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Lepechinia calycina

California Pitcher Plant and California Pitcher Sage.

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In this photo you can see the inflorescence of Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant. - grid24_24
In this photo you can see the inflorescence of Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant. - grid24_24
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_24
Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant, has lovely cream flowers that are sometimes tinged with pink/lavender. - grid24_24
Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant, on roadside edge, growing with Dendromecon rigida, Trichostema lanatum, and Adenostoma fasciculatum.  - grid24_24
Here is a glorious specimen of Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant, in its natural habitat, with Paeonia californica in the foreground. - grid24_24
Lepechinia calycina in Pebble Beach - grid24_24
Lepechinia calycina, California Pitcher Plant and California Pitcher play movie
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.


Lepechinia calycina is great for a bird garden.
Foliage of Lepechinia calycina has color green, is evergreen and has fragrance.
Flower of Lepechinia calycina has color white and has a fragrance.

Communities for Lepechinia calycina:Chaparral and Southern Oak Woodland.

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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