English: Jerusalem Sage; Lampwick Plant.
Dutch: Brandkruid.
Region: Europe, Mediterranean.
Habitat: dry cliffs, rocky places; limestone hills; to 1000 metres; requires a well-drained soil, full sun, shelter from cold winds; grows well in poor gravelly soils and on hot dry banks; prefers very little water in the summer; drought resistant; resistant to honey fungus.
Content: iridoid glycosides, ipolamide, auroside, lamiide; phenylethanoids, verbascoside, acetoside; caffeic acid; flavonoids, terpenoids, phenolic compounds and glycosides.
Use: medicine; ornamental.
BotanyEvergreen shrub; up to 1.30 metres tall.
Leaves: aromatic, sage-like perfume, when bruised.