Lamiaceae
Teucrium canadense var. canadense
Teucrium canadense var. canadense var. canadense
Also known as Teucrium bracteosum, Teucrium menthifolium, Teucrium roseum, Teucrium occidentalis var. menthifolium
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Germander · American Germander · Native Wildflower · Perennial · Pollinator Plant · Rain Garden · Woodland · Lamiaceae · Spreads By Rhizomes · Low Maintenance
American germander is a wide-ranging, adaptable native perennial that thrives in moist, partially shaded conditions and forms spreading colonies via underground rhizomes. Its summer-blooming pink flower spikes are highly attractive to native bees and butterflies, making it a valuable addition to wildlife and rain gardens. It is easy to grow, requires little fertilization, and can be divided in spring to share or control its spread.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water consistently to maintain moist soil; particularly important during dry summer spells · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–8
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Grey · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Arizona, British Columbia, Connecticut, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Honduras, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Masachusettes, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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