Phlomis longifolia
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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| image = Phlomis longifolia - Flickr - peganum.jpg
| genus = Phlomis
| species = longifolia
| authority = Boiss. & C.I.Blanche{{ThePlantList}}
| synonyms =
- Phlomis bailanica Vierh.
- Phlomis bertramii Post
}}
Phlomis longifolia, the long-leaved Jerusalem sage, is a species of flowering plant in the mint and sage family Lamiaceae, native to the hills of Cyprus, Turkey and Lebanon.{{cite web | url = https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/phlomis-longifolia/ | title = Phlomis longifolia | publisher = Gardener's World | access-date = 7 February 2021}}
Growing to {{convert|100|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall and broad, this small evergreen shrub has felted green sage-like leaves; and, in summer, bright yellow flowers on erect stems. Hardy to {{convert|-10|C|F|abbr=on}}, it requires full sun and well-drained soil.
The Royal Horticultural Society has given its Award of Garden Merit to the
variety Phlomis longifolia var. bailanica.{{cite web | url = https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/60857/Phlomis-longifolia-var-bailanica/Details | title = Phlomis longifolia var. bailanica | publisher = RHS | access-date = 18 January 2021}}
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