Teucrium canadense
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Wood-sage, Canadian Germander
Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Flower | |
| Size: | 2-3 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | Pink,blue,lavender | |
| 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Seed. Division. Seeds are available through the Florida Wildflowers Growers Cooperative. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Native nurseries, Seed, Specialty providers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Stays Wet ----- to ----- Somewhat moist, no flooding | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Tolerant of inundation with brackish water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil pH: | Adaptable | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ecology
| Wildlife: |
Occasionally visited by humminbirds (Wikipedia) | |
| Insects: | 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. | |
| Native Habitats: | Swamps, floodplains, marshes, wet meadows, wet pastures, margins of lakes and ponds, cypress domes, ditches, disturbed sites. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures