Lamiaceae
Teucrium canadense var. hypoleucum
Teucrium canadense var. hypoleucum var. hypoleucum
Also known as Teucrium nashii, Teucrium canadense var. nashii
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Germander · Native · Southeast Native · Perennial · Pollinator · Woodland · Ground Cover · Lamiaceae · Pink Flowers · Rain Garden
This southeastern native variety of American germander is a low-maintenance perennial that spreads by rhizomes and produces spikes of pink to lavender flowers in summer. It thrives in moist to average soils in partial shade, making it well suited for rain gardens or woodland edges in the Gulf Coast region. Once established, it requires little care and will naturalize readily, providing excellent ground coverage and pollinator support.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; reduce frequency in cooler months · 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, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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