Lepechinia hastata
False Salvia
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Shop Available LepechiniaItem #: 5321
Zones: 7a to 10b, possibly colder
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 48" tall
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
If it looks like a salvia, flowers like a salvia, and even smells like a salvia...it must be Lepechinia hastata. This salvia relative is native to Baja California, Mexico but is amazingly winter hardy in NC. The large, deliciously-scented, spade-like, felty green leaves adorn the stalk that grows upright. In late summer it tops out at 4'+ with see-through flower spikes, composed of red-lavender lipstick-like flowers...a hummingbird treat. Lepechinia hastata is a great late season garden perennial...especially for a crowded border.
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Genus: Lepechinia
Flower Color: Pink
Container Role: Fillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants
Other: Drought Tolerant Plants , Hummingbird Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , Plants that Attract Birds , Xeriscaping Plants , United States Native Plants