Lepechinia fragrans - Island pitcher sage

Island pitcher sage (Lepechinia fragrans) is an evergreen perennial shrub native to the coastal mountains and Channel Islands of Southern California, with fragrant gray-green foliage and flowers. It grows 1-2 m tall and wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Semi-shade¹

Type

• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Fire resistance²
• Wildlife habitat¹

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	1-2
Diameter (m)	1-2

Footnotes

1. Lepechinia fragrans, Island Pitcher Sage | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩