When you are looking for a plant that is small, rustic and that also produces very beautiful flowers, one of the best options you have is the camedium. Although it has tiny leaves and does not reach more than a foot in height, it is so easy to care that it can be had in low maintenance gardens.
And not only that, but also easily multiplied by seeds or by division. So, do you want to meet her? 😉
What are the characteristics of the camedrium?
The camedrio, whose scientific name is Teucrium chamaedrys, it is a perennial plant native to the Iberian Peninsula. It is made up of ascending stems, slightly woody at the base, from which 1cm long green leaves sprout with serrated margins. The flowers are also small, less than 1cm, with a purple-pink corolla. These appear in groups of 2-6 in the axil of the floral leaves from spring to summer.
It can be used both as an upholstery plant in the garden and to decorate the patio or terrace, but let's look at it in more detail.
What is the care of the camedrio?
If you want to get a copy, here is its care guide:
- Location: outside, in full sun.
- Soil or substrate: with high pH (7 to 7.5), good drained.
- Irrigation: once or twice a week.
- Subscriber: With Organic fertilizers (As the guano or manure) from spring to early fall.
- Planting or transplanting time: in spring.
- Multiplication: by seeds or by division of the plant in spring.
- Rusticity: it resists frosts down to -5ºC.
Medicinal properties of camedium
The plant has properties anti-inflammatory, anti-rheumatic, aromatic, antigenic, carminative, digestive, diuretic, stimulant and tonic. It is used as an infusion for the treatment of gout, in case of weight loss and lack of appetite. As an external use it can be used as plasters to relieve the symptoms of rheumatism.
Have you heard of this plant?