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Wood-sage, Canadian Germander
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Plant Specifics
1 gallon pots. Long lived perennial wildflower for moist meadows or water edges.
| Size: | 2-3 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Pink,blue,lavender | |
| Phenology: | Winter dormant. Forms large patches. Blooms spring-fall. | |
| Habitats: | Swamps, floodplains, marshes, wet meadows, wet pastures, margins of lakes and ponds, cypress domes, ditches, disturbed sites. |
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of inundation with brackish water |
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. |
| Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Organic material (muck), Sand |
Wildlife
Occasionally visited by humminbirds (Wikipedia)
Pollinators include bumblebees, honey bees, digger bees, cuckoo bees and megachilid bees.
Nectar plant for butterflies and (occasionally) hummingbord moths (Wikipedia).
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Moist wildflower garden. Makes a good mass planting on the edge of a pond or ditch. | |
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade |