Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS
Photo by:
Photo by: Mark Hutchinson, Hernando Chapter, FNPS

Nomenclature

Common Name:

wood-sage, Canadian germander

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Teucrium canadense

Family:

Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Plant Specifics

Form:

flower

Size:

2-3 ft

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

pink,blue,lavender

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

winter dormant. Forms large patches. Blooms spring-fall.

Noted For:

Showy Flowers

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Moist wildflower garden. Makes a good mass planting on the edge of a pond or ditch.

Considerations:

This plant will spread to form a large colony in moist areas. Plant where this is an asset.

Availability:

Native Nurseries, Specialty Provider, Seed

Propagation:

Seed. Division. Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative.

Light:

Full Sun, Part Sun, Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

Coming Soon!

Stays wet ---to--- Somewhat moist, no flooding

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Loam, Organic

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies

Pollinators include bumblebees, honey bees, digger bees, cuckoo bees and megachilid bees. 





Nectar plant for butterflies and (occasionally) hummingbord moths (Wikipedia).





Flowers are also visited by flies.

Occasionally visited by humminbirds (Wikipedia)

Native Habitats:

Swamps, floodplains, marshes, wet meadows, wet pastures, margins of lakes and ponds, cypress domes, ditches, disturbed sites.

Natural Range in Florida:

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