{"product_id":"teucrium-fruticans-topiary-balls","title":"Silver Germander (Topiary Ball) - Teucrium fruticans","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSilver Germander (Topiary Ball) - Teucrium fruticans\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClipped as a ball, \u003cem\u003eTeucrium fruticans\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the fastest ways to get silver structure into a hot dry garden. The stems are white felted and the small leaves grey above with white undersides, so the sphere holds colour year round, and pale lavender-blue flowers appear over a long season through spring and summer. It regrows readily from hard cuts, which separates it from silver plants that go bare and stay bare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Silver Germander\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver Year Round\u003c\/strong\u003e: Felted stems and grey leaves keep the ball pale even in the depths of winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast Response to Clipping\u003c\/strong\u003e: New growth fills a trimmed surface within weeks in the growing season.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRenovation Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: It breaks readily from old wood, so an overgrown ball can be cut back hard and rebuilt.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong Flowering\u003c\/strong\u003e: Soft lavender-blue lipped flowers appear on and off from spring through summer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal and Dry Hardiness\u003c\/strong\u003e: Salt wind, poor soil and drought suit it better than good conditions do.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRepeated Balls\u003c\/strong\u003e: A run of silver spheres punctuating a formal bed or gravel garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDoorway Pots\u003c\/strong\u003e: A matched pair in containers where the silver reads against render or stone.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow Silver Hedge\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted closer together and clipped as a continuous edge.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMediterranean Border\u003c\/strong\u003e: Structure among lavender, rosemary, santolina and olives.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 1.5m for a run of balls, or 600 to 800mm for a clipped low hedge\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sharply drained sandy, gravelly or limestone soils. Heavy wet clay causes root rot and sudden death.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water weekly for the first two months and then only occasionally, since overwatering produces soft open growth that will not hold a shape. Trim two to four times through the growing season, always leaving some foliage on each cut stem, and renovate hard in early spring if the ball opens up.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 to 1m as a maintained ball, 1.5 to 2m if left unclipped\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 to 1m as a ball\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The western Mediterranean and north west Africa\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale lavender blue\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795334955294,"sku":"ND-1661-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"70L","offer_id":59795334988062,"sku":"ND-1661-70L","price":3475.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/e0HZIaNEsK0pzz7S1qeWy_Xe1Yy1i0.jpg?v=1787313540","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/teucrium-fruticans-topiary-balls","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}