pitcher sage
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Noun
[edit]pitcher sage (plural pitcher sages)
- (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.
- Synonym: hummingbird sage
- (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
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