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Phlomis fruticosa
Jerusalem sage (Phlomis fruticosa), an endemic plant species (Ασφάκα), growing wild on the lower slopes of the ancient/Byzantine site of Episkopi hill, Volos Greece...
Spotted on Apr 21, 2013
Submitted on Apr 21, 2013
3 Comments
Interesting! Thanks for sharing.
Hi @Bernadette S...I know for sure that in the antiquity it's been used as a herbal tea, and that in some recipes it can replace the common sage (Salvia officinalis). Now they're extracting it's oil, to use it in beauty products (it contains anti-aging agents) or they just use it as a honey bee foraging plant, (and actually there were beehives all over the place, around the pictured plant)
Nice series! We have a related species here in Sinai, but it is not used practically as far as I know. How is this ones used in Greece?