Lepechinia hastata Caesalpinia All Bletilla striata cultivars are

All Bletilla striata cultivars are amazingly drought tolerant

on a thin stalk

while clumps average 6' wide for good gardeners and may reach more than 9'

our offering is the correct plant

Lepechinia hastata Caesalpinia All Bletilla striata cultivars areIf it looks like a salvia, flowers like a salvia, and even smells like a salvia it must be Lepechinia hastata. This salvia relative is native to Baja California, Mexico but is amazingly winter hardy in NC. The large, deliciously scented, spade like, felty green leaves adorn the stalk that grows upright. In late summer it tops out at 4'+ with see through flower spikes, composed of red lavender lipstick like flowers a hummingbird treat. Lepechinia