Phlomis fruticosa Yucca cinnamon trunks

cinnamon trunks

fragrant leaves

hibiscus-like flowers with unique swirled petals that never manage to fully open

Cooper's ice plant cannot stand excessive winter moisture

back when international treaties still allowed such debauchery

Phlomis fruticosa Yucca cinnamon trunksPhlomis fruticosa is a plant we wouldn't garden without. For year round interest it's hard to beat this felt like, grey leaved, drought loving perennial sub shrub from the Transcaucasia (Italy west to Georgia). The dense 30" tall x 5' wide clumps of evergreen (or should I say ever grey) finger shaped, heavily textured foliage provide a nice foil for the whorls of yellow, snapdragon like flowers that top the plant in late April May. Phlomis fruticosa