Seasonal Wild Flowers

Jerusalem Sage

Phlomis fruticosa

Yellow clary, Jupiter's distaff

Lamiaceae

May to July

The escape is thinly scattered in the southern areas.

The garden plant is found throughout the country

See the BSBI distribution map for Jerusalem Sage

It is a neophyte from the Mediterranean region and

has been grown in the UK since the 1590s. It had

escaped into the wild by the 1890s and appears to be

increasing.

It grows on dunes and cliffs by the sea, and on banks,

waste ground and tips inland.

Jerusalem Sage is an aromatic, evergreen shrub

growing up to 120cm.

Flowerheads are bright, golden yellow and up to

4cm across.

Petals are typically Lamiaciae with a hood and 2

lower lips.

Leaves are hairy to downy and grey-green.

They are glandular with a characteristic smell.

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Jerusalem Sage

Flowerhead

Flower from above

Flower from side

Young flower and buds

Leaves