pitcher sage
pitcher sage · pitcher sages
A sage with large red, pitcher-shaped flowers, Salvia spathacea, native to California…A sage with large red, pitcher-shaped flowers, Salvia spathacea, native to California and grown there for its fragrance and its tolerance of both drought and shade.
Meaning
2 senses(California)A sage with large red, pitcher-shaped flowers, Salvia spathacea, native to California and grown there for its fragrance and its tolerance of both drought and shade.
(California)Any plant of the genus Lepechinia in the mint family, several of which are native to southern California and also grown there for fragrance, shade tolerance and drought tolerance
More definitions
- California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers
- California erect and sparsely branched perennial
Forms
plural: pitcher sages| Singular | pitcher sage |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers:Lepechinia calycinaSphacele calycina
- California erect and sparsely branched perennial:Salvia spathacea