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Purple Tails Teucruim Hercanicum in our garden late May 2015 Teucriums have several names but whatever they are called, we love the ones in our garden. The most common names include Germander and Cat Thyme. Teucriums are host plants for certain moths but in the 5 years we've grown the plants, we've haven't seen any chewing on the leaves. The list of Teucriums is impressive and we've only grown the ones we have so far from seed, though we probably should try a few more. Mountain Valley Growers has the Creeping Germander that you may want for a rock wall or xeriscape garden in zones 5 through 11. The plants are perennial here in zone 7 but they are not evergreen as they are advertised in warmer zones. Re-potting seed-grown Purple and Pink Tails  When the flowers faded and seeds set, I collected the seeds by wrapping my hand around the stem and lifting, stripping the entire stem.  After collecting the seeds, I sprinkled them onto moist, sterile pot...