Pitcher Sage

Lepechinia calycina

Pitcher sage is an aromatic California chaparral subshrub with large white-to-lavender salvia-like flowers that hummingbirds and bees work, drought-proof for sunny dry slopes.

Family: Lamiaceae
Type: shrub
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 2–5 ft
Spacing: 3–5 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: neutral
Bloom: April, May, June
Bloom colors: white, purple
Wildlife value: pollinators, hummingbirds
Landscape uses: hedge or screen, foundation
Native states: CA