Creeping Germander

Name: Creeping Germander
Brand: Outdoor Dream Builders

Teucrium chamaedrys Prostratum

A fragrant creeping groundcover with pale pink flowers that thrives in well-drained soil.

Evergreen and hardy in USDA zones 5-9, it easily withstands low-desert frost and takes summer heat well provided the soil stays sharply drained.

AMWUA Notes

A low-water, shearable Mediterranean edging plant; its only real requirement is excellent drainage.

Care Guide

💧Watering

Water every 10-14 days once established and let the soil dry between; like other Mediterranean subshrubs it demands sharp drainage and rots in wet ground.

✂️Pruning

Shear lightly after bloom to keep the low mat dense and neat; it takes shearing well and can be edged crisply as a low border.

🌱Fertilizing

Little feeding is needed; one light spring application maintains healthy dark-green foliage.

🛡️Pests

Trouble-free apart from root rot in poorly drained soil.

☀️Seasonal Notes

Pale pink flowers rise over aromatic evergreen foliage in winter and spring; foliage stays attractive through frost with good cold tolerance.

Soil, Feeding & Propagation

🪨Soil

Prefers well-drained, gritty, alkaline soils; thrives in poor rocky ground and rots in heavy wet soil.

💧Drainage

Needs sharp, fast-draining soil.

🌱Nutrient Needs

Low feeder.

🌰Propagation

Division, semi-hardwood cuttings, or rooted layers; spreads slowly by rhizomes.

📐Spacing

1.5-2 ft on center as a low shearable edging

🌳Roots & Placement

Spreads slowly by rhizomes but stays well behaved; not an aggressive invader.

Placement Tips

•Space 18-24 in apart as a low, shearable edging along walks and formal Mediterranean beds.
•Excellent in rock gardens and gritty berms where drainage is guaranteed.
•Use as a tidy front-of-border ribbon under taller flowering shrubs.
•Give full sun and well-drained soil; avoid overwatered lawn edges.