Lepechinia calycina

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Pitcher sage

This semi-evergreen shrub grows to 3′ tall and 4-5′ wide and is best known for its soft and hairy, strongly fragrant leaves and long racemes of showy white flowers blushed with lavender.

Plant performs beautifully when massed along a path with California poppies, Blue-eyed grass, and Mules ears.

This plant is drought tolerant, but needs good drainage.  Plant in sun to partial shade.

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Birds, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant

 

Ecological Value

Provides nectar for hummingbirds.

Container

1-GalO, D-16O, D-40O, 1-Gal, D-16, D-40

Historical Uses

The Miwok used an extract of the leaves of this plant to treat fever and headache.

Distribution

Endemic to California.

Elevation

Between 0 and 3000 feet

Communities

Chaparral, Foothill Woodland

Habitat

Dry slopes