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teucrium hedging plants

Teucrium hedging plants are becoming a favourite among New Zealand gardeners searching for hardy, attractive, and low-maintenance options for their landscapes. Well-known for their silvery foliage, dense growth habits, and resilience, these evergreen shrubs are ideal for creating smart, structured borders or informal, cottage-style hedges. Teucriums thrive in a range of conditions and need little water once established, making them a smart pick for sustainable gardens. Whether you’re designing a formal courtyard, edging a path, or defining boundaries, teucrium hedging plants offer year-round interest and appeal.

A Teucrium fruticans rounded shrub with grey foliage and blue flowers.

Teucrium fruticans

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Teucrium fruticans (Bush Germander) is a hardy evergreen shrub admired for its attractive silvery foliage and soft blue flowers that appear through spring and summer. This Mediterranean style plant thrives in sunny New Zealand gardens and is highly valued for its drought tolerance, tidy growth habit, and year round appeal.

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Suited to regions: Subtropical, Temperate
Plant type: Shrubs
Height: 1.75 m
Spread: 1.75 m
Flowering time: Summer, Autumn
Tolerances: Coastal, Hardy
Garden uses: Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Pool areas, Topiary
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Mediterranean, Modern, Rock
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Teucrium 'Platinum Baby'

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Teucrium 'Platinum Baby' is a compact evergreen shrub admired for its striking silvery variegated foliage and naturally dense, rounded habit. Its tidy growth makes it an excellent choice for low hedges, borders, containers, and formal gardens where year round colour and structure are desired.

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Suited to regions: Subtropical, Temperate
Plant type: Shrubs
Height: 50 cm
Spread: 50 cm
Flowering time: Summer, Autumn
Tolerances: Coastal, Hardy
Garden uses: Borders, Containers, Hedging, Living areas, Paths & Steps, Patios, Pool areas
Garden styles: Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Formal, Frontyard, Japanese, Mediterranean, Modern, Rock
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Teucrium fruticans

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Why Choose Teucrium for Hedges?

Teucrium hedging plants stand out thanks to their reliable performance in New Zealand climates. They tolerate salt-laden coastal winds, frost, and periods of drought, making them especially popular for both urban and rural gardens. Their neat, compact growth responds well to regular clipping, so you can easily shape teucrium hedges into sharp box shapes or allow them to grow a little looser for a relaxed effect. The attractive small leaves, often with a silvery-green hue, provide striking contrast to deeper green foliage and bring luminosity to borders and garden beds.

Top Teucrium Hedging Varieties

Several standout varieties are especially well-suited for hedging in New Zealand:

Planting and Caring for Teucrium Hedges

Establishing teucrium hedging plants is straightforward. Plant in well-drained soil in sun or partial shade, space plants to suit the variety and desired hedge height, and water regularly until established. Teucriums are generally pest and disease-resistant, and once settled, they require only light pruning to maintain shape and encourage fresh, healthy growth. Feed with a general-purpose fertiliser in spring for best results.

Teucrium in the New Zealand Landscape

Whether you’re after a formal hedge, soft path edging, or wind-tolerant boundary, teucrium hedging plants excel in gardens from Auckland to Dunedin. Their versatility, elegance, and toughness make them a reliable, attractive alternative to more traditional hedging choices. Explore our range of teucrium varieties and enjoy structured beauty and low-maintenance greenery that thrives in Kiwi gardens.

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