Lepechinia calycina

Identification

Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant and California Pitcher Sage.
In this photo you can see the inflorescence of Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant. - grid24_3
Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant
Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant, is here growing with Salvia mellifera on the right, Trichostema lanatum on the left, and Adenostoma fasciculatum in the background, with Pinus sabiniana in the center back of the photo. - grid24_3
Lepechinia calycina, Salvia mellifera, Pinus sabiniana, Adenostoma fasciculatum, Quercus dumosa.
Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant, has lovely cream flowers that are sometimes tinged with pink/lavender. - grid24_3
Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Sage has digitalis like flowers.
Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant, on roadside edge, growing with Dendromecon rigida, Trichostema lanatum, and Adenostoma fasciculatum. - grid24_3
Companion plants of Lepechinia calycina. Trichostema lantaum, Dendromecon rigida, Adenostoma fasciculatum
Here is a glorious specimen of Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant, in its natural habitat, with Paeonia californica in the foreground. - grid24_3
Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant

Description

California Pitcher Sage is a 5-8' tall and 3-6' wide evergreen perennial or shrub with white digitalis-like flowers in April to June. Pitcher Sage is native to chaparral areas in central and southern California where it can live in most aspects and exposures. They are native in the seasonal creek, north slope, south slope, east slope, even the west slope. This perennial likes sun to part shade is drought tolerant but tolerates extra water. Cold tolerant to -5 deg. or less. A Hummingbird plant. Fairly deer proof. Needs good drainage.

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Characteristics


Lepechinia calycina California Pitcher Plant is great for a bird garden.
Lepechinia calycina California Pitcher Plant's foliage color is green, type is evergreen and has fragrance.
Lepechinia calycina California Pitcher Plant's flower color is white and has a fragrance.

Communities

Communities for Lepechinia calycina California Pitcher Plant:Chaparral and Southern Oak Woodland.

Ranges for Lepechinia calycina

ph: 6.00 to 7.00
usda: 7 to 10
height[m]: 1.00 to 9.00
width[m]: 1.00 to 2.00
rainfall[cm]: 41.00 to 80.00

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