomis purpurea - white form Orchid very good drainageMedium, sprawling shrub native to Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, to 5 6' tall and wide with wooly, gray green leaves and crisp white, whorled flowers that sit just atop the foliage throughout the year, with the heaviest bloom in late spring. Best in full sun with well drained soil, but can adapt to semi shade areas, too. Requires very little summer watering once established. Frost hardy to upper USDA zone 7. Deer tolerant. Cut back spent flower stems